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Post by MK-M-GOBL on May 21, 2009 17:33:28 GMT
Well I didn't pick it up yet but am planning on doing it soon Many of you know that I like to name my guns and bow but am drawing a blank when it come to giving my new R1 a name. I'm thinking of calling it "Troy" after Troy Polamalu. He quick, mean and one of the best. I figured that my Benelli R1 is same so just might be the best candidate so far. Anyone care to throw out some good rifle names?
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Post by thunderchicken on Jun 12, 2009 19:29:00 GMT
How about "MISSY"! Just kidding, bud! ;D
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Post by MK-M-GOBL on Jun 12, 2009 21:03:20 GMT
Now lets see, who was that asking to use my lead sled? If you hold off for me to get scope base and rings, we can sight them in together. I just picked it up the R1 this afternoon and man is it sweet
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Post by thunderchicken on Jun 13, 2009 0:45:58 GMT
sounds great! Its a plan! Let me know when you are ready!
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Post by MK-M-GOBL on Jun 15, 2009 18:14:04 GMT
Once it's topped, I sure hope it turns out like the reviews I've read...a real shooter I'm looking to try a few different brands of ammo for it but first I've got to get it range ready. I'll start off with the 150gr. first then maybe the 165gr rounds if I'm not happy. I don't believe I'll be trying to push out the 180gr rounds. Winchester 30-06 Springfield 150 gr. Supreme Elite™ XP3 Hornady 30-06 SPRG 150 GR INTERBOND Federal 30-06 Spring. 150 gr. (7.62x63mm) Nosler® Ballistic Tip®
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Post by thunderchicken on Jun 15, 2009 18:36:51 GMT
cant wait to see that puppy in action!
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Post by noreasttrkyhntr on Jun 15, 2009 19:02:38 GMT
I shoot 180's out of my "ought-six". Even on a clean miss, the sonic boom the round creates is enough to knock a deer off it's feet ;D AND...if I'm feeling brazen, the 220's will cause such concussion on a miss that the deer will bleed out of its ears!! Same here Ken.. 180 grain Remington SP.. and out of my little carbine they hurt on both ends! finally had to abandon the peep sight though, mounted a straight 2.5x weaver on it.. it sucks getting old!!...Bob..
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Post by MK-M-GOBL on Jun 15, 2009 20:29:54 GMT
"Mario" it is Only fitting seeing the day I got it the Pens took the cup He'll be topped with a Leupold VX-II 3-9x40mm matte with the German #4 reticle. I can't afford the Brockman's Pop-Up Peep Sight I want to put on him at this time but like you Ken (and with my Rem280), I'll leave it on 4.5 or 5
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Post by thunderchicken on Jun 16, 2009 1:13:29 GMT
That sounds like a great set up, Tom! I will stick to the Winchester 165 gr. super xps out of my Winchester 70 30-06. I put a new scope on it this year and gonna spend some time with MKM when he gets "Mario" topped and set to go to sight in the rifles. I am looking forward to this years rifle season! Tom, whats your strategy when starting from scratch when sighting in the rifle? Do you start closer to get on paper?
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Post by regnar on Jun 16, 2009 4:19:09 GMT
Thunder, I do a quick bore sight. If you dont have a laser than lay the rifle in a rest and remove the bolt. Aim through the barrel to something obvious and then get the cross hairs on it. This gets you close. I start out at 25 just to make sure it is close. I make any adjustments I need to get it about 2" high. I then shoot at 50 to confirm I am still close then move to 100. If you are starting from scratch, either a new rifle or just want to re do an old one, here are a few tips that may help get a little more accuracy out of your rifle. First use good bases. Some will allow you a little adjustment if needed and most importantly they will hold zero. use lock tight on the screw to keep them from coming undone. Make sure that you rings are lined up. I was taught to take a long 1" dowel (for a 1" tube obviously) and mount it. By having a few feet sticking out towards the barrel end any miss-alignment becomes obvious and you can correct. Make sure the cross hairs are level when you look through the scope. Some people do this by aiming at a flat horizontal surface and adjusting. I level the gun and then level the sight to it. I then check to see what it looks like. If it is way off I may adjust the stock if not I will make minor adjustments by moving the scope When tightening the screws make sure they are all evenly tightened to reduce stress on the scope. Also dont over tighten the rings. Their should be a slight gap in them, Just make sure the gaps are equal. Once you get the rifle sighted in then you want to check for repeatability. Fire from a supported rest at 50 yards and aim at the bull (MKM's led sled would be ideal for this!!). After the shot, move your scope 32 clicks right (4" at 50 yards on a 1/4 moa scope) and fire a round. You should get a hole 4" to the right. Move the scope 32 clicks up and you should get a hole 4" above teh previous hole. Now move 32 clicks back left, fire. Finally 32 clicks down, fire and you should have a hole in or very near your first hole. If this does not happen I would repeat it. If it fails again, look at the scope if it is not a quality scope. If it is, check your screws on the rings and the bases. If you cant find anything there, take it apart and do it all again. If you have the same result you could have a bad scope. When you adjust scopes, go past the desired clicks and come back. If you want 10 clicks, go 12 and then back to 10. This can help settle in the cross hairs. I also lightly tap the adjustment dial. Once you get all the done, make a range book. You can keep track of every round you fire. You can record how weather effects the rounds, what different rounds do and so on and so on. I used to keep volumes of info, more so for the fun of it but it did come in handy once in a while. You can also keep[ track of any adjustments you make to your scope once it is sighted in. I know that when I have a few things going on and I try and remember exactly what I did a few adjustments ago I am often wrong. This can save you time and ammo!! After doing all this you can set the point blank zero by adjusting you hight above the bull at 100. With a 150gr slug if you are about 2.5" high at 100 yards you can hold dead on out to just under 300 yards and hit within 3" of your point of aim. You can use ballistic tables to do this but it is still always good to shoot the distance to confirm what is on paper if you have a range to do it. Yea I know a lot of people kill lots of deer by slapping a walmart tasco on and shooting at 100 yards till they hit paper but they miss a lot to!! Besides, this helps eat up time between hunting seasons!!
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Post by phesnt on Jun 16, 2009 11:48:26 GMT
You want to hear a sonic boom, you should hear the concussion from my Sako 300 Rem ultra mag shooting 180 grain safari grade's. I have to cinch my harness a bit tighter when i touch her off.
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Post by thunderchicken on Jun 16, 2009 19:58:43 GMT
regnar, thanks a million for all that info! All I have is a cheap scope so I am not expecting perfection out of it! My goal is to be dead on at 100 yards! I highly doubt I will get any shots longer than that! I am writing all this down and will use it to help sighting in my rifle.
thanks so much!
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Post by MK-M-GOBL on Jun 17, 2009 1:34:27 GMT
Good info Regnar For me starting from scratch, I’ll throw on my Leupold magnetic boresighter to get it close and then off to the range. I normally start off a 25 yards and get it centered and about ½ high. Then I’ll move back to 75 yards and see what it’s doing with different brands. Which ever brand is grouping tighter at 75 yards is the one I’ll take to 100 yards first. I like to keep my 100 yard hits about ¼” high depending on the gun and ammo I’m sighting in. Once I’ve found the bullet my gun likes and I like, I’ll put it away and I’m pretty much done for now. Before the season time permitting I’ll get it out and shot some more just to see how’s grouping and to get use to the trigger, action or breaking in the barrel. Now just before the season or as close as, again whenever my schedule permits me too, I’ll take my gun out to a local field and double check the gun and sight-in job I did earlier in the season. I’ve taken water filled milk jugs with and set four out around 50 or 75 yards and a couple at approximately 125 yards. I’ll shoot them all either free hand or leaning on tree trying to put my shooting in realistic hunting conditions. I do this with all my deer rifles and muzzleloader before every season just to see if the colder temps are affecting my bullet. Now I don’t always use milk jugs but you get the idea. You can use the regular targets found at the range just don’t use a bench rest or Lead Sled unless you plan on carrying it around in the woods deer hunting. If you use a shooting stick? use that. A lot of guys sight-in their guns in warmer temps and never realize that come early or mid or late November in colder temps, you probably will not be hitting where you thought it was hitting. Colder temps to affect the bullets and shotgun patterns for those that hunt waterfowl or like to sight in their turkey thumpers as soon as a path to the range has melted Who does that ;D
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Post by MK-M-GOBL on Aug 25, 2009 14:14:15 GMT
Well here's "Mario" with his temporary head gear. Temporary as in when I can afford the scope and the Brockman Pop-Up Peep I want, that's what he'll get
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Post by regnar on Aug 25, 2009 20:56:14 GMT
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