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Post by TolusD on Jan 27, 2017 9:15:33 GMT -5
Thanks, it's a .308. I got it for a song and it shoots really nice. It's extremely light though and the recoil got to me sighting it in. A couple of shots at deer isn't an issue at all but 20 rounds in a row got to be a little painful. You can add weight to the factory stock as well as using epoxy/bedding compound to stiffen the forend or get a Boyd's stock for it. It would just take a little bedding for the action lugs. I'm actually looking at the plumbers putty method so that I can remove the weight easily when I'm in the field. I'm gonna use a grocery bag to line the inside of the stock and then pack it full of plumbers putty and see how it shoots. The bag liner should make removing the putty pretty painless and less messy than scraping it out. I looked at the Boyds stocks they have and I really like the thumbhole stock. I'm not sure if I want to change the rifle that much though. I really do need to get more trigger time on it before I do too much more. I've got 40 rounds of 7.62 NATO left to burn through and I'm planning on doing that at an outdoor range with at least 100yds to work with so I should be able to learn all I need to once that's complete.
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Post by davers on Jan 27, 2017 11:17:13 GMT -5
You can add weight to the factory stock as well as using epoxy/bedding compound to stiffen the forend or get a Boyd's stock for it. It would just take a little bedding for the action lugs. I'm actually looking at the plumbers putty method so that I can remove the weight easily when I'm in the field. I'm gonna use a grocery bag to line the inside of the stock and then pack it full of plumbers putty and see how it shoots. The bag liner should make removing the putty pretty painless and less messy than scraping it out. I looked at the Boyds stocks they have and I really like the thumbhole stock. I'm not sure if I want to change the rifle that much though. I really do need to get more trigger time on it before I do too much more. I've got 40 rounds of 7.62 NATO left to burn through and I'm planning on doing that at an outdoor range with at least 100yds to work with so I should be able to learn all I need to once that's complete. A friend of mine, bought a replacement laminated "drop-in" stock for his Winchester M-70 from Midway USA. I believe it was made by Boyds and it fit like a glove. My Friend only had to drop the barreled action into the stock, and replace the three screws.
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Post by TolusD on Jan 27, 2017 11:20:39 GMT -5
I'm actually looking at the plumbers putty method so that I can remove the weight easily when I'm in the field. I'm gonna use a grocery bag to line the inside of the stock and then pack it full of plumbers putty and see how it shoots. The bag liner should make removing the putty pretty painless and less messy than scraping it out. I looked at the Boyds stocks they have and I really like the thumbhole stock. I'm not sure if I want to change the rifle that much though. I really do need to get more trigger time on it before I do too much more. I've got 40 rounds of 7.62 NATO left to burn through and I'm planning on doing that at an outdoor range with at least 100yds to work with so I should be able to learn all I need to once that's complete. A friend of mine, bought a replacement laminated "drop-in" stock for his Winchester M-70 from Midway USA. I believe it was made by Boyds and it fit like a glove. My Friend only had to drop the barreled action into the stock, and replace the three screws. Yeah, they're the only ones making Ruger American stocks and a lot of the guys on the Ruger boards love their Boyds stock. Apparently there's still some minor fitting with the magazine catch but past that it supposedly drops right in. The bedding system on the American is really just a couple of bolts and a v block that locks to the stock. Just torque them to spec and it's supposed to be perfectly bedded. The torque specs are in the manual too.
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Post by TolusD on Jan 31, 2017 19:11:15 GMT -5
My buddy and I joined up at Fall Creek Valley Conservation Club last week. I took the American out Saturday and put another 15 rounds down range. I shifted my shoulder weld a little to the right and I had zero problems with the recoil. My guess is that I must have slopped my weld out of excitement a couple times the first time I had it out. I could have kept shooting all day. I was shooting 100yds instead of 20yds so my scope needed a little adjustment but I got it set to where the shot was down to my breathing and trigger discipline.
I'm ordering another 100 rounds of that 7.62 NATO to practice with and then I'm gonna get a small reloading set so I can make some hunting ammo out of all this gorgeous German military brass I have.
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Post by TolusD on Jan 31, 2017 19:14:21 GMT -5
davers I find that the Barnes bullets tend to have near zero bloodshot meat. One of my smoked racks of ribs had a pretty good hole in it, but was not bloodshot. I am using IMR4895 for my .308. I will be moving up to the 150's. I like them to leak from two holes! Omega, would you mind posting the full recipe for those 135gr Barnes bullets that you took that buck with? I want to experiment with that one. I bet it shoots pretty flat with that light bullet right?
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Post by omegahunter on Jan 31, 2017 19:43:29 GMT -5
I ended up stopping at 48.0 grains imr 4895 in a Federal case with CCI LRP loaded to my magazine length. Spits out the muzzle at 2996 fps.
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Post by TolusD on Feb 1, 2017 15:30:29 GMT -5
Nice! I appreciate the pic also. Do you have any advice on where to get a good price on reloading gear?
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Post by davers on Feb 2, 2017 5:12:17 GMT -5
Nice! I appreciate the pic also. Do you have any advice on where to get a good price on reloading gear? Midway USA normally handles lots of reloading supplies and usually have sales on such. Also try Mid South Shooters Supplies: www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/dept/reloading
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Post by 1shotwade on Feb 2, 2017 7:54:31 GMT -5
I just bought my press and dies in this year.Of course, you need to have a good idea of what you need and do some research but after that, I found the best price for press and die to be Amazon. I do have prime which saves a shipping charge but on every die set I have they were cheaper that Midway. Hope this helps. Wade
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Post by davers on Feb 2, 2017 8:22:55 GMT -5
I just bought my press and dies in this year.Of course, you need to have a good idea of what you need and do some research but after that, I found the best price for press and die to be Amazon. I do have prime which saves a shipping charge but on every die set I have they were cheaper that Midway. Hope this helps. Wade WAY-WAY back in 1968, I purchased my first reloading press an RCBS Jr from Harry McGowen. Came with a set of RCBS reloading dies too. Cost me a "Whopping" $38.00 + postage. I still have it and have reloaded thousands of rounds of various calibers. I started reloading for my .222 using a "Lee Loader" back in 1965.
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Post by TolusD on Feb 2, 2017 8:51:55 GMT -5
I just bought my press and dies in this year.Of course, you need to have a good idea of what you need and do some research but after that, I found the best price for press and die to be Amazon. I do have prime which saves a shipping charge but on every die set I have they were cheaper that Midway. Hope this helps. Wade WAY-WAY back in 1968, I purchased my first reloading press an RCBS Jr from Harry McGowen. Came with a set of RCBS reloading dies too. Cost me a "Whopping" $38.00 + postage. I still have it and have reloaded thousands of rounds of various calibers. I started reloading for my .222 using a "Lee Loader" back in 1965. When I was heavy into trap shooting I used to reload 12 gauge shells on a MEC 600 so I'm familiar with the general principles but still inexperienced with things like case cleaning and resizing operations and the like. I'm reading a lot now though. I also have Amazon Prime and if I can bounce between sales from them and sales from Midway I should be good. Thanks a ton guys.
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Post by 1shotwade on Feb 2, 2017 9:27:49 GMT -5
This is the first of a series on reloading that I learned a lot from. Enough to become comfortable with the procedures. BTW, this is the same system I load on and it's from Amazon. Hope this is of some help. Wade www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lDL9tUnfVQ
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Post by TolusD on Feb 2, 2017 9:30:42 GMT -5
This is the first of a series on reloading that I learned a lot from. Enough to become comfortable with the procedures. BTW, this is the same system I load on and it's from Amazon. Hope this is of some help. Wade www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lDL9tUnfVQThat's actually very helpful Wade, I appreciate it. Now I have something to watch on my lunch break.
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