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First time out with new TacOps X-Ray 51
- By BillyNg
- Bolt Action Rifles
- 30 Replies
I just got this thing last week and couldn't get to the range due to work and family commitments until today. Didn't prepare well and was in too much of a rush. Didn't bring my tool kit out with me so I couldn't set the zero on my turrets. Was 5 minutes from the range (which is over an hour away from me) before I remembered that I was supposed to try to find some ammo along the way. Anyway, I had a few rounds of .308 with me and I did find a gardening/landscaping shop that had three boxes of FGMM 175 SMKs they could sell me.
First the porn:
Now the real porn:
Temp was around 70 degrees with varying wind direction, 5-7mph with gusts of over 10. All shots done prone, on an Atlas, with a rear-bag I made. It took three shots to zero the rifle, after which I cleaned it, then shot the following 5 shot group as part of break-in. I was trying to put together a decent group, but I rushed through this a bit as I really just wanted to foul/clean the barrel. This was a 1 year old lot of FGMM 175gr SMK that came in a different box than what I bought today. The BC differs from the stuff I bought according to the back of the boxes, but velocities are the same.
5 shots
FGMM 175gr SMK
100 yards
0.408"
0.392 MOA
Finished cleaning, and had three rounds of hand-loaded 185 juggernauts that were the same charge and seating depth from a test-series lot I received last year
3 shots
McCourt Munitions 185 Juggernaut
100 yards
0.228"
0.219 MOA
Next up I pulled out one of the new boxes of FGMM 175gr SMKs I picked up on the way to the range.
3 shots
FGMM 175gr SMK
100 yards
0.149"
0.143 MOA
That was good. I mangled the next group bad with a flyer, bad as in ~0.4 MOA bad. Then I put down this one. Note that the shot above this group, and the shot below this group were two out of the three shots taken to zero the rifle.
3 shots
FGMM 175gr SMK
100 yards
0.120"
0.115 MOA
Lastly, I went on over to the 300 yard line. Took a few rounds to get the come-up, but then took my time and put down this one:
3 shots
FGMM 175gr SMK
300 yards
0.513"
0.164 MOA
Obviously, I'm quite happy (f'n ecstatic is a better term) with the performance here. And I suck. I mean, I had another bolt-action for about a year between 2019 and 2020 and put a few hundred rounds down range, but other than that year, I haven't touched anything larger than a 5.56 or anything at all with a manual bolt since 2001. I read wind like I read French. Hint, I can't read French at all.
Let me know if anyone has any questions. This thing is a hell of a piece of mechanical engineering.
@MikeRTacOps, @FCS
First the porn:
Now the real porn:
Temp was around 70 degrees with varying wind direction, 5-7mph with gusts of over 10. All shots done prone, on an Atlas, with a rear-bag I made. It took three shots to zero the rifle, after which I cleaned it, then shot the following 5 shot group as part of break-in. I was trying to put together a decent group, but I rushed through this a bit as I really just wanted to foul/clean the barrel. This was a 1 year old lot of FGMM 175gr SMK that came in a different box than what I bought today. The BC differs from the stuff I bought according to the back of the boxes, but velocities are the same.
5 shots
FGMM 175gr SMK
100 yards
0.408"
0.392 MOA
Finished cleaning, and had three rounds of hand-loaded 185 juggernauts that were the same charge and seating depth from a test-series lot I received last year
3 shots
McCourt Munitions 185 Juggernaut
100 yards
0.228"
0.219 MOA
Next up I pulled out one of the new boxes of FGMM 175gr SMKs I picked up on the way to the range.
3 shots
FGMM 175gr SMK
100 yards
0.149"
0.143 MOA
That was good. I mangled the next group bad with a flyer, bad as in ~0.4 MOA bad. Then I put down this one. Note that the shot above this group, and the shot below this group were two out of the three shots taken to zero the rifle.
3 shots
FGMM 175gr SMK
100 yards
0.120"
0.115 MOA
Lastly, I went on over to the 300 yard line. Took a few rounds to get the come-up, but then took my time and put down this one:
3 shots
FGMM 175gr SMK
300 yards
0.513"
0.164 MOA
Obviously, I'm quite happy (f'n ecstatic is a better term) with the performance here. And I suck. I mean, I had another bolt-action for about a year between 2019 and 2020 and put a few hundred rounds down range, but other than that year, I haven't touched anything larger than a 5.56 or anything at all with a manual bolt since 2001. I read wind like I read French. Hint, I can't read French at all.
Let me know if anyone has any questions. This thing is a hell of a piece of mechanical engineering.
@MikeRTacOps, @FCS
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Rifle Scopes Light(er) Weight 3-18x scope?
- Observation & Sighting Devices
- 28 Replies
I’ve got an FN PBR that has a Nighforce SHV F1 on it. It maxes out at 14x magnification and I’m looking to replace it with something in the 18-21x on the top end, but would also like to keep the weight down.
Looking around I see the Leupold MK5HD and MK6 are in the 24-26 oz range and I kind of like the CCH reticle
I’ve got a gen 2 razor in 3-18 and it’s a tank at 46 ounces.
The Bushnell scopes in this range are around 37 ounces, so still rather heavy.
The Nightforces are a little under powered at 16x.
Is there anything else out there that would fit the bill?
Thanks
Looking around I see the Leupold MK5HD and MK6 are in the 24-26 oz range and I kind of like the CCH reticle
I’ve got a gen 2 razor in 3-18 and it’s a tank at 46 ounces.
The Bushnell scopes in this range are around 37 ounces, so still rather heavy.
The Nightforces are a little under powered at 16x.
Is there anything else out there that would fit the bill?
Thanks
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- 5 Replies
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Is this a carbon ring???
- By Baron23
- Bolt Action Rifles
- 35 Replies
Well, yes...its a ring and its black so I'm assuming carbon but is this what people are talking about when they have concern/performance issues resulting from a carbon ring?
I'm guessing that the ring forms just past where the neck of the case stops...that is, right at the beginning of the free bore? Right?
Sorry my pic isn't that good...I need to experiment with this less expensive bore scope (Teslong) and see if I can up the quality. But this ring is showing at a point that appears to me to be back from from the little constriction which I assume is where the neck ends....right???
Thank you
I'm guessing that the ring forms just past where the neck of the case stops...that is, right at the beginning of the free bore? Right?
Sorry my pic isn't that good...I need to experiment with this less expensive bore scope (Teslong) and see if I can up the quality. But this ring is showing at a point that appears to me to be back from from the little constriction which I assume is where the neck ends....right???
Thank you
