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    New rifle build

    Why change to a new action?
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    Noob question LR vs ELR rifle

    The NF ELR match is a unique bird, but even there, the 6.5 creed is grossly outclassed. At conventional ELR matches, the 6.5 creed isn’t even remotely a factor. We shot Spearpoint yesterday in 24-26mph winds out to 2911, and the big rounds we’re shooting eat 100grn more powder and hold above...
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    ELR with a 375 H&H

    Yeah, I haven’t met a 375 H&H which didn’t kick the shit out of the shooter too… always light, Sporter rifles compared to an ELR rifle. My 10 year old has shot my 375 Cheytac - but it weighs 39.8lbs. Way, way more horsepower than the H&H case, but the brake and the weight take it down. I’d find...
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    ELR with a 375 H&H

    I'm only half way there, but I'm sure at 80yrs old, I'd much rather carry a 25lb rifle with moderate recoil than get the shit beat out of me by a 9lb 338LM!!!
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    ELR with a 375 H&H

    (Setting aside issues for throat and seating depth, cartridge length, etc for a moment...). I'm not certain you're realizing the scale of some of these cartridges, even the 338LM is considerably more powerful than the 375 H&H case. The 375 H&H has 95grn case capacity, and it's going to eat...
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    243 winchester

    How old is old? You've mentioned rifle weight as well as recoil, so I'm not sure what your limitation in ability might be. I know some "old" guys who shoot PRS and ELR matches, so I know "old" isn't a terribly descriptive term - but it's a very different game if you're not able to lift and move...
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    243 winchester

    However you choose to spend your money is your business, but you asked the question whether a 243win would survive for ELR competition as far as 2,000 yards - the answer might not be what you wanted to hear, but as you said, "it is what it is." If you want a 243win, out of subjective whimsy...
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    243 winchester

    243win, even pushing hard, will be sub-sonic around 1500, and holding on for another 500yrds just doesn't play out so hot for the little 6mm's. It's one of those "yeah, I hit 2,000yrds with my 243win.... those few times out of a bunch of shots... when the wind was down.... and the mirage was...
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    Once optimal seating depth is found.....

    Does your fired brass close back into your chamber? How does your fired brass measure vs. the actual headspace of your chamber?
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    For Those Shooting With A Front Bag Rest, Which One And How Snug?

    I’ve been walking that road for a long time, and I can’t even see the next exit sign ahead… That X bag can shoot small, but you’ll be stuck rocking in recoil, and resetting a lot. A rest or skipod and a solid rear bag will really help.
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    For Those Shooting With A Front Bag Rest, Which One And How Snug?

    A mechanically elevated rest like the Rock JR you mentioned elsewhere. The Bald Eagle and Sinclair rests are fantastic for the money, with less lash than the Caldwells, and greatly improved windage control. The Rock JR you had was about as basic as a machine rest can get, and the bag that comes...
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    For Those Shooting With A Front Bag Rest, Which One And How Snug?

    No. I've communicated with the OP via PM and another forum. He's having issues with losing his target in recoil, so the rifle isn't tracking on target the way it should. Largely, I'm not certain it what he's wanting can be delivered from any kind of X-bag. For the weight and size, upgrading to...
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    For Those Shooting With A Front Bag Rest, Which One And How Snug?

    For reference, by “front bag,” the OP is referring to this: Not a forend rest bag on a machine rest.
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    Bipod recommendations

    Harris bipods do well in PRS, most of the top 20 shooters any given year use Harris bipods. Atlas are great, but really don’t do anything the Harris doesn’t - and pan ends up being more of a pain than a pleasure. An ideal kit for PRS competition coast to coast would be a Harris BRMS plus a...
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    Seekins Havak Action Question

    Cerakote Elite is pretty commonly used inside actions - it's a slick and hard coating, if it's done well. I should have thought of that - you said it was built from a bare action, which means it would be from the later production of the original PH1's - these weren't available as a bare...
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    Defiance actions.

    Ryan Cheney's Light Class rifle is a 33XC built on a Defiance single shot action. I might not want a repeater action for the task, and I wouldn't open the bolt face larger to try to play with a Cheytac bolt face, but Ryan has been working that Defiance out in 33XC for a long time, with well...
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    Seekins Havak Action Question

    No. It's how they get away with using the same design for all of their actions, even the Aluminum bodied Slam and Element. The bolt lugs are locked into steel, not aluminum. So they get a light weight action but with the proofing strength of steel. Bat Machine is using a similar design in their...
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    Seekins Havak Action Question

    No, the breech block is their steel insert in the front of the action into which the bolt lugs lock. You can see in my photo of my original action above, there is the action, the bolt, and the breech block. Think of the Havak design much like an AR-15, such the action doesn’t necessarily have to...
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    Seekins Havak Action Question

    Glen came out with a new bolt design which converts the action to cock-on-open like other actions on the market, and upgrades to tool-less bolt takedown. They offer a free replacement for the original models with the cock-on-close action.
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    Seekins Havak Action Question

    If you can find one of the original PH1's with the McMillan stocks, I highly recommend them as a lightweight, precision hunting rifle.
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