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Nice shooting! What power and how do you like your scope?
Steelhead, you smoked it today! Great shooting.
Attempt #2
TS Customs RimX Rifle
Zermatt Arms RimX Action
26" Benchmark 3-groove 16.5 twist MTU contour, 22LR Primal 2° chamber
McMillan "McWoody" A5A stock, bedded, TS Customs adjustable cheek hardware
Triggertech Diamond trigger
Hawkins Precision bottom metal & heavy tactical scope mount
Tangent Theta 525P GenIIXR
Atlas PSR bipod
Date: 4/16/20 6:15AM
Wind: 7:00, 6-9mph
Temp: 24F
Station Pressure: 27.32 inHg
Humidity: 66%
Ammo: RWS R50
6x5 average: 0.233"
Video of target shot:
Bulls 5-10.
Great shooting.
From my experience, you really have to lot test R50 pretty good, with many more rounds fired per lot than what seems "normal." I've experienced the same thing you are right now with R50. I have to shoot a minimum a couple boxes of each lot to see whether it can be consistent. I have at least 4 lot numbers that behave just as you describe. If I test 10 lots, a bunch of them will behave like that. ... but once you do find the lot that is consistent, man, I don't think I've found anything better at any price.Thanks. If only I could get my damn lot of R50 to shoot consistently like yours...grrrr. Ive shot 2 6x5 with it, on 2 seperate outings and it consistently shoots 3 of those groups in the 0.0's and 0.1's and then 2 groups in the 0.6's and 0.8's. I dont get it. It wants to hammer but not consistently. This lot of CenterX on the other hand is hammering.
From my experience, you really have to lot test R50 pretty good, with many more rounds fired per lot than what seems "normal." I've experienced the same thing you are right now with R50. I have to shoot a minimum a couple boxes of each lot to see whether it can be consistent. I have at least 4 lot numbers that behave just as you describe. If I test 10 lots, a bunch of them will behave like that. ... but once you do find the lot that is consistent, man, I don't think I've found anything better at any price.
I was function testing the Bix 'n Andy today, and wanted to show you this. It was super windy today, so it's not super conclusive... but still has merit. All are 5-shot groups @ 50yds from my TS Customs RimX. The top row is with my favorite lot #. The bottom two rows are from a different lot number. Look how far that round dropped out the bottom on bull 6! The vertical in the groups, no matter the wind condition, vertical stringing on bulls 8, 10, and one popping out the right on 11. Sure, it shoots "good" but if you shoot enough of it, you see flyers that are significantly further from the cluster than the good lot numbers.Yea I only have a few bricks of 1 lot. I figured that was the case.
I was function testing the Bix 'n Andy today, and wanted to show you this. It was super windy today, so it's not super conclusive... but still has merit. All are 5-shot groups @ 50yds from my TS Customs RimX. The top row is with my favorite lot #. The bottom two rows are from a different lot number. Look how far that round dropped out the bottom on bull 6! The vertical in the groups, no matter the wind condition, vertical stringing on bulls 8, 10, and one popping out the right on 11. Sure, it shoots "good" but if you shoot enough of it, you see flyers that are significantly further from the cluster than the good lot numbers.
It's this kind of thing that will drive a guy goofy.
@padom Shoot me your name and addy in a PM and I'll send you a few boxes of this good lot to try. I'm curious.
Greg, have you done much testing with R100? I feel Like it should be a good option for longer ranges but I haven’t found a lot that out preforms Center X or Eley Match or Tenex.
Ultramatch is shooting better than R50 in mine and Tenex shot HORRIBLE. Some of my rifles loved Tenex, this barrel hates it. The .22lr game...haha
Its widely reported that Ultramatch and R50 are one in the same with RWS making Ultramatch now. I was so sure until I recently received a new batch of Ultramatch and I picked 8 RWS headstamps out of the brick of Ultramatch. haha
I've done a bit with it. I can't say I've had it shooting any better than R50 at longer ranges. I have 1 lot number that I think shot OK. Couple crappy ones. I'll drag it out and shoot it one of these days in this RimX.Greg, have you done much testing with R100? I feel Like it should be a good option for longer ranges but I haven’t found a lot that out preforms Center X or Eley Match or Tenex.
Might do that. I've got this single stage running really good. It's like a jewel though... with that weird thing where it doesn't "break," snappy like a triggertech... but rather it just kinda, goes off. lolMight be worth sending it in to have them tune it up real quick.
Eley lost my business about 3-4 years ago. I bought test lots of about 15 different lot numbers of match(black box) and tenex... and it shot like garbage in literally every rifle I owned. I went to lapua and rws and haven't looked back since. I have one lot number of tenex that can be easily bested by CCI minimags in every rifle I've tested it in. Its yuck.Ultramatch is shooting better than R50 in mine and Tenex shot HORRIBLE. Some of my rifles loved Tenex, this barrel hates it. The .22lr game...haha
Its widely reported that Ultramatch and R50 are one in the same with RWS making Ultramatch now. I was so sure until I recently received a new batch of Ultramatch and I picked 8 RWS headstamps out of the brick of Ultramatch. haha
I've done a bit with it. I can't say I've had it shooting any better than R50 at longer ranges. I have 1 lot number that I think shot OK. Couple crappy ones. I'll drag it out and shoot it one of these days in this RimX.
Might do that. I've got this single stage running really good. It's like a jewel though... with that weird thing where it doesn't "break," snappy like a triggertech... but rather it just kinda, goes off. lol
Eley lost my business about 3-4 years ago. I bought test lots of about 15 different lot numbers of match(black box) and tenex... and it shot like garbage in literally every rifle I owned. I went to lapua and rws and haven't looked back since. I have one lot number of tenex that can be easily bested by CCI minimags in every rifle I've tested it in. Its yuck.
Interesting. Thanks for that tip. I have to admit, this is what I like about the triggertechs... you just stick them in there and they work.Had the same exact problem with the 2nd stage break on mine tuning it myself. Don said doesn't sound right send it back in. Asked what I wanted 2nd stage pull weight and sent it back all tuned up. It breaks like glass. I love it
Interesting. Thanks for that tip. I have to admit, this is what I like about the triggertechs... you just stick them in there and they work.
That's because you're probably like me, and been shooting 5018 triggers for too long. It's easy to get spoiled rotten!I had 3 TT Diamond. I wasn't the biggest fan. To each their own. I am a huge 2 stage fan.
That's because you're probably like me, and been shooting 5018 triggers for too long. It's easy to get spoiled rotten!
I haven't used one.Have y’all tried the T7T triggers? I am also a diehard 2 stage guy and am pretty picky about crisp triggers (I know exactly what your saying about the Jewell mushy feel). I have owned 3 different T7T‘s and after adjusting them to my liking they are very good.
Have y’all tried the T7T triggers? I am also a diehard 2 stage guy and am pretty picky about crisp triggers (I know exactly what your saying about the Jewell mushy feel). I have owned 3 different T7T‘s and after adjusting them to my liking they are very good.
Nice report and nice shooting! Interesting how the Center-X performs better in one rifle than the other.
yea that was the 2nd best lot of CenterX in the Rimx, but lights out in the Vudoo. And that SK RM didnt shoot that good in the RimX averaging 0.40"... Funny how identical blanks, chambers, contour, length, etc. perform so differently on these 2 different actions. Will be interesting to see how the Vudoo does at 100yd
Yes, it is very interesting how the 2 different actions performed. You mentioned headspace on the Vudoo being .043. Do you know what it is on the RIM-X?
I look forward to seeing your results at 100. I'm going to try again this weekend with mine and see what happens at 100 also. Who knows maybe even 200.
Padom, I have your latest targets update. Just to confirm you have 2 Vudoo’s? One with a Green Mountain barrel and one with a Benchmark correct?
Excellent shooting! Do you care to give any opinions (loading the mags, feeding, extraction, ejection, operation, etc...) on the V22 action & magazine vs the Zermatt?
I have an issue maybe 3x every 100rds feeding from the mag in the vudoo. The bullet doesn't even come out of the mag or start to move.. bolt stops hard.. its not often but happened a few times..
That is more than likely how your loading the magazine. If you pull the follower all the way down and then drop the bullets in occasionally you will get a rim of the top round behind the rim of the bottom round which will lock it up. The best method is to just pull the follower down far enough to get 1 round in at a time. I take it a step further by letting the follower come up after I load each round. It took me a little time to figure this out.
I only load 5 at a time, sometime the last bullet that i load will be more parallel with the top of the mag than it needs to be. The projectile needs to be up a little. If i will pull the button down about a half inch and let it go, it will snap the bullets in the correct position. I never have trouble after the 1st round.That's not how I load my mags. I pull it down just far enough to put 1 rd in, then release the follower so it pushes the round to the top, rinse and repeat 10x. Exactly as you do
I love... just love, seeing old stuff hammer.