SO I finally got a chance to shoot my new rifle. Let me start by saying that my first day was an absolute shit show as far as where I had to shoot. Due to everything being shut down, I had to be creative in the location. I ended up on a friend's private mountain property. It is full of oak trees and only has a couple of places that you can see 100 yards. I was given a RCBS RASS that I had never used and strapped it into the back of my truck. Once a found a spot, I had to park on a decent slope in order to get a clear line of sight to my target, which means that I was fighting the seat swiveling all day. Also, I did not figure out how to lock the rest properly until about halfway through my session. I am adding this just to give my groups context. I know that the rifle and ammo is capable of much better accuracy and this was probably the worst setup I could have chosen to test it ( I just did not have time to move).
The rifle ran 100%. Ejection was positive and nothing ever hung up using an Accurate Mag. The feeding was sticky using this mag. I had to make a very strong bolt stroke to pick up the round from the mag. Once the round left the mag, it was smooth sailing. The mag is stiff as hell, so my guess is that this will smooth out over time.
I really like the stock and once a adjusted the cheek raiser, the overall fit was great. The TT Special trigger was amazing.
The ammo I used was Prime loaded with Nosler's 115 RDF. I only shot 20 rounds total. 5 to get it sighted in, 5 over my magnetospeed, and two 5 shot groups.
The first shot with the Magnetospeed hit the exact number on the box, 2976 FPS. This was also the the fastest of the group. The numbers were pretty good until the 4th shot, which came in at 2930. I believe the SD was 21 and ES was 45. I forgot to bring my range book with me today. I also had this happen with one of my proven hand loads for my 308. The forth shot was way low in that group as well. I may need to put in a fresh battery in next trip.
Of the two 5 shot groups I shot, only the second one was after I figured out how to lock the arm on the rest. The first one was just under 2". The second one came in at .857" with the first round being a called flier. It would be the round to the right in the pic. Removing my pull, the 4 round group was .3"
I cannot wait to actually shoot this combo under more reasonable conditions and get some real data with my chronograph.
The rifle ran 100%. Ejection was positive and nothing ever hung up using an Accurate Mag. The feeding was sticky using this mag. I had to make a very strong bolt stroke to pick up the round from the mag. Once the round left the mag, it was smooth sailing. The mag is stiff as hell, so my guess is that this will smooth out over time.
I really like the stock and once a adjusted the cheek raiser, the overall fit was great. The TT Special trigger was amazing.
The ammo I used was Prime loaded with Nosler's 115 RDF. I only shot 20 rounds total. 5 to get it sighted in, 5 over my magnetospeed, and two 5 shot groups.
The first shot with the Magnetospeed hit the exact number on the box, 2976 FPS. This was also the the fastest of the group. The numbers were pretty good until the 4th shot, which came in at 2930. I believe the SD was 21 and ES was 45. I forgot to bring my range book with me today. I also had this happen with one of my proven hand loads for my 308. The forth shot was way low in that group as well. I may need to put in a fresh battery in next trip.
Of the two 5 shot groups I shot, only the second one was after I figured out how to lock the arm on the rest. The first one was just under 2". The second one came in at .857" with the first round being a called flier. It would be the round to the right in the pic. Removing my pull, the 4 round group was .3"
I cannot wait to actually shoot this combo under more reasonable conditions and get some real data with my chronograph.
