Newish Member with Newish Rifle

[JustinT]

Hello all,
My name is Justin. I am a 26 year old disabled veteran. I recently traded my dad an SBR upper for a Remington 700 .308 w/ a Leupold Vari-X-III Scope. I had the action trued, barrel cut to 24", Badger Knob installed, Badger bottom metal installed, Badger 20MOA Base, and Badger rings. The stock is an HS Precision. I currently live in Alaska, come this monday morning I will be moving to New Mexico. So I had my dad help me do a paint job to remember Alaska with.
I put 20 rounds of Federal Gold Medal Match 175 SMK through it today. Shot Sub MOA. I am anxious to learn more. He are a few pics.

The one day I forget my Eye Pro.

 

[bcw1284]

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that's a sharp looking rig, and thanks for your service!

 

[AXEMAN]

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nice to see rain on a gun. welcome, thank you for your service, and nice looking rifle

 

[JSTARSZ]

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got to say JustinT like it. Got to love Alaska as I did a tour there in the 90"s in the 6ID(L) in Fairbanks and Anchorage. I have nothing but fond memories of that time in my career.

Good luck on the move and welcome to the this forum.

 

[slothlacrosse]

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nice paint! how does it shoot?

 

[cstmwrks]

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[Jay Ell Gee]

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Welcome to the Hide Justin. That is one healthy looking rifle sir! Just wanted to drop in and thank you for your service. I hope your move goes smoothly!

Joshua

 

[JustinT]

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Thank you all for the kind words. The rifle shoots wonderful. I only had 20 rounds with me last night. I was able to get 3 shots at 100 yds down to a 3/4" group. My dad and are planning on taking it back out tomorrow, with more ammo and will record some 5 shot groups. I also will be fabbing up a sand sock/rear bag. I can already see how handy that could be to have.
I also will be saving up for a new scope, probably something MIL/MIL and with finer adjustments.
Speaking about scopes, I would like to extend many thanks to Chad Dixon at Long Rifles Inc. My 700 action scope base holes were out of whack, Maxing out my wind-age adjustment to the left. He was able to machine and tap new holes(8-40) that brought back my wind-age adjustments. This might not be a normal turn-around time, but I received a call on a Saturday morning saying that it was ready to be shipped back, when I asked when they received it, they said that it came in the mail the day before. (Friday..Less than 24hrs.)

Shooting was done at Birchwood Shooting Range, AK.

 

[aaronraby1]

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i like the "alaskacam."

 

[Shortdraw]

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Nice looking rifle. I have shot at Birchwood several times, nice facility. Good luck with the move.

 

[asbestosglove]

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Thanks for your service and enjoy that fine rifle. +1 on good luck with the move.

 

[DrewinTejas]

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Great looking paint you got there. At least in New Mexico there are still plenty of wide open spaces to throw lead around. Also thanks for your service.

 

[BSCKprecision]

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Awesome rifle and paint job. Most of all thanks for the service!

 

[3fingervic]

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Nice rifle, love the paint scheme. Good luck on the move. Most of all, thanks for your service and sacrifice.

 

[terrance250]

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Welcome aboard! Nice rig you have there, and thanks for your service. It's much appreciated.

 

[bcpdshooter]

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Welcome to the hide. Good lookin rifle enjoy.

 

[cp3head]

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Great looking rifle. How do you like the muzzle break? Have a safe move and thanks for what you do!

 

[JustinT]

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Muzzle brake works, not that its necessary. I figured one day I might get a suppressor and it looks way cooler than a thread protector.

Here's a pic of my first few shots.
1st shot @ 25yds to make sure I was on paper.
Next 2 shots at 100yds to make adjustments.
Next 3 shots at 100yds (1st Round Center Punched the target)

I had to make the most of the 20 rounds I had.
Going out tomorrow for one more Shoot in Alaska(for a while)
Also made a rear bag, hope that helps out.

 

[neeley205]

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Thanks for the service and welcome to the Hide. your moving to a good state for LR shooting. There are tons of great hide members from the Arizona/New Mexico area of the US. Lots of friendly local matches that you will learn a ton at as well as get to see and shoot lots of different gear.

look in the "snipers hide member link up" to track down some NM guys.

 

[helotaxi]

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Nice stick.

What part of the "Land of Entrapment" you headed to?

 

[nic_bravo_whiskey]

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Nice rifle, and thank you for your service. What part of New Mexico are you moving too? I live in El Paso, TX which is about 45 miles south of Las Cruces, NM.

 

[Stewart]

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If you end up anywhere close to Ft Worth, give me a call, brother.

 

[JustinT]

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My family and I will be in Claunch for a few months with family until we find where we want to settle down at.

 

[JustSaber]

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Justin,

Nice pics of nice looking rifle! Good luck with the move; the temperature change will be lots of fun at this time of year...

Thanks for your service.

 

[CleanMoostang]

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Welcome aboard Justin! Great looking rifle, and great shooting my friend. Thank you so much for what you done and gave for our country and our families freedom, this site has the most upright respect for you that you will ever find on a forum on the web.

now get some more ammo man and get us some more pics!

 

[JustinT]

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I bought 100 more rounds today. Very expensive, but a little nicer when your former boss cuts a deal as a farewell gift. Headed to the range in the morning. I would like to test the tracking in the scope. I have some problems though, the scope has MOA adjustments with a Mil-Dot reticle. 1 click = 1min for elevation & 1 click = 1/2 min for wind-age. I have a mil-dot master packed away , is there a formula that would allow me to read the reticle in Mils and make the right adjustments in MOA to test tracking? Am I over thinking all of this right now?
I'm am aware of the Google search, but I am on my cell phone for the next few hours. If someone could Point me in the right direction I would appreciate it, if not no big deal , I could wait.

 

[winxp_man]

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Thanks for your service and welcome aboard

One reason you want a mil/mil is so you can range and have the same input for the adjustments. Here is a page that should help get you started.

http://www.shootingillustrated.com/index.php/6227/mil-moa-or-inches/



Aron-

 

[nic_bravo_whiskey]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JustinT</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My family and I will be in Claunch for a few months with family until we find where we want to settle down at. </div></div>

That's probably about 3 hours from where I'm at. You'll have plenty of spots to shoot.