Page 3 of 3

Re: 1st Competition on 17th April

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:45 pm
by mr smith
CormieAckImp wrote:
Mike357 wrote:We bombed :-(
What's this "we" Mike?.. Just kidding!
Ah the ever reliable Mr Comrie....my turn just kidding,Mr Cormie.

Re: 1st Competition on 17th April

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:47 pm
by spud
thanks for the good luck, ive only just seen this thread

Re: 1st Competition on 17th April

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:56 pm
by Mike357
mr smith wrote:
CormieAckImp wrote:
Mike357 wrote:We bombed :-(
What's this "we" Mike?.. Just kidding!
Ah the ever reliable Mr Comrie....my turn just kidding,Mr Cormie.
Well I bombed and had it not been for you Mr Cormie we would have finished last I dare say. Yes, lots and lots of practice. And reliable hardware :lol:

Re: 1st Competition on 17th April

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:54 am
by CormieAckImp
Reliable Hardware is probably the single most important thing you need. It doesn't matter if you're the best Shooter on the Range if you end up with a couple of rounds left over! Get a Marlin...

Re: 1st Competition on 17th April

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:05 am
by mr smith
CormieAckImp wrote:Reliable Hardware is probably the single most important thing you need. It doesn't matter if you're the best Shooter on the Range if you end up with a couple of rounds left over! Get a Marlin...

My god with advice like that you make a great coach. ;)

Just do it. :D

Re: 1st Competition on 17th April

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:25 am
by Mike357
Wish I had a £1 for everytime somebody said get a Marlin :lol:

Winchester is off to Charlie Geddes in Tayport for him to have a look at but the 9mm is calling my name!!

Re: 1st Competition on 17th April

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:34 am
by spud
some pictures ive just taken off it before i remove the barrel

Image

Image

built by Neil McKillop in 2009, roughly had 1093 rounds throughit so far. I checked zero to day and its starting to open up on goups now to 1/2 groups at 200 yards.

Spec:

Sako 75 long action S/H when i bought it
Pac-nor match grade 1:8.5 30 inch barrell.
Pillar Bedded and bolt face squared and bolt lugs lapped.
32 x Nightforce NSX NP 2DD bedded in to rings by me .
120 Moa shim added by me to rear ring far easier and not to permanent as a picatinny.
Bolt fluted and Tactical knob by Neil
McMillan Sako Varmint stock. Black and Olive.
Reworked trigger by me to 8 oz's
std rings

load:
140 g A-max seated 3 thou off the lands over 51.5 g 4831 sc with 2 thou crush 210m primers @ 2890 fps