New rifle

[Ovenpaa]

Great looking rifle, what sort of 'scope and bipod are you going to use?

The Accutrigger is a nice system, worst that happens is you slam the bolt down quickly and it locks the trigger, just raise the bolt handle and take more care next time.

[Christel]

Use of the accutrigger is a fine art, worth it.

[Mr_Logic]

Bipod will be one from Dolphin, scope is TBC in the long run. Stuart showed me his March and also a Sightron. Both good, March is too much money sadly. For now, it will be my 6.5-20 Leupold, but I think it's a bit light on magnification long term. I would also like a better reticle for the job than the varmint hunter in that one - it was not bought for this job.

Of course, I could be harsh on the other half and get my Nightforce back, but that might be nasty...

[Ovenpaa]

6.5-20 is a fine start for 1000 yards, I was out with a 16X yesterday and managed to hit the target a few times :cheers:

[Mr_Logic]

yep, should be OK for a while - we tried it with the .223 and apart from a lack of elevation it was perfectly usable, on a TR target anyway. 20MOA base on the new one so that should solve that particular issue.

Now just need to find a load for it, 155s and 185s to test...

[20series]

What twist barrel is it?

[Mr_Logic]

1:12

[Ovenpaa]

I like 155 Scenar's and they work well with 1:12. What length barrel is it?

[Mr_Logic]

It's a 30-inch 1:12 twist Broughton 5C. I should have spent time discussing the chamber with Stuart, but there were other things to talk about...

Quick one - 190gr Nosler Custom competition - should this stabilise?

[Ovenpaa]

Never tried it and it depends on length but I would exxpect it to be getting to the limit twist wise.