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Roaring_Red Forum Font Offline Click.... f**k! Posts: 1229 Location: Hokitika Joined: Jan 22^nd, 2008 Gender:	Calibre Projects? Jun 24^th, 2009 at 7:59pm	Print Post
	Anyone got any calibre projects at the moment (like Madness's 10mm MAD)


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Kiwi Greg Donor Member Offline Terminator Products<br /> Posts: 2685 Location: Nelson Joined: Dec 1^st, 2008	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #1 - Jun 24^th, 2009 at 9:56pm	Print Post
	Yep starting to get on top of my .416 Barrett. It's a bit tough having to make it up as you go along though But who can argue with 200 odd grains of powder making 400 odd grains of bullet go 3300 odd feet per second. The recoil isn't to bad either But the muzzel blast is a different story

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CreepingDeath Forum Font Offline A vote for the greens is a vote for green rain, Posts: 3099 Location: Dirrty South. Joined: Mar 29^th, 2008 Gender:	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #2 - Jun 24^th, 2009 at 10:21pm	Print Post
	Considering a 257weatherby magnum. I love 25 cal and I love all the people that hate it. Any other quarter bore calibers to consider?

	Of all the guns Ive loved before,
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crzy-man Ex Member	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #3 - Jun 24^th, 2009 at 10:25pm	Print Post
	My 338 fed is on the go


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gimp Forum Font Offline Stay frosty Posts: 8799 Location: The Wild We(s)t Coast Joined: Nov 9^th, 2006 Gender:	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #4 - Jun 25^th, 2009 at 1:14am	Print Post
	.223 Ackley being built and 6.5x47 Lapua on the agenda


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Roaring_Red Forum Font Offline Click.... f**k! Posts: 1229 Location: Hokitika Joined: Jan 22^nd, 2008 Gender:	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #5 - Jun 25^th, 2009 at 9:55pm	Print Post
	These all sound mint it'll be good to see how they work out.


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7mm Magic Ex Member	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #6 - Jun 25^th, 2009 at 10:07pm	Print Post
	Christ Kiwi Greg what are you going to do with that? Shoot Buffalo at 1000 yards. Whats the B.C on that projectile? I'd like to run it through my computer.


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Kiwi Greg Donor Member Offline Terminator Products<br /> Posts: 2685 Location: Nelson Joined: Dec 1^st, 2008	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #7 - Jun 26^th, 2009 at 9:54am	Print Post
	Quote: Christ Kiwi Greg what are you going to do with that? Shoot Buffalo at 1000 yards. Whats the B.C on that projectile? I'd like to run it through my computer. The guy's in the states have shot 2500-3000 yards sub moa. One has shot Mule deer at 2000 plus 3 times one shot kills, but it would take quite a while to get there so who knows how quick they died. But they are legends & I'm just a Kiwi boy with a home made rifle. Some of the advertised BC's are not necessarily the true BC. The factory rounds have a "BC" of .9 ish but the BORS unit uses .73, so a bit of a difference there. 435gr "1.058" brass 420gr ".95" brass 416gr ".93" brass 410gr .81 jacketed 400gr .392 TSX I haven't shot enough long range yet to check the BC's but I have shot the TSX to 750 & the BC was about bang on. But man do they slooow down quick & fall out of the sky , they suck for long range duty Thats probably because they are cheap, easy to get & they shoot well under moa in my rifle The brass ones are most likely no good on animals unless you hit a substantial bone. They just pencil through much like an arrow with a target tip I've been told, buy a guy in the states. Its funny, I've it had up at a public range a bit lately and the usual response starts with F followed closly by a few more once I fire it.

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LJP Forum Senior Offline Posts: 937 Location: Pukekohe Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2009 Gender:	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #8 - Jun 26^th, 2009 at 10:11am	Print Post
	Wow a 416 Barret...now I thought a 338 Lapua was a freakn canon and a half. I've set my sights on something a whole lot smaller. I'm having a lightweight 6mmBR built on a Remington Model 7 action for longish range small game busting as we speak.

	Long range rifles. Why run you'll only die tired.
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Kiwi Vince Forum Font Offline "I Am Easily Satisfied With The Very Best" Posts: 1433 Location: Auckland Joined: Jan 12^th, 2008 Gender:	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #9 - Jun 26^th, 2009 at 10:13am	Print Post
	Hey Greg thats a pretty wide variation on BC. Are the brass ones solid brass and I guess lathe turned? If so much longer for weight than a copper jacketed lead core so would make sense. I reckon a few of us would like to see a photo of a line up of both the projectiles and the loaded rounds if you could post one. Interesting! Edit: spelling


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R93 Ex Member	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #10 - Jun 26^th, 2009 at 10:21am	Print Post
	LJP wrote on Jun 26^th, 2009 at 10:11am: Wow a 416 Barret...now I thought a 338 Lapua was a freakn canon and a half. Didnt they have the Navy seal hero shooting one on future weapons? Dont think it was a barret system but he was grouping well on a target 2500m away the size of a laptop.


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leathel Forum Font Offline Hunting / Fishing, Its all good!! Posts: 11885 Location: Tuakau, Waikato Joined: Oct 19^th, 2007 Gender:	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #11 - Jun 26^th, 2009 at 10:22am	Print Post
	gimp wrote on Jun 25^th, 2009 at 1:14am: .223 Ackley being built and 6.5x47 Lapua on the agenda Are you just reaming the rem or doing more


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Walker Donor Member Offline Yum T-rex Posts: 4278 Location: Mangawhai Joined: Nov 9^th, 2006 Gender:	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #12 - Jun 26^th, 2009 at 10:27am	Print Post
	LJP have you considered 6mmBrX?

	Just do it
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gimp Forum Font Offline Stay frosty Posts: 8799 Location: The Wild We(s)t Coast Joined: Nov 9^th, 2006 Gender:	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #13 - Jun 26^th, 2009 at 10:48am	Print Post
	leathel wrote on Jun 26^th, 2009 at 10:22am: gimp wrote on Jun 25^th, 2009 at 1:14am: .223 Ackley being built and 6.5x47 Lapua on the agenda Are you just reaming the rem or doing more Action trued/new 1:8 barrel and figured since I handload there was no reason not to go AI for another few FPS and a cooler looking case


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leathel Forum Font Offline Hunting / Fishing, Its all good!! Posts: 11885 Location: Tuakau, Waikato Joined: Oct 19^th, 2007 Gender:	Re: Calibre Projects? Reply #14 - Jun 26^th, 2009 at 11:01am	Print Post
	gimp wrote on Jun 26^th, 2009 at 10:48am: leathel wrote on Jun 26^th, 2009 at 10:22am: gimp wrote on Jun 25^th, 2009 at 1:14am: .223 Ackley being built and 6.5x47 Lapua on the agenda Are you just reaming the rem or doing more Action trued/new 1:8 barrel and figured since I handload there was no reason not to go AI for another few FPS and a cooler looking case I haven't regreted the AI at all and to date are up around the sixth fire and getting to the stage for a FL size to bump the shoulder back and at full length so will need a trim soon and these are with hot loads The 22-250 used to have trim the length every or every second fire when using the hot loads... 1:8 twist be able to run some high bc pills with that


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