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  1. Hi, whats the consensus on where to mount the RDS , 45 deg?, whats your opinion mounting on top of the main Scope, with this set up I dont have to tilt the rifle at 45deg.  . I will be put in the Open Div. doesnt matter  since my pistol is Open anyways.  thanks

  2. On 2016-12-07 at 11:52 AM, dmshozer1 said:

    How about the Faxon Light weight carrier?

    Looks good. Specs are good. Weight is right there with the rest of them.

     

    also interested in Faxon, its only the Lightweight BCG I can get, . thanks

  3. thats true, more pricey, But  out of curiousity  with my Borka Torque Limiter ( 65 inch lbs) , tried to test if it will return to zero after 2 times of on/off to my upper, honest to say that it did RTZ. I'm sure other well known mounts might also do the same.  well I dont usually buy new toys that much often, should be good for next 5-6 years. btw, got the mount when Geissele had 25% sale.

  4. I am using the slimmest of their pads, it measures around 13 7/8", personally I prefer 13.25" LOP,  Tried using the Limbsaver before with my 1301, didnt like it, a little bit sticky when shouldering, maybe for Trap or Hunting is fine. . Unfortunately dont have the budget to buy the Compact model. if not mistaken it will have a 13 to 13.5 LOP.

  5. here's my rifle set up

    18" bbl with rifle gas, VG6 brake ( epsilon), Vltor A5 buffer system with 6.03oz  buffer , BCM BCG, and Std. Gas Block

    the muzzle rise is not bad, but its the muzzle Torque I want to minimize or if possible eliminate.

    would going to adjustable gas block like Odin or Superlative helps?  with adjustable gas block I can at least go for a lighter buffer 3.9oz ( vltor A5 h2) which I have on hand. and possibly with a lighter buffer spring. thanks

     

     

  6. was thinking of sending it to Dillon, but I manged to unintentionally disassembbled the decaping pin which according to Dillon will just damege the die itself. made a mistake, I unthreaded the decapping assembly all the way up, but the other half of the pin is still left inside the die body and brass. stupid me, read the instructions after I screwed up, it should be the other way, lol. happened to me 3 yrs ago, and was successful in getting off the case, this old brain doesn't keep accurate info anymore, lol

  7. 21 hours ago, actionshooter said:

     

     With the 8Zi and the 6Zi with the BRT reticle, I don't use the pre printed bullet drops as my velocities are different. Go to Swaro's website and use the Ballistic Program enter your info and I have found it to be right on.

     

     I'm guessing they are using the chart examples for the Z6i in the Z8i, I'll check both later and see if they are the same. I didn't even bother to look, but zero'ing on 8x would be correct.

     For me, I use a 200yd zero., know my offset and am able to hold on any target you will find in 3gun out to 200.

    thanks for the info.

  8. might as well join this post. just acquired a Swarvo Z8i1-8 x24, the way I understand it, the scope should be zeroed at its highest magnification which 8x inorder for the reticle to work best. . in the package ( box) it came with a sample of bullet drops chart with different bullets weight and ammo brands together with velocities. However the chart examples are base on a 100yard zero with  6X magnification and not on the 8X . Did I missed something here. not a scope pro here, so your advice is much welcome. thanks

  9. I bought a JP case gauge, unfortunately it will not do good for me, even the dummy round with a shoulder of 1.448 will still fit , this lenght will chamber but needs to be mortared to extract. If not not mistaken the 223 Rem lenght from base to shoulder is 1.438" so 1.442 would still be good to go. 

  10. 19 hours ago, Edmooberry said:

    Did you resolve your issue?  I'm having the same problem right now.  I've got a new AR with a wylde chamber and it is SO picky!  My 5.56 chamber will eat everything I throw at it. 

    I did resized again all my prep brass, using Sinclair Shoulder bump gauge

    1.444-1.446 will chamber and extract without problem, 1.447 will chamber alright but a little hesitation when extracting. 1.448 will still chamber but has to mortar to extract the round. All of these chamber and extracting are done manually. I measured some factory rounds - Federal fusion, Winchester and some Hornady's, all the 3 brands register a shoulder of 1.444- 1.445. Hope this helps.

  11. 12 minutes ago, loaded605 said:

    You might have trouble with the rifle cycling reliably, depending on other setup on your rifle. I have a rifle length gas system on my 18" barrel. There isn't much barrel left after the gas port in this case. H335 burns faster and didn't build enough pressure. I use W748 or CFE223 for my 55 gr bullets in that rifle. Benchmark gave me the same problem.

    If you have a lightened BCG it would perhaps alleviate the issue I had.

    I figured this out while prairie dog hunting. My H335 and Benchmark loads quit cycling all the way after about 20-30 rounds. Manually cycled the action until I ran out of that ammo, about 150 rounds total. Stuck in a mag that had 748 and it returned to function.

    this is one of my concern, maybe Dan and Steve can mentioned their gas system, Thanks

    btw, using a standard BCM BCG and Vltor A5 system with 6.3oz buffer, although a have a reserved A5 buffer ( H0) 3.9oz. .

  12. I still have a couple of my old reloads using these components , (H335 powder, 55gr fmjbt) which was for my 14.5" bb, mid gas 1/7 twist, Rebarelled my rifle to a 18" 1/8twist with a rifle gas system. Maybe a slower powder would be more approriate? , any recommendation please. max of 300 yards shooting . thanks

    btw, also have a couple of 748 powders at hand.

  13. Yeah, that's the thing with Vortex got so many outside vendor, you dont know where or who made it, dont want to take the risk and pay a overprice from China, they also carry Bobro's mount which is great. So Dan you have this particular mount? Are they any good, its pricey though

  14. On 2017-01-03 at 10:05 AM, LoganbillJ said:

    Its not as bad as you think at the distances we commonly see. I plugged in the offset difference in Strelok and only had about a 2-5 yard shift across the board out to 600 yards. Honestly got me closer to my desired hold points on my reticle with my given load.

    LoganbillJ

    Still waiting for the my LGS to restock the ADM High mount, just curious if you find shooting Prone with the High Mount more challenging than the 1.50" common mount height. Thanks

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