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Post by Lee Martin on Dec 22, 2016 18:24:18 GMT -5
fine job lee!! have you thought about crossing over into the mid/long range game? I have. In time I'll compete in 1,000 yard 50 BMG with this:  -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by Lee Martin on Dec 22, 2016 18:27:52 GMT -5
I just finished my 7th lot of bullets last night. That brings the 2016 total to 7,000. My goal was 10,000 but seven lots gave me plenty of lever pulling experience.  This article consolidates the steps spread throughout this thread. Maybe one or two of you will take the plunge and find is useful: www.singleactions.com/BulletSwaging.html-Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by ProGun on Dec 22, 2016 21:09:16 GMT -5
Have you any 1000 yd groups with that monstrosity to share?
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Post by cmillard on Dec 23, 2016 9:42:13 GMT -5
fine looking bullets lee. gonna sell them on the side, the benchrest community is always in need of more fine bullet makers
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Post by Lee Martin on Jan 3, 2017 20:45:49 GMT -5
Have you any 1000 yd groups with that monstrosity to share? Haven't shot it at 1,000 yet. Hope to change that in 2017. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by Lee Martin on Jan 3, 2017 20:49:12 GMT -5
Trigger Maintenance _____________________________________ Bore guides are wonderful cleaning aids. They spare the rifling from unnecessary abrasion and minimize dirt deposits in the action. But it is inevitable some solvent and grime will get into your trigger. And that kills precision as quick as a burned barrel. Fire control is absolutely critical in benchrest shooting. How the sear breaks shot-to-shot cannot deviate. If it does, firing pin strike can be slowed by drag and/or premature return up-force on the sear itself. Either will alter the harmonics proceeding ignition. When barrel #2 went into the action, I carefully cleaned the Bix'N Andy trigger. 500+ shots later, I stuck a bullet in the rifling and dumped powder in the receiver. Fine granule LT-32 almost certainly got into the trigger. I pulled it and want to illustrate why routine maintenance is a must. The trigger was removed from the action. We set the rifle up so only the back two pillar bolts are undone. That releases the trigger guard and stock insert. The front pillar bolt still holds the action firmly against the bedding. Using a long t-handle allen wrench, the hanger assembly is dropped. Here’s what the Bix'N Andy looked like. Nice and pretty, right?  The side plate is held in place by four screws. These things are so precisely fit however, jack screws on the back are used to pop it. After lifting the cover, this is what I found:  This rifle is cleaned every 15 – 20 shots. Frequency notwithstanding, I’m careful with my bore guide and technique. What you see above can, and probably will, happen with any unattended to trigger.  Each part is removed and sprayed with brake cleaner. You’ll hear guys talk about lighter fluid on Jewell Competitions. It works but has some lubricity which can leave dust trapping film. Brake cleaner followed by compressed air drying is better. The trigger body after cleaning:  Be sure everything is bone dry before reassembling. These are meant to be run without lubrication. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by paulg on Jan 3, 2017 21:05:35 GMT -5
Big difference! What is the gunk in the trigger? Looks like lube. Amazes me the precision required in these bullet delivery devices aka benchrest rifles, to be competitive. I know I wouldn't have the patience nor attention span to enjoy participating in this sport. But I do enjoy reading about it. Guess I'm weird or something.
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Post by Lee Martin on Jan 3, 2017 22:57:18 GMT -5
Paul - what you see is dried cleaning solvent. Specifically Butch's Bore Shine, Kroil, and trace amounts of Iosso. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by cherokeetracker on Jan 3, 2017 23:00:30 GMT -5
You have got me a little nervous and concerned. I now want to tear down my few rifles and have a look see.
Charles
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Post by Lee Martin on Jan 25, 2017 20:15:27 GMT -5
Bolt Wrench ____________________________ Here’s a tool I use a lot but neglected to mention. It is a homemade wrench that cocks and uncocks the bolt outside of the action. This allows me to periodically check firing pin protrusion with the gauge shown below.  Simply remove the bolt, slide the wrench over the cocking piece, and rotate to the cocked or un-cocked position.  -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by Lee Martin on Feb 16, 2017 21:06:50 GMT -5
Match #7 - 200 Yard VFS, Winter League Round 3 _____________________________________________ Leg three of 200 yard winter league VFS - the gun and the load were on all day. Shooter error on the last two shots ruined a clean 250 score. As you’ll see below, I was in the 10 ring for record targets 1 – 4. The fifth started under stiffer wind, though it was still manageable. I hit the 10 ring on the first three bulls and moved to the fourth. Just as I touched the trigger, I felt breeze on my face. Sure enough, the bullet dropped under the mothball by a hair. Whereas experienced shooters probably would’ve caught the far flags pointed in, I didn’t. On the last bull I thought the wind subsided. I almost held 12 o’clock just in case, but went center POA. As with #4, it missed the 6 o’clock edge by a similar amount. Those last two pulls dropped me four places in the standings. But I’d rather lose points for something I can pin on the shooter. That beats second guessing the gun or load any day.  -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by cmillard on Feb 17, 2017 18:52:21 GMT -5
nice shooting lee.
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Post by Markbo on Feb 26, 2017 12:44:38 GMT -5
Lee can you post a pic of on of the targets - shot or not. Just would like an idea of the sizes
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Post by Lee Martin on Feb 28, 2017 19:43:52 GMT -5
Lee can you post a pic of on of the targets - shot or not. Just would like an idea of the sizes This is a 200 yard VFS target. The dot we're trying to hit in the middle is 0.125".  -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by paulg on Mar 1, 2017 6:17:05 GMT -5
.125"! Wow! And what has to happen to put more than one round through that dot?
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