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As most of you know both FATBOY404 and myself have our rifles built by Tony Small (AFRO408) Nickal Traditional Gunsmiths http://nickalguns.net/ useing Lothar Walther barrels. While these rifles are very nice to look at both Neale and I use these rifles. They are not safe queens and must perform.

Well it's bragging time. Today in 35 C (95 F) heat, supported off a bipod at a lazered (Leica 900) 249 yards, I put three rounds into a lovely Right Isosceles Trangle measuring 1.105" on one of my printed targets.

I have been shooting my 7x57 in preparation for a red Deer shoot in NZ this April. With 521 rounds through the barrel I have been learning and practising the fall of shot at different ranges. I use empty 750g round tins of Milo which have a 5" circular base. I lay these down at different ranges and practise hitting them.

The MAGIC recipe:

Norma unfired brass,
Remington 9 1/2 primers
(I tried Remington 9 1/2 and Federal 210 primers and in my rifle the 9 1/2's gave better accuracy.)
OAL 3.070"
40 grains of 2208/Varget
Sierra 140 SptBt's.
Average Velocity 2,499 fps

Now if I can get the temperature in NZ up to 35 deg I'll be right. Well done and Thx AFRO.

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Edited by tophet1 (21/02/11 06:32 PM)

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