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Mirage boards/indicators are actually mandatory at any Australian registered benchrest match. Since we rarely seem to shoot a match down here where there is no mirage (except maybe in the cold months), they are a very handy thing to have.

The last bit is easy...it hasn't been imported into Australia in maybe 30 years! I shot a lot of it many years ago (in the PPC) and found it to be an excellent powder. About 29.4gns was the load from memory. Brendan Atkinson

Good on you Tom. We met at the WBC in Phoenix in 1997; I was a member of the Australian Team, but you would not remember me. There are shoots that require the utmost attention and concentration, but we should never lose sight of the fact that if we are not really enjoying something than why are...

Agree with that one, mate. I have two Leupold 36x of approximately 1982 vintage that the late Peter Callan organised for me. They have both been back for a factory service once, and have never given a scrap of trouble since. Brendan Atkinson

Just so that you can compare...... Benchrest grade primers in Australia will set you back around $65.00 AUD per thousand, or around $9.50/100 if you buy just one packet. They seem to be readily available again over here.

If you have access to a bore scope, have a look inside any rimfire barrel that has done a couple of thousand rounds. At the 6 o'clock position you will notice that there is a frosted line that extends down the barrel. As the barrel has more rounds through it, it gets progressively worse. Now, as...

I have two rimfire benchrest rifles, both with Lilja stainless match barrels in them. The older one has done around 3500 rounds, and through a bore scope I can see the frosted line extending at the 6 o'clock point in the barrel. It still shoots very well. The other barrel has done around 500...

It would not fit with this trigger. I eventually drilled and tapped a hole and put a brass bolt stop in there.

An average sporter barrel weighs in between three and a half pounds to just under four - depending upon the action and stock of course. Some shooters use the older type D series Leupold (or Weaver) scopes to allow for more meat in the barrel. They shoot remarkably well, and give us a true...

I have to agree with that Dennis. I had Rem 700 action on my silhouette rifle and I fitted a Shilen trigger - hence no bolt stop. I soon found out that there are two types of people who have no bolt stop...those who have dropped their bolt in the dirt and those who are going to!

Yeah, believe it or not there is some talent Down Under.

Iceberg? It's 40 deg C here today (about 103F, I think). In between the drop bears, bunyips and kangaroos invading the streets we don't have time or room for icebergs.

These are the wind indicators used by the Australian Team at the WBC in South Africa 2009. I think that our results using these 'flags' speak for themselves.

Gee, that's a bit stiff!!!!!!

G'day Vince, If you have been shooting the 36x then I would recommend you go for the 40x. I have shot a borrowed 50x March, and quite frankly it was good, but the mirage on the day defeated me. In clear conditions the 50x is great, but we have a lot of mirage in Australia, and in South Africa...

Well I am glad that someone has made the comment about VV133 not metering consistently. I noticed this some time back, and put it down to static in my measure. I could throw seven or eight charges almost identical in weight and then there would be a 'roughy'. We had the same trouble in South...

Interesting point Peter. We can get Eliminator here in Australia, and in my experience it is a good product. What made me laugh though, was the numbers of shooters who claimed they were still getting blue patches out of their barrels long after 'other solvents' had given up. Of course they were...

My sympathies to you. Unfortunately in Australia, the limp dick politicians we have here will not uphold the death penalty for capital crimes no matter how gross. My firm belief is that the death penalty prevents repeat offenders.

Well, it is no secret that the Australian A team in South Africa were weighing each charge. Perhaps the results speak for themselves. We found that the local powder (S335), apart from being possibly the dirtiest powder that I have ever used, had a tendency to cause some erratic charges. I am...

Much was said about the winning team at the World Finals using Marches, but remember, the World Champion, Gene Bukys, used a Frozen 45x Leupold on his own external adjustable TSI Mount. Check out his overall aggs compared to just about everybody elses. Sort of speaks for its self.......jackie...