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Hombre0321
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I have a thread posted were i speak to my problems in trying to purchase some "Custom" bullets for my 30BR. The only bullets I was able to find were some Bergers and they shot pretty well really. However I wantd to try some of the custom bullets in this new to me rifle.
I came to this 30BR because I was looking for an action to build a back up rifle for my Mid-Range and hopefully long range shooting. As luck would have it the rifle I bought was in 30BR, so since I had it and before I sent it off to be rebarreled and restocked I wanted to at least hear it go Bang a time or two. I had struck out complettly in trying to even contact any of the bullet folks. So in my post one of the fellow members here "Caroby" sent me a message and advised me to contact a third member " MR Turner" as he was making some custom bullets. I got ahold Of Micheal and we had a very good conversation and he sent me some of his 9 ogive .308 118 grain bullets.
I got them on Saturday loaded 40 of them and headed to the range. While I realize the 30BR is a close up 100 and 200 yard cartridge, I have very little interest in that close up shooting so I shot them at 400 yards.
These bullets were the cats butt. I started off getting sight settings on a gong at 400 yds. I fired 4 to foul the barrel and to see were I was. I then shot the two paper targets I had put up. There was a lot of mirage, temps were in the high 90's and broke a hundred before I was done, there was not a cloud in the sky so the mirages would not let me see any bullet holes at 400. When I went down to look the gong which had rung at every shot had only one big smear on it so meassuring was out of the question. The two paper targets were a real surprise to me. Shooting Michaels 9 ogive bullet in "NO" wind but tons of mirage the groups were for five shots each 1st target 13/16ths Vertical X 5/8ths, the second target was 3/16ths vert X 7/8ths of an inch.
For me and this Farley Actioned rifle this is pretty darn good results. I have a club shoot in a couple of weeks at 500 yds, my plans are to shoot this 30br at that distance and with Michael Turners excellent Bullets. Thanks Michael !!!!
Roland
I came to this 30BR because I was looking for an action to build a back up rifle for my Mid-Range and hopefully long range shooting. As luck would have it the rifle I bought was in 30BR, so since I had it and before I sent it off to be rebarreled and restocked I wanted to at least hear it go Bang a time or two. I had struck out complettly in trying to even contact any of the bullet folks. So in my post one of the fellow members here "Caroby" sent me a message and advised me to contact a third member " MR Turner" as he was making some custom bullets. I got ahold Of Micheal and we had a very good conversation and he sent me some of his 9 ogive .308 118 grain bullets.
I got them on Saturday loaded 40 of them and headed to the range. While I realize the 30BR is a close up 100 and 200 yard cartridge, I have very little interest in that close up shooting so I shot them at 400 yards.
These bullets were the cats butt. I started off getting sight settings on a gong at 400 yds. I fired 4 to foul the barrel and to see were I was. I then shot the two paper targets I had put up. There was a lot of mirage, temps were in the high 90's and broke a hundred before I was done, there was not a cloud in the sky so the mirages would not let me see any bullet holes at 400. When I went down to look the gong which had rung at every shot had only one big smear on it so meassuring was out of the question. The two paper targets were a real surprise to me. Shooting Michaels 9 ogive bullet in "NO" wind but tons of mirage the groups were for five shots each 1st target 13/16ths Vertical X 5/8ths, the second target was 3/16ths vert X 7/8ths of an inch.
For me and this Farley Actioned rifle this is pretty darn good results. I have a club shoot in a couple of weeks at 500 yds, my plans are to shoot this 30br at that distance and with Michael Turners excellent Bullets. Thanks Michael !!!!
Roland
