New to guns, my thread for rambling and posting pics!

[Fozzy]

Went shopping today.. Went in and saw Kim at Target Solutions. Who I would highly recommend.

Purchased a .22 Marlin XT with a Burris Scope and a Tikka T3 Varmint .223 in 1:8 twist Havent decided on the glass for it yet but have a budget of around 1k for it.

Decided to wait on the 308 for a bit and decide what I want.

[Lorgar]

For less than $1k I can tell you I love my 4.5-30x Bushnell.

(In my signature)

[headspace]

.223 and .308 will cover all bases mate.

Welcome to the forum.

I'd suggest the 308 in a sporter weight and the 223 in varmint. I prefer the Leopold glass but that's just a preference from me.

[VICHunter]

I'd suggest the 308 in a sporter weight and the 223 in varmint.

Same from me.

Varmint weight in the .308 will be a pain in the ass IMO.

[Fozzy]

So... Im still stuck on Optics decisions..

Leaning towards Vortex at this stage as my LGS deals in them which makes it easier with warranty etc.. They also come highly recommended by my friends that I shoot with.. This will be going on the .223 Varmint.. Mainly used for in the ute and at night. Budget is up to 1k.

Leaning towards the following
Dead Hold BDC recticle
30mm Tube
Capped Turrets
Anywhere between 3-24ish magnification

This leaves me with the

Viper
Viper HS
Viper HS LR
Diamondback HP (1 inch tube)

I guess what I am looking for is reviews on those particular scopes if anyone is using them and even better using them as I described as above and their thoughts on the same.

Not going to lie though.. I still like the idea of a leupold..

Thanks Again

[Mark TAC]

^^^ buy online!

Nice to use the LGS but money talks.......... 4scopes.com or opticsplanet.

[Fozzy]

Would rather support my chosen LGS.. Its nice to be able to walk into a shop and talk to someone if I have an issue or if its damaged out of the box etc.

Reality of it is you still need to buy ammo and things like that..

If you find a good LGS and develop a good relationship with them you might spend a bit more on some things but the more loyalty you develop means it works out in the long run.. In my experience anyway.

[Lorgar]

If you find a good LGS and develop a good relationship with them you might spend a bit more on some things but the more loyalty you develop means it works out in the long run.. In my experience anyway.

I was lucky to build up a relationship with one of the guys at my local.

My .308 Ruger took me aaages to find the right load for it. It shot good when I found it, but it was a real pain in the ass getting there.

I got my 7mm-08 recently and the guy gave me his load data as he shoots the same. Loaded up my first batch of ammo and was shooting 0.4 MOA.

Happy as

[Old Fart]

Dead Hold BDC recticle

Those Dead Hold reticles hardly ever seem to like up with expectations in my experience. Too many variables with ammo...

Dead Hold, DOA 600, whatever the particular brand call their version.

You get a feel for distances and compensating for drop with experience. Not to mention with hunting if you're two or three inches off with estimating drop you're still going to hit your target. For all the fuss people make over it it's not really an exact science.

With a simple cross-hair reticle, there's nothing wrong with Leupold if that's what you like...

[Fozzy]

Ended up buying this for the .223 today

http://www.vortexoptics.com/product/vor ... oa-reticle

Hopefully a good choice!

[creet]

+1 for the Viper

I've had mine for a while and love it.

[butiwanna]

Another +1 from me.

Works a treat

[Fozzy]

So they are finally in my hot little hands. Thanks for everyones help!

Tikka T3 Varmint in .223 1:8 twist Scope is a Vortex Viper HS 2.5-10x44 mounted on EGW 0 MOA rail and EGW Tacticool Rings

Marlin XT22 .22 Scope is a Burris Rimfire 3-9x40 mounted on cheap rings.

[Chronos]

Looks the goods mate

The tikka 1:8" twist will be a great shooter, particularly when you get to reload for it. Mine liked the 69gr nosler custom comps over a mild load of ADI BM2

Good choice of glass too

Chronos

[RDobber]

Awww yeah Fozzy

Go the Tikka.

[Fozzy]

This bad boy arrived today..



Only ordered it on the 18th of june and used the cheapest shipping method. 6 working days! I cant even get stuff ex east that quick! Props to they guys at www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com they alos responded to my emails super quick and included the free lemishine!

[Norton]

I'm getting left behind with these tumblers

I think I'm the only bloke on here not using a stainless tumbler

[Chronos]

I'm getting left behind with these tumblers

I think I'm the only bloke on here not using a stainless tumbler

err, no you're not.......and my brass is still shiney

Chronos

[Hardcast]

I think you've done well there Fozzy,

The little Marlins shoot well apparently, The Tikka will most definatly shoot well, so well, I think you will end up with another one.

Have fun.

[bigfellascott]

I'm getting left behind with these tumblers

I think I'm the only bloke on here not using a stainless tumbler

Nop ya not the only one, I don't even bother with the cleaning of my brass much (occasionally put it through one of those Aldi Ultrasonic cleaners) I generally just give em a quick wipe over and reload em.

I honestly can't be bothered with all that airy fairly case prep stuff, I only shoot fur and they all seem to fall over whether I've done that sorta stuff or not so I don't bother with it much anymore.

[Warrigul]

I'm getting left behind with these tumblers

I think I'm the only bloke on here not using a stainless tumbler

Nop ya not the only one, I don't even bother with the cleaning of my brass much (occasionally put it through one of those Aldi Ultrasonic cleaners) I generally just give em a quick wipe over and reload em.

I honestly can't be bothered with all that airy fairly case prep stuff, I only shoot fur and they all seem to fall over whether I've done that sorta stuff or not so I don't bother with it much anymore.

I'll occaisonally give them a spin with some steel wool, even with comp they only get a clean if they really need it. Like you I am more concerned with what they do not what they look like and if there is no performance benefit I just can't be bothered wasting time.

[Fozzy]

I need to tumble my 9mm as it usually gets pretty s**ty,, I dont think it makes a difference to how I shoot or anything like that but this is an easy way to clean them inside and out im not saying its for everyone and Im sure there is other schools of thought on it. I saw this as a quick easy way to clean 500 pieces of brass and know its done right. I shoot about 1000 9mm a week so the easier it is to clean up after myself the better

[bigfellascott]

I'm getting left behind with these tumblers

I think I'm the only bloke on here not using a stainless tumbler

Nop ya not the only one, I don't even bother with the cleaning of my brass much (occasionally put it through one of those Aldi Ultrasonic cleaners) I generally just give em a quick wipe over and reload em.

I honestly can't be bothered with all that airy fairly case prep stuff, I only shoot fur and they all seem to fall over whether I've done that sorta stuff or not so I don't bother with it much anymore.

I'll occaisonally give them a spin with some steel wool, even with comp they only get a clean if they really need it. Like you I am more concerned with what they do not what they look like and if there is no performance benefit I just can't be bothered wasting time.

Yeah I will either use Steel Wool or those Scotch Brite Pads - they do a good enough job for my needs, if I was reloading 100's in a session well then I may well give em a clean in a Ultra sonic or Tumbler of some sort - I only really shoot foxes these days so I'm not chewing through a heap of ammo anymore (thank god I'm not real fussed on reloading either anymore)!

[Fozzy]

Some of my range brass after 1 hour in the new tumbler

[MeccaOz]

Yep no worries wasnt aimed at anyone so to speak just saying...

Yeah no worries

Main reason for the .22 combo is for the missus to have something to learn to shoot with and bust bunnies with without annoying everyone.

On the subject of the misses.

I shoot with my GF and used to have a .308 (she had a .243).

I was shooting 150gr loads in my .308 and the recoil was just too much for her and didn't enjoy shooting it.

A little while ago I switch to a 7mm-08 instead of the .308. I used 140gr bullets for game hunting and 120gr for varmints and punching paper.

She can shoot the 120gr load all day no problem (she's only small, about 60kg).

Just a thought for your hunting rifle if you'd like something she can regularly use too.

Good shooting.

Great reason to get a 416 Rigby me thinks

[Walt68]

Savage are currently offering combo packages with scopes, hard to beat Savage out of the box accuracy .

[Norton]

Great reason to get a 416 Rigby me thinks

Any reason's a good one

[Fozzy]

For those interested in the tumbler Extreme Tumblers Rebel 17 tumbler (for search purposes) I did 5000 rounds of 9mm brass today and had it running constantly for basically 10 hours only stopping to change the brass over. It performed flawlesly with no complaints the motor got warm but you could comfortably put your hand on it and leave it there..

Overall I love it.. Now to work out a way to stop losing the bloody stainless pins!

PS.. Sexy Brass

[sarki]

[Fozzy]

Tikka is finished for now.. Added a Sling and Bipod



Also bought a torch for the .22 for night time fox/bunny busting. Came with a Pressure Switch which I have taped into place until I work out if I like it.