bigfellascott wrote:Gaznazdiak wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Mick my question would be is it really worth spending the better part of 1K to lob heavier pills or just keep lobbing the lighter ones and spend the 1K on another rifle in a cal that can handle lobbing the heavier pills - best of both worlds then?
G'day Scott,
Yes mate, that would seem the best way. Perhaps the new 26" Howa barrelled action in manbun for $700. It would drop straight into the XLR chassis.
My inner 7yo is putting on a tantrum wanting to do it, but the tiny part of me that is adult has put the foot down and common sense prevailed once I totalled up the extras with all new brass, pills dies, shell holders etc etc etc.
I've just looked at the ADI load data for the Roo Max I just bought, not much wriggle room with min at 21gn and max at 22 of 2206H
Sounds like ya got it worked out Mick, there's a lot of "hidden" costs people neglect to take into account when it comes to these sorts of decision. May I ask what the purpose was for the new direction re new barrel and heavier pills?
As SCJ suggested mate, it throws 50gn Nosler BT Varmint very well, but it's windy as buggery here most of the year and I'm piss poor at windage, the Nosler 70gn RDF and Berger 70gn VLD are both far better in the conditions here but have to be loaded to the max to get accuracy, which badly craters primers.
That was Remington primers, I have some CCI BR4 now, that I've been assured are a thicker wall, so I will give a couple of them a try before throwing the baby out with the bath water.
I'm only shooting rabbits, usually no further than 200, but in 40 to 50kph gusty, swirling crosswinds that can be too far for the combination of the 50s and my lack of windage judgement.
Perhaps the Roo Max will be a happy medium.