90 VLD Sanity Check

[Jeff Porter]

This is for sling shooting although it would not take much to make it an FTR rig.

 

[Jeff Porter]

This is the rifle I have the 90’s worked up for.

 

[1911mag]

Very nice!

 

[mgdietrich]

Less is more with 90VLD’s for me, these low 2800 nodes seem to be the way. 2820-40. Otherwise plan to buy brass often.

 

[Jeff Porter]

That's a good looking rifle. The bipod's a wee bit small for F-TR, though.

How about a Warne Skyline bipod ? Is that better than the prone rest ?

 

[Bottom Fodder]

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This is the rifle I have the 90’s worked up for.

Is that sight set up peep on peep or peep on post

 

[Jeff Porter]

Is that sight set up peep on peep or peep on post

Rear is a Warner #1 with adjustable rear aperture diopter ( circle) . Front is a 30mm Centra on a Riles mount with adjustable iris and a 0.5 diopter lens. Circle. My sight picture is circle circle circle dot .

 

[liseo]

About the loose primer pocket, I discovered by chance, when trying to recover some 223 cases that had a dilated base, that if you pass the case through a die that calibrates the case's base to measure around .373", the primer pocket is tight again.
I don't know if it's right or wrong, but for my use it has worked to my satisfaction.( Fclass 300 m)

 

[Jeff Porter]

That was a joke because you said it wouldn't take much to turn it into an FTR rig. I knew what it was.

Right there with you -

 

[Jeff Porter]

Since 23.9 and 24.1 both shot well last time out I thought I would test 24.0 at the same 0.035” Jump. Seems to still work ok. Time to load up a bunch and go shoot a few midrange and long range matches.

 

[urbanrifleman]

About the loose primer pocket, I discovered by chance, when trying to recover some 223 cases that had a dilated base, that if you pass the case through a die that calibrates the case's base to measure around .373", the primer pocket is tight again.
I don't know if it's right or wrong, but for my use it has worked to my satisfaction.( Fclass 300 m)

What die is that?

 

[liseo]

What die is that?

I did it myself.
I use a pin to push the case through the die

 

[urbanrifleman]

I did it myself.
I use a pin to push the case through the die

So it was like a ring die?