Here are final pics of build and 3, 5 round targets, 1st sk red, 2nd sk lr gold, 3rd center -x, shot off bipod and not real sturdy portable bench
Need to keep searching for the right ammo. A good 22 should put 10 into one hole like this group.
this is 10 shots at 50 yards
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Does the Lapua test center also test SK lots for you or are you on your own?I sent my 1st V-22 out to the Lapua test center in Az. This one has a Kreiger bbl that I did the work on; chamber was cut with a PTG EPS reamer. It didn't care for any of the lots of Midas +, but did shoot really well with a couple of lots of Center-X. Picked what looked to be the best of those two, and ordered in a couple of cases of it. Also tested samples of five lots of SK Std+ & SK LR Match here at home, and wound up buying a case of each (wish I'd have bought two cases of the good lot of SK Std+). I'd finally managed to convince a sales person at Grafs that there was a good reason for me being 'picky' when it came to buying a specific lot of SK Rifle Match, and wound up getting two cases of the best lot of it that I'd found in the process of testing at least a dozen lots. I'd done the same with Lapua Center-X - and when I did find a lot of it that shot really well, I was a bit late to the party, and couldn't find any more of that lot at any of the places I tried. That's when I decided to send the bbl'd action to the test center. I don't really mind testing myself, but it's frustrating to order in samples, then get so busy with farm work that I don't have time to shoot them, and/or to have the time to test when conditions are conducive to accurate shooting. It sucks to spend the money on the lot samples, then finally get the time to shoot when conditions are good, then find a lot that you'd happily invest a couple of thousand in, only to find that a large number of shooters have already discovered how good that lot is, and have bought up all remaining cases of it. And honestly, there are days when I'm just not shooting good enough to do justice to the rifle or ammo - that's when I really, really wish I lived within easy driving distance of one of the Lapua test centers. I am within a 4.5-5hr drive from the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs - I believe Eley tests there a few times per year. Would like to go out just to see if that's a viable route to come up with some good ammo, but I'm not sure just how well my V-22s feed the flatnose EPS-style ammo. Maybe when I get the V-22S action & get it barreled & stocked, the dad-burned COVID-19 panic will be done with, and I'll be able to get out to the Springs with a few rifles to test...
you can have your "supplier" send some for them to test, but they don't keep any on hand.. so if you buy a couple of bricks you can get it tested on in the tunnel.. but really, i think that i would just do it myself.. we have an indoor range some of can use to test inUnless things have changed, they don't test SK ammo. I specifically asked before I sent my bbl'd action in, and that's the answer I got.
