searching for the second of angle rifle
That means the measurement center to center has to start with a .0, such as .099. This all started when i got a computer benchrest game. It seems pretty simple, build a 6 ppc, watch the wind flags and bang out bug hole groups. I found i could do it pretty easy, in cyber space anyway. So i started looking for a real ppc. I found one, a sleeved remmy that had everything from a jewel trigger to a sako extractor. Only problem was the guy said the barrel was shot out. Okay, i asked, since he was a benchrest gunsmith, did he have a barrel that would fit the action. He said the only thing he had was a .262 neck, 1.350 in diameter, 14 twist and 20 inches long hart "hummer" barrel that came off a rail gun, but he was having a hard time selling it because it was to heavy and would put the rifle over the weight limit. Well i hated to hear that. Crows and groundhogs might call foul, but they would be the only ones, lol. I told him to put it together, install a vias brake and ship it out. It arrived a few weeks later and i could hardly wait to shoot it. He sent dies, brass and a box of 68 gr. barts ultra 6mm bullets. I had some ramshot tac powder so i decided to start there. The first group was amazing, a .122, very close, not bad for the first try. A little tweaking and a no wind day and i got it into the .080`s. All i can say is this thing shoots! My best 5 shot has been a .059, that means the hole is smaller than just one round from a 30-06! And i stuck a .020 3 round that i just could`nt bring myself to put 2 more shots down range. The rifle is unreal, you can shoot it free recoil and see the bullet impact through the scope. It weighs just over 15 lbs, and has less recoil than a 22lr. I have found a little gust of wind will just ruin your day, and knock a group out into *gasp* the .2`s, lol. Anyway the search has been a successful one, and i have gained a lot of respect for the little 6 ppc along the way.
Last edited by HPBTMTCH; 01-10-2007 at 12:32 AM.
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