Rabid 1,936 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 20/07/2021 at 00:28, ianm said: A few weeks ago i ordered a new .243. It had to be a Tikka T3X supervarmint. On Friday i got a call from the rfd to say it had arrived. After picking it up i sorted the trigger to my liking and fit a dayscope to enable some load developing. I already had a few homeloads from my last .243 and a box of 100grn federals plus a box and half of Hornady 58grn. I also loaded some 55grn nosler varmageddons with rl15 powder. Saturday i went to a local farm to run the rifle in and try a few different loads. I used the federals to run it in which consisted of cleaning the barrel first then firing a shot and cleaning again three times. I am quite pleased with the RL15 loads which grouped nicely even though i struggled at times to see the black cross on the board. I have bought some shoot and see targets for the zeroing session this week. Excellent choice, but what the heck is that mod ? Quote Link to post
Dervburner 2,548 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 20/07/2021 at 00:28, ianm said: A few weeks ago i ordered a new .243. It had to be a Tikka T3X supervarmint. On Friday i got a call from the rfd to say it had arrived. After picking it up i sorted the trigger to my liking and fit a dayscope to enable some load developing. I already had a few homeloads from my last .243 and a box of 100grn federals plus a box and half of Hornady 58grn. I also loaded some 55grn nosler varmageddons with rl15 powder. Saturday i went to a local farm to run the rifle in and try a few different loads. I used the federals to run it in which consisted of cleaning the barrel first then firing a shot and cleaning again three times. I am quite pleased with the RL15 loads which grouped nicely even though i struggled at times to see the black cross on the board. I have bought some shoot and see targets for the zeroing session this week. You missed......... Nice set up Ian 2 Quote Link to post
ianm 2,594 Posted July 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 4 hours ago, Rabid said: Excellent choice, but what the heck is that mod ? It’s a Dm80. Quote Link to post
KimE 487 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 22 hours ago, ianm said: I was offered a French rifle last year. It was from 1939, never fired and only dropped once! Strange did the Germans melt down the british weapons after Dunkirk and leave the french? Quote Link to post
shovel leaner 7,648 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 hour ago, KimE said: Strange did the Germans melt down the british weapons after Dunkirk and leave the french? We have a saying in England “ people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones “ ,( google it KimE) . Sweden remained neutral, ignored the moral issues and played both sides for profit , having said that when Sweden could see which way the war was going in 1945 , bravely allowed the allies to use its airbases, thanks for that . 2 1 Quote Link to post
ianm 2,594 Posted July 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 3 hours ago, shovel leaner said: We have a saying in England “ people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones “ ,( google it KimE) . Sweden remained neutral, ignored the moral issues and played both sides for profit , having said that when Sweden could see which way the war was going in 1945 , bravely allowed the allies to use its airbases, thanks for that . Well said sir! In other words "nobody likes an arsehole" 2 Quote Link to post
KimE 487 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Yes we made some strange things to call us neutral, sending 1/3 of our our fighter wings to Finland with voluteer Swedish military pilots, Allowing a recruitment office for Finland in Stockholm. Allowing German troup transport through Sweden, exporting steel to Germany. Training a Norwegian militarypolice during the occupation. Sharing intelligence to the allies. Setting up a Finnish signal intelligence station with Finnish personel in Sweden together with their saved arcive from Finland. Repairing American bombers to send them back to UK to continue the bombing of Germany. Quote Link to post
shovel leaner 7,648 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 hours ago, KimE said: Yes we made some strange things to call us neutral, sending 1/3 of our our fighter wings to Finland with voluteer Swedish military pilots, Allowing a recruitment office for Finland in Stockholm. Allowing German troup transport through Sweden, exporting steel to Germany. Training a Norwegian militarypolice during the occupation. Sharing intelligence to the allies. Setting up a Finnish signal intelligence station with Finnish personel in Sweden together with their saved arcive from Finland. Repairing American bombers to send them back to UK to continue the bombing of Germany. The Swedes did what they had to do to survive. Same as our expeditionary force that evacuated Dunkirk . 2 Quote Link to post
BenBhoy 4,706 Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Christened it yet Ian?? Quote Link to post
ianm 2,594 Posted July 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 7 hours ago, BenBhoy said: Christened it yet Ian?? No the weather hasn't been brilliant this week so i haven't even zeroed it properly. I am out later with the 204 to try to catch up with a fox that sometimes turns up and sometimes doesn't. 1 Quote Link to post
BenBhoy 4,706 Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 2 hours ago, ianm said: No the weather hasn't been brilliant this week so i haven't even zeroed it properly. I am out later with the 204 to try to catch up with a fox that sometimes turns up and sometimes doesn't. Good luck Quote Link to post
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