rained all day here today and I felt a tiny bit ambitious. I put an octagon on a couple of old Rail gun barrels.
One full the other half. I'll mount these on actions and try them out. Should be great for a varmit rifle.
Or just to blow out brass for the 243 Ackley.      I got a little carried away with the TOOL purchases after I started shooting Benchrest as you can see.
  Regards   Randy

Well it's not a 6BR but it is an  8-twist.  Shot my .243 Ackley at 300 yds this morning and was pleasantly surprised. Load data is on the target, high shot was a tight chambering case (for those that don't size their cases down enough and wrestle with the gun!!) Gun is one of my own creations , MacLennan barrel,
Jewel 2 oz (with safety) 16X Weaver T series (older steel tube model) Sometimes it doesn't make sense why a paticular load (70 gr bullet) will shoot so well . Every barrel is a rule onto itself .

Here are a few pics of a Walnut Box  Bill just finished.
 Thought you guys might like to see it.

Most guys I've seen and myself included don't bother with a scale at the range when a match is going on.
You will hear lots of guys talking about 50 clicks or 52 clicks or whatever their measure uses. We use precision powder measures (Harrell, Jones, Culver style, etc) loads can be weighed at home and then fine tuned at the range on the day. (up or down a few clicks) though a lot of these small electronic scales are showing up lately re MTM  Hornady etc.  you would have a very hard time proving to most that .2 tenths of a grain makes a viable differance on the target ina PPC or BR size case. And when you are talking larger cases than that then a bigger differance will be tolerated. Say .5 grains in a .308 case. Its nice to have it nailed down and I suppose it will raise your confidance level but reality says the condition plays the biggest variable so .2 tenths means more in your mind than on the target.
 Randy

Where you guys getting the 8208 nothing around the Durham Region here in Ontario yet??

Randy the barels on your rifles, what weight barrels are those?  What is the muzzle diameter on the barrels?

They look small like what I have been shooting.

Calvin

They are all MacLennan LV contour close to 5lbs 2 oz at 22 inches .they are about .920 at the muzzle.
The bench guns are all right on 10.5 lbs LV class

Brent   My .02 cents for what they are worth.
 3 and 4 lug actions generally require more force on the bolt handle to open and cock this translates into more movement of the gun in the bags. (your cocking cam must be steeper to handle this in 60 or 45 degs thus the extra force reqired) Bit of a concern when you are trying to shoot fast ie running a condition.The high-power crowd (belly floppers!!) move their guns around so much it doesn't seem to affect them the same way. There are fewer 3 and 4 lug actions in short range benchrest.
 Randy

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I play with cast bullet stuff too. Is that a .40 or a .45 Those rifles are relatively hard to come by, don't be in a huge hurry to let it go. What are you going to make with Vic's action?? I am redoing a Ruger #1 in either 45-70 or 45-120 as soon as my barrel comes through. I have a Uberti Highwall 45-70 and a Pedrosoli Sharps that shoots really well. So far I have remained somewhat a traditionalist when it comes to the sights on the 45's shooting irons but the Ruger will wear glass.