I see the Seib's made it to the Cactus. They are now a match ahead of us! Lots of teen aggs. in the L.V. 100 shot in the AM.There are 2 posts on Benchrest .com with some good pictures as well as the results from yesterday.

I did an interesting test with my rail gun last summer, using different powders. All tests were with the same bullet, primer, and case. All test loads were thrown on a Harrells measure, not weighed. Powders were H322 extreme, Benchmark, and S322. All were done with no change to seating depth.
Benchmark - I never got a group that didn't have some vertical in it. I went from 47 cl. to 49.3 cl. and the best was a 1/2 bullet vertical. Now if that was the best powder I would have played with seating depth from there and likely found a tune. But that was the only one close changin 1/2 clicks on the measure.  If I did find a seating depth that worked it would be like balancing razor blades ( as Mike Ratigan calls it).
H322 showed the normal tune window with a second node 1 to 1/2 clicks higher.Not bad and I have used 322 long enough to be able to keep it in tune. But then I had to try the S322 that I had 8 pounds of. Started at 49 cl. and went in 1/2 click intervals to 51 cl. before I got anything that had any vertical. That means almost a full grain of powder variation is staying in tune and hitting in the same spot on the target! The cheapest scale or measure out there probably would be accurate enough to make everyone in benchrest rush out and by the latest great deal on a cheap loading tool.
Now this is a nice problem to have, but as with any great component, will eventually leave you with salty soup. (crying in your soup for you Calvin).
You hear about it all the time, someone gets a few pounds of a powder or a few hundred bullets (that are no longer made or available) and there is nothing like it. I bought this powder from a former bench shooter who gave me a deal because it was faster than the previous lot and nobody liked it. I don't even know the lot number as they bought a bunch of it in bulk and divided it up into used 8 pound jugs.  I am only guessing when I say S322, but it is black and came after GI322 so is likely the Scottish made powder. I have enough of the same components to shoot one big match this year. It is locked up in a safe place and will be given a grand fairwell party in Kansas City next fall. What better place to use up a great Hodgdon powder than at a range within a few miles of where it originated? And yes Calvin as soon as the unlimited shoot at the Nationals is over all Canadians can watch me eat a bowl of very salty soup!

I just buy it on my Visa and figure out how to pay it off later. Can't take it with you so no point trying to hang on to it. I just hope when I retire the government can keep me in the bench rest style to which I have become accustomed to!

Got mine from Higginson. Needed some 4895 and varget. I like the fact that over 21 pounds he pays the shipping. The case is definatly going to be full when you use it. Looking at getting a 12 inch drop tube. I need to slow down with my measure anyway as I found out the hard way last year!
30.2 gr. is half way up the neck and it looks like the guys in the States are getting pretty good groups at over 31 gr. Still have lots of 322 if it don't work. If it does I hope there is enough left of the same lot to get more!

Last year I had the tail on my close flag go straight up in the air just as I touched one off. Almost an inch low at 200. I actually think Tacoma is worse for vertical. I think it is because they have a birm at 50 and it continues flat to the 100 etc. In other words each birm is level to the next yardage. I never see a tail go up in the air, but you get vertical and it can be up or down from point of impact. If you fire the next one holding for it you may as well pack up and go home.

Sure gonna try. My only firm trip so far is the Nationals. I'd like to shoot the July match with my rail if I can work it out. Our daughter is in Vancouver so I could drop Sharon there and head to Tacoma the next day. Would work out pretty good. Will depend on finding a new load for the Rail as I am using Brunos and S322 powder and only have enough left for the Nationals. Of course it is too cold up here to do anything right now. Be glad when winter is over!

Hi Rick,
Your new vertical indicating flags look pretty cool. Should be handy at Tacoma eh?

I think the regular ones are great. Unless you have a special reticle put in  your scope the flat tops are not required. Most of todays high magnification scopes don't have enough field of view to see flags in them and really gives you tunnel vision. The flat top can be set up a couple of inches higher, but not sure that 2 inches makes a lot of difference. I know it don't at Rosebud anyway.

Wat are you going to engrave on it WASP WHISPERER?

What you will find is that most used BR rifles have around 800 rounds down the barrel. It is surprising how fast that used gun can get shot out. Once you put a new bbl. on it you will likely get about twice as many rounds. Now having said that if Jeff has one for sale buy it! He tends to sell the best shooters to other guys.