My "Precision" Rifle

[Zach O]

He seems pretty knowledgeable as far as I'm concerned. I'd definitely give any advice he gives some serious thought.

Oh, he knows his shit. Just look at his scores in Pueblo and Raton. While we haven't properly introduced ourselves, when he's shooting, I know I'm losing

[Planner]

I like mine so far. Even though I haven't actually shot the thing. It seems very well engineered and made. Also nice to support a business in our state.

Absolutely. Seems like a better option than spending time and effort getting the original H&S precision stock ready to do something it is not well designed to do.

[C Ward]

Come find me sometime , just look for the big angry old opinionated asshole, mostly true , but I don't bite .

I'm horrible with names so don't feel bad if I don't remember for a while .

[C Ward]

Really come ask questions . We all started from the same spot and went through the same issues . The gear choices that we make now are what works reliably and holds up to the abuse of the field style matches .

The learning curve on the LR stuff is steep and can be expensive , asking questions can ease the pain some . Way easier in person , especially Sat in Raton , than typing on the internet .

[Spdu4ia]

Agreed, my first Raton match was a great learning experience . In hindsight it cost me a lot of money though. After that match I tore my rifle apart and built a purpose built rifle. I still suck, but It's a ton of fun and super humbling all at the same time .

[Zach O]

I will be at the next Raton match. I'll find you and pick your brain for a bit. I've never shown up on Saturday. What happens? Practice? I always show up Sunday tired and full of coffee. I'm sure that don't help.

[C Ward]

Sat is set up and the site in range is open for 2 hours . Then dinner and BS time at the hotel .

Walking the terrain for set up is a good tool , you can feel what the wind is doing at the targets and see all the features that funnel and shield it .

The game is all about the wind , getting good data is easy with all the software available now .

[Grant H.]

I have bedded several of my scope mounts, but I only bother when they have a "large" gap.

As has already been said, bedding a scope mount is about relieving stress, the same way bedding an action in a stock is about relieving stress. When you torque something down, if it doesn't have a perfect/near perfect mating surface, you run the risk of it being twisted or bent. In the long range game, consistency is key. If one of the components is stressed, there is the possibility of it moving when the rifle is fired. Even a small movement can result it inconsistency at longer ranges.

I haven't played with any of the chassis options out there, because I have had great success with bedding actions into stocks that I like. I use devcon for any of my centerfire rifles, but I use JB Weld for my rimfire projects. The rimfires have been mostly for fun, but I like to tinker with improving/modifying firearms.

Overall, nice work Ray. Keep updating this thread as you can, it's always fun to see others projects.

Edit to Add:

Wow, sorry for the old post resurrect... I was just browsing through, and didn't realize I had gotten that far back.