Hey y'all, my name is Mike, AKA: Halfmilesniper. I'm a Jack of All Trades, Master of None and I hope to bring y'all along for the ride with me as I bumble my way through retirement.
A little about me, I retired in 2016 after more than 30 years in the US Border Patrol. I was a member of the Border Patrol Pistol Team and still shoot in pistol competitions. I addition to competitive pistol, I shoot long rifle for fun. and draw my user name from my longest shot (actually a tick over 5/8th of a mile).
Besides shooting I do a little work on guns and reload ammunition. Outside of the shooting world I cook and homebrew beer I also do some woodworking and carpentry. I even do automotive work and have dabbled in welding too. As I said, a Jack of All Trades.
H1000 should be a pretty good powder for 300 Win Mag. Looks like you can break 3,000 FPS with 180 gr bullets, knock on the door to 3,000 with 190 grainers and break 2,900 with a 200 grain bullet...at least according to the load data...YRMV. Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it.
It is a pretty neat system. The early models adjusted at the front sight rather than the rear, but same principle...adjustment for 7, 25 and 50 yards, easy easy with the flick of a switch basically.
I'm not sure when they came in being, but they were developed by a PPC Shooter in California. The shop recently left California and relocated to Idaho I believe...for obvious reasons. This system really simplifies changing sights between yardages.
Those new to revolves, like yourself, should hopefully be able to watch this and get their tri-sets set up properly. Let me know if this works out for you.
I glad you found it interesting...these sights make it so easy to adjust for different aim points by simply turning a knob or screw. Your possibilities are endless.
Yes they are, aren't they. The sights are easy to set up once you read the instructions carefully, but it seems many don't...everyone wants to set position 1 first at the 7 or 15 yard line, then can't figure out why ositions 2 or 3 won't adjust.
lol I got tired just watching you walk back and forth. I got to say this is a very good instructional video. I could also say this is an exercising video 🤣🤣🤣good to see you.
always hear that you lose a significant amount of velocity thru the cylinder gap. would appear that is not the case here. perhaps a lesser make or one wearing out might? also didn't notice much of a recoil difference, except maybe the last chrono one with the deagle. seemed to push a bit harder
There is a little loss at the cylinder gap but not very much really. I may have relaxed a bit much on that last shot as well, making the recoil appear to be more. Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it.
@Halfmilesniper Very helpful information for anyone serious about improving their game. Elevation adjustment is a little more sensitive than I thought. For 50yds instead of my Arthritic old butt getting on the ground can I just sit on my HF red bucket & blaze away 😂? Good accuracy with your normal glasses. A measured 50yds appears about 10-15yds farther than our estimated yardage. Thanks for info. 🎯🙏👍
I think that is an artifact from trying to make it fit the "shorts" parameters...looks great in full screen, but full screen and shorts don't go together.
Wow...and there are videos of jerks doing wheelies in traffic all over the place but YT finds this one to be unsuitable for advertiser, lol. It's one thing to do it off the road another doing it in traffic. Idiots.
@@Halfmilesniper Showing an illegal act, they made some idiots wealthy from junk like this when it was allowed. And before anyone thinks I'm just a jerk, I do own motorcycles.
@@minigpracing3068 looking back over the "standards" it seems the "unsafe act" is the reason...hmmm. Now I don't own any motorcycles but I sure used to ride them.
LOL, me too...but I wasn't on a full size motorcycle surrounded by full size cars, lol. What was missed by the dash cam was just after he passed he almost tipped over backwards, recovered and kept wheeling along.
@@billdye3530 I got a little of the road rash when I got hit by a car while working...thought I could out draw the driver, but he accelerated faster than I could draw my gun...
@@billdye3530 Yep, that was a valuable life lesson I learned as a younger officer, lol...always believed I had a quick draw, just not quicker that a 383 in a Dodge van, lol
The copoer residue protects the bore ,so when you use copper solvents you loose that protection so your bore has to take all the punishment. Many of the top competitors in long range only clean the copper when accuracy suffers. Barrel life is increased and the copper in the bore does no harm,many barrels get destroyed by over cleaning.
Some competitors don't clean the copper out while others do. With this rifle I am trying to keep copper to a minimum so I am cleaning it out every 100 rounds or so.
@@Halfmilesniper the comment was for those that think copper has to be removed after a 10 or 20 shots or after a hunt,when all you need to do is remove the powder residue as not to attract moisture. 👍
I am experimenting with a different cleaning process. I use carbon solvent then JB bore paste abrasive, and that’s it… I don’t use copper solvent at all anymore. This leaves trace amounts of copper in the bore which seems to backfill some of the crevices. So far all my rifles are showing good performance wrt precision under this regime. Btw… I have nothing against copper solvents. I am just trying something, and so far I like it. Also, I have found that it is easier to clean a bore if you do it more frequently. And most importantly the best product I have ever used to aid cleaning, hands down… by a long mile… Is my cheap teslong borescope! I will vary my cleaning effort based on what I see in the bore. Cheers!
I have used JB Bore paste too, usually on the older more pitted barrels of older gun I have acquired along the way. I settled on 100-125 rounds between cleanings because one would likely shoot that many rounds in a match. Seemed like a reasonable point. I appreciate our input and I am curious to see how the long term effect of using JB Bore paste every cleaning is.
Love these bullets. So does my rifle. 6.5 creedmoor Starline brass 41.5 gr H4350 CCI SRP 101 thou of the lands (seated to mag length with a binder plate) 23 ES 6.7 SD - 10 rounds Avg velocity 2714 Two sub half moa groups. One group had 4 shots in one hole. Taking these out to 1000 this weekend to get some dope for a match early October. I expect nothing but great things from it 👍🏻
I have a batch built with 59 gr of StaBall HD that I will be taking out to the mountains= for our long range play day. I expect good results from these, hoping better than the 147 ELDs.
Glad you like them! I know they aren't everyone's cup of tea but I don't think anyone else is documenting the erosion of the bore like this. Interest in the scope videos has definitely increased though. Thanks for watching, as always, I appreciate it.
It must be that cartridge that's doing this to your barrel, I have a 300 win mag Savage that I have over 2000 rounds through it, probably closer to 2450, and when I looked through it with my borescope last time, it didn't have near the flame cracking or erosion that yours does, So it's either the cartridge or there's something wrong with the barrel quality.
Fire cracked got some erosion,,most people dont understand the effects od a overbore cartridge,,and i bet a whole lot of 6.5 needmore owners will be shocked at the way the rifle is burnt out in relatively low round counts,,,heck the 243 win and the 22-250 are overbore and throat cookers
Funny how this rifle series has developed the side quest of tracking the effects of erosion and wear on the bore and accurately counting round to document barrel life. I think it will be an eye opener for many.
@@albertlemont5471 I can't say one way or the other on the 6.5 Creedmoor...to date I have fired exactly 1 round of 6.5 CM, LOL, and that was last Friday morning.
