Posted by: Ed Sybert � 04/20/2005, 20:36:21 Author Profile Edit

Thanks everyone.  I'm currently shooting faster, 1-16" and 1-15" twist barrels and using 125 gr. match bullets (BIB 125gr).  I suspect my gunsmith and I may need to order a new reamer with shorter freebore to take advantage of the lighter & shorter bullets, since my current seating depth with the 125s only places the bullet about 0.020" into the neck  Accuracy with the current set-up is excellent, and I'll be using both barrels this season.  I'm looking to order a barrel blank, bullets - and possibly a new reamer to explore the world of slower twist HBR barrels.  We shoot most of our matches in this area at 100 or 200 yds. but the winds can be a factor, even here in the East (PA).  As a former Highpower shooter I appreciate the value of heavier-for- caliber bullets at longer ranges, but in the smaller HBR cases, we could easily reach a point of diminishing returns. Ed Ed