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Russ Jerome
11-02-2008, 10:35 PM
You got that new 24" Fluted Ultra barrel, you grabbed
a decent case for all your doo dad's and you promtly
march into Gander and take over there counter repair
area in there gun shop ;) The guy says: "can we help
you?". You respond: "No thanks I want to try on some
scope rings and some of your scopes". He is quiet because
your buying their products. An hour later after opening
and trying out several mounts and scopes you leave with
a 4-16x50 scope and some Weaver rings, 1/16" off barrel.
http://s481.photobucket.com/albums/rr177/russjerome/th_UltraVarmintFluted.jpg
Thats all good but we know even a good grouping gun
bone stock will group better getting the trigger pull down
below 3#, so lets take that unfired new gun apart!
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr177/russjerome/223teardown.jpg
Little painters tape will save that finish even tho this gun
will be getting a home brew custom Realtree finish :)
Now spill out all those pesky springs and rough finished
iron parts...most everything has to go back in!
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr177/russjerome/223pieces.jpg
A couple hours of polishing everything down to the pivot
pins, honing and polishing the trigger, shiny and smooth
we trim the trigger spring and trial fit several times until
we hit under #3 pull, it will drop more on its own later as
the parts wear together and the moly thins out.
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr177/russjerome/223polished.jpg
Fingers bleeding, cuts full of grease she's soo smooth it dry
fires better than a lubed new gun!
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr177/russjerome/223betterthannew.jpg
Now lets free float that barrel, hand polished a Neoprene
washer until the barrel "just" floats but supported equaly,
we're going for sub MOA groups and want to shoot crows
out at 300 yards!
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr177/russjerome/223freeFloatingbarrel.jpg
20mn of polishing the inside of the barrel before the first
shot is fired, another hour of bedding the rail and lapping
the scope mounts in their final position...tired yet?
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr177/russjerome/UltraVarmint50mm.jpg
Not done yet we need to go fire a bunch of different weight
bullets to see what groups the best, cleaning the barrel
several times along the way during breakin...gotta love a
new gun! Not pictured is the cutting and rewelding of the
trigger or trigger spur to clear the scope, cant have that
scope too close to the barrel :shades Chances are your gun
was gonna group good anyway but doing these steps
before you even fire it will save re-zeroing in you gun after
or possibly not accurizing it anyway right? Next chapter:
Painting your brand new gun with flat spray paint!

94greenbandit
11-02-2008, 10:38 PM
Looks nice what caliber is that

Russ Jerome
11-02-2008, 10:49 PM
223, not too big for squirels and not too small for deer with 64
grain Noslers or Power Points. Cheap bulk 5.56 ammo is fine
after the barrel is broken in with coated bullets but I'll throw
big dollar ammo thru it this winter hunting.

DirtyMax
11-03-2008, 12:44 PM
I've got a new .204 Ruger and a .17HMR, neither of which I have even put a round through yet. I'd like to go shoot sometime. Where do you go... McMiller?

Russ Jerome
11-03-2008, 12:56 PM
Im gonna do my breakin rounds and cleaning at Badger or Shooters shop
this week, hopefully tonight. For target shooting (250-300+ yard) I go
down to the inlaws in Delevan, plowed fields.

A buddy I work with is a member at a place in the Falls, Im interested in
getting in their group, suppose to have a 200yrd range I guess?

If you or anybody else want to get together and know a good place before
deer season Im all in for it. McMillan will probably be buisy this time of the
year. Im realy not comfortable hunting with a new gun until I've isolated
some good bullet weights at 200yards test fires (another good story there
I'll tell you about!).

That_Guy
11-03-2008, 04:34 PM
I've got a new .204 Ruger and a .17HMR, neither of which I have even put a round through yet. I'd like to go shoot sometime. Where do you go... McMiller?

this weekend?

MurphysLaw88GT
11-03-2008, 10:54 PM
Nice rig.

STANMAN
11-03-2008, 11:09 PM
There is currently a waiting list 47 people long at Menomonee Falls Rod and Gun (of which I am a member). Doesn't sound bad, until you realize we take on average 4 new members a year (due to people leaving and deaths only, we haven't expanded our member number since I have been there). And yes, we have a 200 yard range. Members can bring up to 3 (I think???) guests per visit, guests are charged a $5 fee.

That_Guy
11-04-2008, 06:06 AM
we should a have a bcm sight in day

Russ Jerome
11-04-2008, 08:32 PM
I'll be at the menn rod/gun club fri eve for sight in.

If anybody has access to some land near bye this week
end I'm all up for some shootin times! We could do some
100,200,300yrd factory ammo competitions!

73Dustr
11-06-2008, 12:23 AM
Looks good? What kind of glass do you have on it?

Russ Jerome
11-06-2008, 05:14 PM
Ashamed to say...it rimes with Barfska was only $100.

Looking at it with the bore scope and projector light its holding zero thru
power settings and paralex adjustment.
There best scope is getting a decent rep, like Mueller I think they make
"decent" stuff and junk. Nobody had the Mueller I wanted in stock (4-16x50).