BigSlick
12-26-2009, 10:51 AM
Took it out in the cold, ran what I had left of factory rounds I accumulated over the last no tellin how many years.
One shot, clean, repeat x 5
Two shots, clean, repeat x 5
Five shots, clean repeat etc.. x 4
My arse is wore out from runnin da rod.
I needed to get the brass off the left over stuff anyway, figured no use in wastin any of what little powder I have left or any of da uber cool SST's.
A blatant reminder how much factory ammo sucks. Best of the bunch, Federal red box 150's - just over 1½" at 110 yds.
Coulda just been me, but I was usin a good rest, good bags, sittin on top of a 4" concrete bench, rock solid as hell. Dialed up enough to see the target and about 8" around it.
It might be good enough ta put some meat on the table, but no way I'd be happy with that long term.
So, I took da last 4 rounds of a load dat worked real good in da last 30-06 I had an tried em, figured I needed ta work up anyway, so I might as well get rid of em.
47.8gr H4895
WLR
Winchester brass
3.240
Got em all right on an inch with a dirty barrel.
Not a miracle, but at least it's a step in the right direction.
The X-Mark trigger breaks real nice, but was a touch heavy out of da box. I backed it off ta da 3 lbs minimum setting and it felt a lot better.
Remington says they set em at 3½ lbs at da factory and I think that is purely wrong. After takin the trigger down all the way it felt a LOT lighter, much more than ½ lb.
It still ain't perfect, but it breaks great, absolutely zero creep and has a real good feel to it, just a lil heavy. I'm gonna work with it a little and see if I can get used to it, if not, it's gone.
The stock has got to go, no way around it. It feels funky. LOP is good an all, and it shoulders great, but the grip is too small for me ta comfortably settle my big paws on... gotta go to a palm swell of some sort. I feel like I got too long a fingers and nowhere to put the rest of my hand between the grip and the trigger.
Bringin it to ready sets my middle knuckle on the trigger naturally.
I gotta say one thing though, the trigger face is outstanding, excellent contour and feel, almost da best I ever felt. Once I can get my fingers and grip settled right, it is gonna be nice.
The recoil pad is el cheapo and fit like crap if ya take a hard look at it, but it is very effective. Shoot soft as a whisper.
I'll start workin up next time I'm home, but, I gotta say overall I like the SPS a lot. Just gotta work the stock thing out and see how that trigger feels after a little meaningful bench time.
I planned on swappin da stock anyway, I was just hopin maybe not. It might be a little better with gloves, but gloves won't make my fingers any shorter, and it a always bug me, so it gonna go.
Overall fit and finish is great, nothin crappy on it at all except the neoprene recoil pad. I'm a go to another stock, so it ain't a big deal.
I'm happy with it ;)
One shot, clean, repeat x 5
Two shots, clean, repeat x 5
Five shots, clean repeat etc.. x 4
My arse is wore out from runnin da rod.
I needed to get the brass off the left over stuff anyway, figured no use in wastin any of what little powder I have left or any of da uber cool SST's.
A blatant reminder how much factory ammo sucks. Best of the bunch, Federal red box 150's - just over 1½" at 110 yds.
Coulda just been me, but I was usin a good rest, good bags, sittin on top of a 4" concrete bench, rock solid as hell. Dialed up enough to see the target and about 8" around it.
It might be good enough ta put some meat on the table, but no way I'd be happy with that long term.
So, I took da last 4 rounds of a load dat worked real good in da last 30-06 I had an tried em, figured I needed ta work up anyway, so I might as well get rid of em.
47.8gr H4895
WLR
Winchester brass
3.240
Got em all right on an inch with a dirty barrel.
Not a miracle, but at least it's a step in the right direction.
The X-Mark trigger breaks real nice, but was a touch heavy out of da box. I backed it off ta da 3 lbs minimum setting and it felt a lot better.
Remington says they set em at 3½ lbs at da factory and I think that is purely wrong. After takin the trigger down all the way it felt a LOT lighter, much more than ½ lb.
It still ain't perfect, but it breaks great, absolutely zero creep and has a real good feel to it, just a lil heavy. I'm gonna work with it a little and see if I can get used to it, if not, it's gone.
The stock has got to go, no way around it. It feels funky. LOP is good an all, and it shoulders great, but the grip is too small for me ta comfortably settle my big paws on... gotta go to a palm swell of some sort. I feel like I got too long a fingers and nowhere to put the rest of my hand between the grip and the trigger.
Bringin it to ready sets my middle knuckle on the trigger naturally.
I gotta say one thing though, the trigger face is outstanding, excellent contour and feel, almost da best I ever felt. Once I can get my fingers and grip settled right, it is gonna be nice.
The recoil pad is el cheapo and fit like crap if ya take a hard look at it, but it is very effective. Shoot soft as a whisper.
I'll start workin up next time I'm home, but, I gotta say overall I like the SPS a lot. Just gotta work the stock thing out and see how that trigger feels after a little meaningful bench time.
I planned on swappin da stock anyway, I was just hopin maybe not. It might be a little better with gloves, but gloves won't make my fingers any shorter, and it a always bug me, so it gonna go.
Overall fit and finish is great, nothin crappy on it at all except the neoprene recoil pad. I'm a go to another stock, so it ain't a big deal.
I'm happy with it ;)