Followed me home last night

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Followed me home last night

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What can I say, in the shit weather last night I couldn't leave it homeless, so it now has a home in the safe. :)

Browning X-bolt Predator, 22-250 medium weight barrel with 1/9 twist.
4 shot rotary magazine.
Will be wearing a Meopro 6-18x50 once I get the Talley Rings from the PO at lunch.
Still considering putting an AI reamer through it once I confirm it shoots as a standard 22-250 although I need to track down some AI cases to make sure they will feed in the magazine.

Best not put it down in the grass during summer. :lol:

Obligatory box pic (minds out of gutters please)
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So many toys, not enough time to play with them all. :twisted:

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I am partial to a browning. Never shot an xbolt tho. Be interested to hear how it goes.


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Don't mind the look of those Brownings, not a fan of that particular colour scheme, but from what I have read they seem to shoot pretty well. I know a couple of blokes who run 22-250AI, they are very impressed with 40gn Vmax projectiles V foxes. The Vmax usually wins out. :D
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Build something interesting ffs


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Camel wrote:Don't mind the look of those Brownings, not a fan of that particular colour scheme, but from what I have read they seem to shoot pretty well. I know a couple of blokes who run 22-250AI, they are very impressed with 40gn Vmax projectiles V foxes. The Vmax usually wins out. :D
I can't remember how many 22250 Ai ,s I had and I'm being fair dinkum :D I reckon leave it standard 22250 , looks like a long barrel or is the stock just short , nice :D
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trevort wrote:Build something interesting ffs


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One day I will Trev. Till then I'll be content annoying you :stir: :lol: :lol:
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mistit wrote:
Camel wrote:Don't mind the look of those Brownings, not a fan of that particular colour scheme, but from what I have read they seem to shoot pretty well. I know a couple of blokes who run 22-250AI, they are very impressed with 40gn Vmax projectiles V foxes. The Vmax usually wins out. :D
I can't remember how many 22250 Ai ,s I had and I'm being fair dinkum :D I reckon leave it standard 22250 , looks like a long barrel or is the stock just short , nice :D
26 inches of goodness.
I've had a few 250's. Figured I'd spice it up a little with this one.
In saying that until I know they will feed in the rotary mag it is a moot point.
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Scope is on. :D
First problem encountered when trying to adjust trigger weight down.
Some bright spark at the factory filled the Allen head with red loctite. Managed to get most out but still not enough to gain sufficient purchase to adjust without running risk of fucking the head.
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Hair dryer won't release it?

Nice rifle, be a nice rig to run the 40gr pills in with extra revs for splatting bunnies and still give versatility to use 65gr hunting bullets on sturdier critters. Not my choice of colour either! Hope she shoots
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Brad Y wrote:. Not my choice of colour either!
yeah no one likes it. Rob is releasing his inner tactard
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trevort wrote:
Brad Y wrote:. Not my choice of colour either!
yeah no one likes it. Rob is releasing his inner tactard
Its more practical than tactical Trev. Of course it's not going to be for everyone. At the end of the day of it does the job and kills what it's pointed at that's all that counts.
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no one likes them except THOD

but you like weatherbys so you should just hide under a rock instead of throwing them
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trevort wrote:no one likes them except THOD

but you like weatherbys so you should just hide under a rock instead of throwing them
:shock: :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Brad Y wrote:Hair dryer won't release it?

Nice rifle, be a nice rig to run the 40gr pills in with extra revs for splatting bunnies and still give versatility to use 65gr hunting bullets on sturdier critters. Not my choice of colour either! Hope she shoots
Don't own a hair dryer. Will work something out.
If it shoots it will be very versatile.
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trevort wrote:no one likes them except THOD
Wrong colour. He prefers Muddy Girl...

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