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New Shiloh! - Freedom - 08-15-2014
I finally got me a Shiloh! It was just about brand new, but I had a couple "issues" with it when I first got it
so I took it over to Shiloh and Kirk worked his magic on it and WOW she is sure nice now! Can't even begin to express the positive way that I was treated by Kirk and his Shiloh crew (and I wasn't even the guy that ordered it new)!!!Been working at loads for a while now and some of them have really been promising.
Been shooting the 2F and 1 1/2 Olde Eynsford and a BACO $ bullet and John Olsen's (Big Sky Components) BSC lube..
Here she is a 45-90 (2.4) with a pic of a test group I fired with 2f KIK
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I shot this group from that rest at 300yards with a fairly good x-wind. One of those flukes...but I'll take em anyday
3 went right in together and then as the wind started to carry me right I added 1 1/2min of left and landed a 4th shot in the cluster.Been using John Olsen's BSC lube with the Goex OE powder and cannot believe how well the combination works...been a wiper for a while now, but the OE and John's BSC Lube has made a blow tuber out of me...even when temps get into the 90's. Shot the recent SageBrush shoot in Alliance with it and shot 70 rounds in practice without any wiping.
I managed to fall on my sword at the offhand 1000yd match by putting in a sight setting of 181...when my "true" setting was 171
Didn't do much better on Saturday. But the combination of the Shiloh, BSC lube, OE powder and a some really great spotting from Jim Secrist gave me a 1st place win on Sunday with a combined finish of 7th in the overall out of 115 shooters. It was FUN...Harlan and Tiff sure put on a Great shoot!
Hope to see some of you at the upcoming fall matches!
RE: New Shiloh! - Don McDowell - 08-15-2014
Nice group.
Congrats on that finish at the Sagebrush, that Hoffland range is a tough place to shoot, and to finish up that well the first time there is no small feat.
RE: New Shiloh! - Nuclearcricket - 08-15-2014
Damn fine looking rifle and group. You did well on your purchase and load development. I think anyone would be happy with that group, I know I would.
Sam
RE: New Shiloh! - Kenny Wasserburger - 08-15-2014
Major congrats!
Kenny W
RE: New Shiloh! - knobsmt - 08-15-2014
(08-15-2014, 04:52 PM)Freedom Wrote: I finally got me a Shiloh! It was just about brand new, but I had a couple "issues" with it when I first got itnice looking rifle ...you cant use the shooting bench and rest at Medicine Rocks Shoot
Been working at loads for a while now and some of them have really been promising.
Been shooting the 2F and 1 1/2 Olde Eynsford and a BACO $ bullet and John Olsen's (Big Sky Components) BSC lube..
Here she is a 45-90 (2.4) with a pic of a test group I fired with 2f KIK
.
I shot this group from that rest at 300yards with a fairly good x-wind. One of those flukes...but I'll take em anyday
Been using John Olsen's BSC lube with the Goex OE powder and cannot believe how well the combination works...been a wiper for a while now, but the OE and John's BSC Lube has made a blow tuber out of me...even when temps get into the 90's. Shot the recent SageBrush shoot in Alliance with it and shot 70 rounds in practice without any wiping.
I managed to fall on my sword at the offhand 1000yd match by putting in a sight setting of 181...when my "true" setting was 171
But the combination of the Shiloh, BSC lube, OE powder and a some really great spotting from Jim Secrist gave me a 1st place win on Sunday with a combined finish of 7th in the overall out of 115 shooters. It was FUN...Harlan and Tiff sure put on a Great shoot!
Hope to see some of you at the upcoming fall matches!
RE: New Shiloh! - J.B. - 08-15-2014
Now that's what I'm talking about ..right there !
Great looking rifle and it looks like your load development is paying off in spades ! Congratulations all round.
RE: New Shiloh! - Freedom - 08-16-2014
(08-15-2014, 09:26 PM)knobsmt Wrote: nice looking rifle ...you cant use the shooting bench and rest at Medicine Rocks Shoot
Oh come'on Mark....Do you think it would help me?
I gotta do something to keep my "coal-burner" in the running against those High powered, smokeless charged, 38-55 magnums you all shoot
...Probly should make that Buffalo an offhand match anyway,,
It doesn't look like I'll be able to make it out there to the Rocks this year. I had plans to hit Nebraska, Medicine Rocks, and Raton...but the dreams always seem to reach further than the "coins"
RE: New Shiloh! - J.B. - 08-16-2014
the dreams always seem to reach further than the "coins"
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... Amen ! .. I know that feeling.
RE: New Shiloh! - knobsmt - 08-16-2014
I gotta do something to keep my "coal-burner" in the running against those High powered, smokeless charged, 38-55 magnums you all shoot
...you should try one of them 38-55 magnums
might make you shoot better
RE: New Shiloh! - Dixiejack - 08-16-2014
Beautiful rifle, fantastic scenery, and some kind of great shooting. Life is good.