Hi All,

Mac...yes stick with the Nikon...if it works...it works <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> Out to 300 yards is a great distance to develop skill...wind drift is negligible and you can practise positional shooting well...nearly all sniping comps for LEO/military do this far out and not much further...our McQueens comps at Bisley and around the country do stages at 200 yards and 300 yards on head shots. You have a Wall with windows and a "Hun's Head" target on a stick...you get timed exposures in any of a number of window's so you need to have the Mag power covering the whole wall...it's a great way to practise and develop skill...was developed back in WWI to train Snipers for the trenches.

Google the .375 Chey Tac...it would be another "mega" post to give you the skinny on it....basically it is a knecked down .408 Chey Tac Round designed to give further supersonic flight than anything ever done before. Google Barney Lawton and check out his "rifles" gallery...mine will be similar to those there.
I will do some posts on my rifles when I get the chance and you will enjoy that!

Tyger...yes I have used the 22-250...I had a Sako 75 Varmint chambered in it...and it is a great round. It is a bit "hot" for barrel life as it burns the throat of the barrel being slightly "over bored" in terms of powder volume to chamber bore...but is very flat shooting. If .22 centre fire bullets are the Max diameter for Varmint's it is a good choice...one of the fastest .22 CF's out there...I have a friend though who goes one further with a .22 Middlestead which effectively is a .243 necked down to a .22 calibre...barrel life is about 1000 rounds...I use a 6ppc for this type of work or a .243 and .243 Ackley...slightly heavier bullets...again I will post some pics of my rifles as soon as....

The calibre you shoot that I really like though is the 6.5 x 55 Swedish Mauser.
One of the very best calibres for all round use. I have had a number of these...and love them...one of the best/most accurate calibres for little recoil.

Recon...looking forward to seeing your rifle...go steady shooting and cleaning to break in the barrel...if you want any tips on cleaning kit just ask. Get a good cleaning rod rather than a pull through snake and always use a bore guide and "never" pull a "jag" back through after it has exited...it can damage the crown on the barrel...brushes are OK but even then I always just go the "one way" and unscrew and pull the rod back...keeps the rifle barrel "perfect" for much longer...a pain...but I have seen guys ruin barrels more through bad cleaning habits than from "shooting". Good Luck with it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />