Recent content by Ratsbadboy

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The following brought my mates filthy (and I mean filthy! - both carbon and copper) .243 back to shiny bare metal: 1) Couple of patches soaked in Boretech Eliminator. 2) 15 strokes with a bronze brush soaked in Boretech Eliminator. 3) Repeat 1). 4) as many dry patches as it takes to remove the...

There's the problem right there. You need to scrub with a bronze brush. A nylon brush is as good as useless. Even my Tikka T3x manual tells me to push/pull a bronze brush soaked in solvent 10-15 times after each use.

Yep, KG2 makes short work of copper - in fact, it makes short work of any barrel fouling. Boretech works OK but even when used with a bronze brush doesn't seem to have much effect on hard copper streaking. As as aside, I find Balistrol when used with a bronze brush gets more carbon fouling out...

There are several different sizes of 18650 batteries depending on whether they are protected or non-protected and whether they are button top or flat top. Protected 18650 batteries are both longer and lightly thicker and won't fit a NV007 (or any other Pard unit requiring a 18650 battery). A...

55g V-Max is as good as any. I use Hornady 53g V-Max in my Tikka T3x zeroed at 180 yard. Using a 1.5 inch kill zone (.75inch either side of the sight line) I'm on the crosshair anywhere between approx 30y out to 205y with the top of the trajectory at around 120y. The only thing I'd say about...

I'll second (third?) the ASE Ultra. I use a SL5i on my .223 and a SL7i on the .243 and .308. Far superior to the Hausken MD45's I used before.

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At the risk of some of you getting injured rolling about the floor laughing, I have to admit I actually enjoy cleaning my rifles and clean them after every use - regardless of the number of shots fired. I enjoy cleaning the guns so much I often clean my friends rifle too. My regime is simple -...

Were has this firmware update come from? The latest on Hikmicro's website is still version 5.5.124

Have to agree with @Cyres, I had a 22 rimfire cleaning rod when I bought my 243 and thought it would be ok. It wasn't. It whipped and slapped against the bore so much it was obvious a heavier/thicker/stronger rod was needed - and yes, I do use a bore guide.

It's also a known issue that the lips wear on the .223 mag allowing the cartridge case to tilt more than it should thus allowing the bolt to slide over the top of the cartridge rather than pushing it into the chamber. Riflemags sell a metal lipped mag that solves the problem. The annoying thing...

Except that they're maybe a bit high. Other than that, they seem OK

I did exactly the same. I had to order my new .243 as nobody had one in stock, so it made sense to pay for a second .243 slot so as I could keep my old .243 until the new one arrived. I also was able to maximise the price I got for my old .243 by selling it privately months after I was in...

1 3/4 " square, BUT... on a dirty barrel you struggle to get a that size patch in, so I use a either a .270 jag or, if using the .308 jag, I offset the patch. Once most of the crap is removed I can use these patches with the .308 jag.