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Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:53 pm
by AddictedToSB
I've got 130 MK, 150 MK, and 168 MK all loaded and ready to go. :-bd

I'll be there for SB and HP. Will be hanging with the Team Lapua group, and will watch for you on Wednesday. I'm usually wearing purple. Lots of purple. :ymdevil:

(Apologies to Varn for hijacking your thread. :oops: )

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:01 pm
by Trent
The Lapua crew lets you hang around even though you are shooting those old antiquated SMKs?? :-? Hehe

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:01 pm
by AddictedToSB
Yep. They can't really complain since Lapua doesn't make a 7mm match bullet. In fact they only make ONE 7mm bullet, a 160 gr Naturalis (unless something has changed very recently that I don't know about yet). ;)

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 4:34 am
by Trent
Slackers.

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 4:42 am
by Bob259
AddictedToSB wrote:Yep. They can't really complain since Lapua doesn't make a 7mm match bullet. In fact they only make ONE 7mm bullet, a 160 gr Naturalis (unless something has changed very recently that I don't know about yet). ;)
Well Trent I would say this should tell Addicted and the Guru about how much Lapua thinks of his 7mm cartridge, old, out dated are just a few of the thoughts that came to mind =)) =))

Bob, Move to the 6.5 and never look back. ;) :D

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:27 am
by Bob Mc Alice
For some reason Lapua chooses not to cash in on the huge North American .284 bullet market. Why ?

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:01 am
by malinois
Yeah its a shame they dont offer any 7mm slugs for match shooting my 3 groove 7mm is hungry.

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:06 pm
by Jim Beckley
Maybe some smart guys at Lapua took about five seconds figuring what the market would be for a 7mm bullet and decided that they didn't need a tax write off.

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 5:19 pm
by Trent
Jim Beckley wrote:Maybe some smart guys at Lapua took about five seconds figuring what the market would be for a 7mm bullet and decided that they didn't need a tax write off.
OHHHHHHHHHHH! =))

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:39 pm
by cslcAl
Mark, I have been shooting Kriegers for the last 18 years. I won't buy anything else. I know there are other good barrel makers out there, but I am happy with Krieger. Al

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:27 am
by Snake
Lemme see...the Japs had a 6.5, and the Italians and lets not forget the Swedes...remember 7mm is ballistic perfection :)) :p

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:45 am
by Jim Beckley
Maybe back when TR and Bucky O'Neil came up San Juan Hill they were, but not today!

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:29 pm
by Snake
JB...the 6.5 is an old design. Probably pre-dates TR....it ain't new and its OK . 7mm is still the ballistic perfect design..Sectional density etc. You know the .25 is a great projectile diameter and I bet its easy on recoil...no boo-boos..... :D

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:12 pm
by Jim Beckley
Snake, My only hope is that there is enough explosive compound some where that would blast you and McAlice into the present, but don't look like thats going to happen.

Re: 5R rifling

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:25 pm
by Trent
BOOOOM!!!!!

Smoke clears... Nope, still stuck in the 80's.

Beckley, we need more explosives! Get some of that dynamite that McAlice is always shooting at. Maybe that'll work!