8 X 57 mm Scout Rifle

Ian

Ian

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Look at you, going "tacticool" on us. What is the world coming to? Next you'll be doing a Duracoat camo job on the whole thing! Just kidding amigo, looks like you saved another good rifle and made it a shooter.
 
Brad

Brad

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Jim, that just shows Ben's talent with wood, he can even make it look like Tupperware!

Come on Ben, how does it shoot?
 
JWFilips

JWFilips

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Ben,
I have always wondered about that rifle: Blued barrel & White Receiver? or is it plated?
 
Ben

Ben

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Brad,

You wanted to know how it shoots, right ? ?

Recently, my friend Jason wanted to go to the range .

While we were at the range, I shot my Turkish, 8 X 57 mm Scout Rifle. The rifle now wears a 2 X Tasco Japanese World Class pistol scope ( Super clear, vivid, sharp optics in this one ).

I was shooting my favorite load of 12.3 grs. of Alliant Unique , with the IDEAL, 323471, sized to .325 ". The bullet has my own .014 " thick AL gas checks.

I couldn't be happier with my rifle.

I fired the 1st 5 rounds in the group below :



Then Jason shot a group with 8 rounds :

 
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Ben

Ben

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When you consider a 308 Win, Ruger Scout rifle cost around $900, my rifle at $65 + $35 for the synthetic stock and a bit of labor on my behalf looks REAL GOOD to me !

I have my doubts that the Ruger Scout would shoot much better than mine ( if as good ) ?

Ben
 
Brad

Brad

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What? On the cheap? :)

Looks fine and it shoots well, what more do you need?
 
Brad

Brad

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I want to know if you had a need to freshen the checkering a bit.

Ian, he can't paint the stock, it wouldn't hold up well to his special stock finish mixture, the paint might run.

I'm waiting to see the gloss finish he gets
 
Ben

Ben

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You guys are like watching a ping pong game......back and forth...back and forth..................................
 
Ben

Ben

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It has turned into my " Poor Man's Scout Rifle."

I don't want shot with a BB gun, but you certainly don't want this thing pointed in your direction either. It is a deadly piece.

They say that the only people who have a genuine respect for the 8 X 57 mm round were the guys on Utah and Omaha beaches. They had plenty of respect for the round.

Ben
 
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Pistolero

Pistolero

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Very nice, Ben. Amazing accuracy. Once again "10 gr of Unique", (sorta) shows
the way.

As to the MG42 --
1200 196gr 8mm bullets per minute........ 20 per second........ The infantrymen were truly heroes to go
against those things, ever.

Bill
 
Ben

Ben

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Yes Bill, isn't it amazing that 10 grs. of Unique is such a great starting point with cast bullets in SO MANY cartridges ?

I've shot it in my 7 X 57 mm, 30-06, .308 Win., 8 X 57, 358 Win., 44 Mag and 45/70 .

You can do a lot of tricks with 10 grs. of Unique.
 
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