Hey Wallen-- how would u compare the terminal ballistics @ long-range between the 75 A-Max, and the Sierra 80. I know the BC of the 75 is a little higher than the 80 Sierra, and is also marketed as a target/"varmint" bullet. Seems to me that if a guy could get similar accuracy between the 2 the 75 would outperform the 80 by a little downrange.
I remember Steve Timm wrote about his "hard powder" fouling problem he was getting in the throat of his Swift Imp. a # years ago, and was assumed to occasionally be the culprit behind some barrels that were thought to prematurely "shot out". Even Norman Johhnson did some work with this years ago. He took a couple "shot out" barrels and ran some form of progressively coarse to finer grit sandpaper thru the barrels, and restored their accuracy with his treatment. I've talked to him some about this system, and he's definitely a believer in it.
I know a guy, Blaine Eddy out of Utah who kills a bunch of coyotes each year, and is INTO the accuracy/wildcatting aspects of coyote shooting. His 30" 22-284 is still going strong after a lot of rounds now (don't know the exact #-- but well over 1000 for sure)...?
I remember Steve Timm wrote about his "hard powder" fouling problem he was getting in the throat of his Swift Imp. a # years ago, and was assumed to occasionally be the culprit behind some barrels that were thought to prematurely "shot out". Even Norman Johhnson did some work with this years ago. He took a couple "shot out" barrels and ran some form of progressively coarse to finer grit sandpaper thru the barrels, and restored their accuracy with his treatment. I've talked to him some about this system, and he's definitely a believer in it.
I know a guy, Blaine Eddy out of Utah who kills a bunch of coyotes each year, and is INTO the accuracy/wildcatting aspects of coyote shooting. His 30" 22-284 is still going strong after a lot of rounds now (don't know the exact #-- but well over 1000 for sure)...?