It's simply the .225 Winchester (basically a rim modded .30-30, shortened) opened up to .308. We had an issue with the 5X Burris topping out on elevation and it was not enough. I decided to shim under the rear base mount which is flat. Merrills use a Marlin 336 base. I had it all calculated out but forgot and just did what seemed right, maybe 4-5 layers of an aluminum soda can.
It raised the POI 8" at 33 yds.! So I got it done. I found a note in the ammo that came with the gun that said "30.0 gr. 3031 best", not sure what bullet, need to weigh some. It has a respectable bark and is deadly accurate having a precise target trigger.
Look close and you can see it.
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Working on Doug's Reederized Merrill .30
- WB, 2018-06-11, 18:51
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Fun! (nm)
- ChrisG, 2018-06-11, 18:55
- BTW, that's two "fronts" of a Millett set to make DDT. lol (nm) - WB, 2018-06-11, 19:00
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Fun! (nm)
- ChrisG, 2018-06-11, 18:55