homelitejim
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I shot a rock chuck with a .223 55gr. Hornady v-max moly running 3000fps out of my AR. Made quite a mess but ended up with his furry tail.
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I have done some prairie dog shooting up here in Wyoming. Like a lot of you guys here I reload also and have a chronograph so I can see what the reloads are doing. I use a Remington in triple deuce. You never loose site of the target because of low recoil. Lots of fun to say the least.
Also like you Bow I like tinkering with the rifles doing the free floating and glass bedding and then checking the accuracy from the bench.
rms61moparman
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I'd be willing to pay the shipping for you to send the P/C to me. If I can clean it up, I will also pay the shipping back.
I REALLY hate to see that saw go for parts!
Mike
I got a 3400 cylinder one of you can have for shipping. Came off a saw that hung ring. Min clean to exhaust side bevel is needed IMO.
You're a good man Mike
That reminds me of a big male groundhog I shot probably 20 years ago. Only time I have ever seen it, I guess the sun was just right, late in the day, behind my target. Hit him with a 50 gr. TNT hollow point, had to load those to 3000ft sec. max. But when it hit him, there was a rather large red mist in the air. A friend of mine was there to see it also, through binos.Later I found a varmint hunters web site that was called "Seekers of the red Mist" LOL I new then what they were talkin about.
Gregg,
I have seen that myself now that you mention it. I have not handloaded in over 10 years, just got other interests it seems and not enough time. I wanted to try that vmax 55gr 243. They say you can get 4000fps out it without any trouble... That's fast.
At that speed will the jacket on the bullet hold together. I know on my 22-250 that was one of the things you had to watch out for when pushing light bullets to fast.
Tractorsaw1
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Man guy saves one from the scrapper, go figure. I been lookin around for one of these beast for a while, I expected it to be hard to find an 8500, but thought a 4000 or maybe a 5200 might not be too tough, no dice. So far I found a nice lookn gray craftsman I guess is a 3800 guy says it runs good he replaced the fuel lines on & said he had some wiggle room on $75, this one is local. Found a 4000 that doesn't look near as nice, no starter cord, guy has $100 on it, but Im guessn it don't run with no starter rope. Is the 4000 worth twice the money in worse shape? Im sure all the answer to my questions are here in these 1500 pages, but is there a post with a quick run down on cc & what models share the same parts? Thanks Hope to join the fun soon!
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Tractorsaw1
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Next spring I need to look up some of you guys on a good place to praire dog hunt, didn't think I would find that here.Haha
Yep, I havn't loaded for years.
I know with the TNT bullets, they wanted you to stay under 3000 fps. in the .22-250.I used to use a Chronograph too. Usually I just used 55gr. soft points, etc. Could zip them out there a lot faster without worrying about the bullet destroying itself I guess.
Wagnerwerks
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3400-4000 share most parts except cylinder/piston. 4000s have high top filter. If the piston is good on the 4000 it's worth twice as much.
machinisttx
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Yep, I havn't loaded for years.
I used to use a Chronograph too. Usually I just used 55gr. soft points, etc. Could zip them out there a lot faster without worrying about the bullet destroying itself I guess.
That was with the original 50 grain TNT, which was intended for use in the .223. Speer now makes a 55 grain version for the 22-250. I haven't used the 55's, but the 50's really make small animals explode at 3300 fps.
homelitejim
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Thank you! I may take you up on that except I can pay the shipping too you. I will pm you when I get it tore down.
V max is a great bullet....back then, we settled on a Berger Bullet, match grade, I think it was a 55. We would then molly coat the bullets and load them up with Vihtavuori powder. I had a custom load setup. (powder, OAL, etc.) and these things would drive tacks at 100yds. I had a spot in E. CO. where I could shoot 500 rds over the weekend at P. Dogs....it was darn near nonstop. Sometimes the Yots would come in and it was a 2for day. I hit a yot one time at about 250~300yrds, dropped like a rock, then 3 seconds latter, got up and ran away. I always said I would go back to Co and do that again...just haven't.
Now....I must go to my ad which has brought out the worst in people....strange....it's not something I expected, but I should have known better.
Bow
rms61moparman
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That just depends on whether you are looking to cut wood, or collect chainsaws.
The 4000 won't cut any more wood than the 3800. (Well...........except for MY 4000!)
But as stated above if the P/C are pristine on the 4000, that alone is worth $100.00 to someone that has a clean 4000 with a toasted top end.
Mike
I'm just a cheap handloader with cheap guns. Just like my saws, I dont like them all pretty and ****
. Rem 7 .223 I picked up off original owner at work for $150. 
I too hand loaded 55gr soft points in 223. Took yotes to 450yds, bullet entered but didnt come out on the 450 shot.
Tractorsaw1
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Are there any differences between the saws that say professional vs countervibe? I still haven't found how many cc a 4000 is vs 3800. There is a lot to go thru here on this site. thanks
Nope...No difference, just different decal. The 3800 is 61cc, The 4000 is 64cc.
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