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rustic
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It was supposed to be somewhat funny not a rant. As I said there is very little difference on price between as I pointed out before between Corbon and say... Win supreme ammo and the corbon is fitted to my rifle the Win. not. The service is a one time cost for each rifle. I may try reloading if it makes you feel better. As far as the scope and rifle it can be shot with a better than 1/4 group by a professional. I can shot only slightly better than an inch with the same gun, ammo and range. Therefore the gun and scope both are beyond my shooting ability. I am not a professional shooter like you I don't shoot a whole lot of rounds and never will. The "money-saving priority" $400-$500 gun I can't shoot it to its potential - $500 scope the same Ammo only slightly more than factory but, where the saving come in is the time involved of finding out what factory the rifle "likes" along with saving time with zeroing and confirming zero in their range. No way with the slight/if any savings from buying factory could you buy an alpha scope maybe the sales tax on one but that is about it. I am not saying "practice of skimping on rifle and scope to have custom ammo made up" just there is more than one way to skin a cat that being a light weight, compact, accurate, simple, super reliable, inexpensive setup for highplains/mountain states game that anyone can have done in a very short time. |
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On Feb 1. Got the rifle.
Feb 2 has got the rifle back from Corbon after getting the service work and the ammunition fabricated and then to shoot 250 rounds at PDs. (Our service includes: Meticulous cleaning of your gun and barrel to remove years of copper build up Check the scope, mounts and rings to ensure they are tight and properly seated Inspect the barreled action to ensure it is properly bedded in your rifle stock Custom Ammo loaded and designed expressly for the specific task* Sight in your gun for maximum point blank range Gun returned with test targets and ballistic print out up to 1000 yards for rifles, 500 yards for pistols All work and loads kept on file for future reference All guns will be shipped UPS and insured *Loaded ammunition is available for both rifles and pistols at an additional cost* You must be like a son to the guys at Corbond for them to drop everything going on for that fast of service. I am very ImpressedFrom what I get the $450 is for the workup. The ammunition is $47.89 for 20 rounds at 2009 prices from the Corbon catalog I have. This is $2.39 per round. He said thousands of rounds so at 2000 rounds 2000 X 2.39 = $4,780.00 Plus the workup fee + $ 450.00 $5,230.00 He has had this done for 3 rifles this spring =$15,690.00 Plus this one. $20,920.00 I am not sure I have spent that much for all the ammunition I have ever reloaded and shot. No ever shot. No wonder he has to cut corners on the scope. |
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Ok. First I had my other two tikkas worked up last year one mid summer with 750 rounds and then the other in the fall 600 rounds. The price you listed is for just 20 rounds with no work-up. I picked up the rifle on the 1st on the on the 2nd picked up a few boxes of ammo from corbon to try out on PD's and to arrange an ammo workup. Was called afternoon of the 10th that my ammo was done. Way off on your numbers. |
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Quote Corbon website (Our service includes: Meticulous cleaning of your gun and barrel to remove years of copper build up Check the scope, mounts and rings to ensure they are tight and properly seated Inspect the barreled action to ensure it is properly bedded in your rifle stock Custom Ammo loaded and designed expressly for the specific task* Sight in your gun for maximum point blank range Gun returned with test targets and ballistic print out up to 1000 yards for rifles, 500 yards for pistols All work and loads kept on file for future reference All guns will be shipped UPS and insured *Loaded ammunition is available for both rifles and pistols at an additional cost* More I read, you can't keep your story straight. My math looks pretty close from my reading. Much better than your inconsistant postings. |
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rustic
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I said I have bought a few thousand rounds from Corbon over the last few years including the bulk with the work-ups therefore not paying the listed per 20 price.
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I know that for 260 in bulk it is $100/50 rounds. So you have $2450 in custom load development and ammo for your 260. That works out to $49/box of 20. Which works out to very much the same price as the standard Corbon 260.
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With the business I have given them it is less than 49 a box and less than a box of Win supreme factory at cabelas -less the work up-. I am not giving out the price I payed people have to work out their own deal if they chose to purchase Corbon ammo. |
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can we lock this yet???maybe even delete it??
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WHAT???????? then when we all need a good laugh where would we go?
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rustic,
I don't really care where you get your ammo, or how much you spend on ammo vs. glass, or the rest of the circle-j***ing that has been going on in this thread.
But,
I would like to see what 1000 rounds of custom 260 Corbon looks like. Can you post a pic of it all together? Like maybe a pyramid or something.
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rustic
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I could not have said it better*** No problem. Untitled by rustic1988, on Flickr Untitled by rustic1988, on Flickr Untitled by rustic1988, on Flickr Untitled by rustic1988, on Flickr Edit: minus 250+ I shot up this past weekend. Edited by rustic - February/16/2012 at 03:08 |
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Untitled by rustic1988, on Flickr 100yd > The hole on the right is the Fowler. < The holes to the left are the group shot after the Fowler Edited by rustic - February/16/2012 at 15:44 |
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