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Yes, they are interchangeable.

It does become somewhat of a pain adjusting the trigger weight to centerfire rules. They are not particularly repeatable. Have a trigger gauge handy.

Steve,

That's a mighty broad brush you just used to paint us military and law enforcement types with.

You are welcome any time to visit our classes and witness firsthand.

VR,
Keith

Mark,

Thanks for the info. That's less than encouraging for getting a new barrel made.

Pete, looks like an alternate plan is in order. Any luck contacting Mr. Keefer?

Thanks,
Keith

Steve, I would tend to define things as performance always being some percentage of your potential. In other words, your performance can never exceed your potential. At an early or mid point in training, I think it is often more beneficial to focus on improving performance. This is akin to a novice ...

Pete, I'd like to kill two birds with one Pardini, so to speak. One barrel and shroud with an attached scope mount for bullseye, and the factory barrel/shroud for ISSF. Taking the Docter red dot off and on is tearing up the rails on both the gun and mount more than I'd like, and the re-zeroing gets ...

Fabian,

Thanks for the website link, but that's where my question stems from.

At the bottom of the web page is a reference to a temporary closure while moving the shop in 2005. No phone number or contact information is listed since then.

Anyone have Falcon Machining info?

(Anyone...Anyone? Bueller, Bueller...)

Keith
And sorry about the gratuitous Ferris Bueller reference.

Anybody know if Falcon Machining (Lou Lombardi) is still in business?

Last update to his website appears to be from 2005, with no contact information.

I use both traditional FMJ from Remington and Winchester as well as Rainier plated bullets in the ball gun. The Rainiers cost about $90 per thousand compared to $130+ for the fmj. The plated bullets have exceeded my expectations. I have seen absolutely no difference in performance from the Rainiers ...

Here are some benchrested groups with my factory Hammerli 280. The Lapua is the 83gr variety.

My Pardini HP has the faster twist barrel from Wilson, and performs significantly better. Photos available of groups on request.

Hope this helps.

Some preliminary chronograph data to add to the fire. All shot with Pardini HP and Wilson 1/10" barrel. Factory loads on top. Berry's plated bullets show promise at 50 yards, but seem to like being driven at or over Lapua factory speeds. The current batch of Hornady 90gr at about 700 fps is hol...

Steve,

Stop pigeonholing me.

I'm the best at peddling my amateurishness.

Keith

Does anyone have contact info to have a Dave Wilson barrel made?

Thanks,
Keith

I shot an MP90 for about 3 years, from '03 until last year. In my opinion, it's a solid performer and an even better value. I had a Docter mounted on top, but the receiver is grooved for both .22 dovetail and weaver slots. There isn't much room so mounting can sometimes be tricky depending on the si...

FWIW, here are some actual chronograph tests of several types of mid and premium .22 brands though my Pardini. (Excel file)

Hope this helps in an apples-to-apples fashion.

Keith

Ok, by popular (incessant) request, I plan on accuracy testing the ammo this weekend, weather permitting. I have no reasonable way to Ransom rest the Pardini. (Paul: It's not the grip insert that is the problem. After buying two Pardinis, I can't afford a Ransom Rest to test them. :-) ) As a reasona...

Mr. Young: Unless I got some weird bricks, the Wolf and SK Standard Plus I tested were not the same. While the cases had the same headstamp, the bullets were slightly different shades of grey. The Wolf cases had the usual Wolf slime coating, while the SK was dry. Omega: I did some preliminary accura...

Julian, The numbers are velocities, listed in feet per second. 'Average' is the average velocity of the string. 'High' is the highest velocity recorded for the string, and 'Low' the lowest. 'ES' is the extreme spread of the velocities, or difference between highest and lowest shot. 'SD' is the stand...

Stan, I have tested for groups but it's hard without a Ransom insert that fits. It's all been off a bench rest at 50 yards with a non-magnifying red dot mounted, and my trigger finger feeling like a frozen fish stick with the nasty weather we've had. The end result is that it's mostly a pick-em situ...

Stan, It was about what you would expect. No problems of any kind, with the exception one one misfire of the Winchester T22 and one of the PMC. Both rounds showed evidence of a strong firing pin hit, and both shot on a second attempt. Since these are the least expensive of the bunch, I guess it's no...