“The guns that we shoot are a lot like nitro cars… they’re at their best just before they blow up” 🤣😂

It is VERY seldom that I see someone who is very successful in one shooting sport put a serious effort into learning another. I admire you doing that, and sharing your learning process. I hope we hear more from you as you switch to your own rifle and go completely on your own. You are a highly motivated quick study. By sharing your learning process all serious shooters will benefit. Thanks for that, and \thanks to Wayne for all of the specific details. These interviews are pure gold, sports journalism of the very highest order.

One of the best if not the best interviews I’ve seen yet

Let me say this. It's going to sound cheesey but it's honest. Take care of yourself, so you're around for a while; because there are a lot of us who listen to you and hopefully some day you will write a book, so that the people our age and especially the younger ones will have that knowledge. I have 3 grandsons right now and hopefully more to come, and I would really like to give them that book one day. Thanks again Erik 🤙

This is the 3rd time that I've watched this conversation and once again I find myself picking up another little nugget of gold. Thank you for doing this, you will never know how much we get from these conversations.... absolutely priceless!

@BelieveTheTarget

5 күн бұрын

Our pleasure!

Love those New Zealand benchrest medals on the wall!

I'm just a hunter, reloading 3 yrs now, so new, not really saving money because every time I get some I spend it. 500 yrds is what I strive for at the moment, I'll get there eventually. I love information, thanks for everything yall put out there, yall keep talking I'll keep listening 👍

@kazimierzspaczynski7401

12 күн бұрын

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I have competed in handgun metallic silhouette and Glock meets. The firearm community is great -- I have had so many competitors help me. I think it is because we all share a love of firearms.

Great stuff Erik. Lot of great info from Wayne.

I really love these videos and even I find info that I can use and I only shoot 22LR, .22 pcp, and .30 pcp from a max of 70yd but most often 50yd. I’ve been trying lately to read the wind and can now see why I was shooting so erratically at times after having put up 3 wind flags. I know compared to what you guys do it’s rinkydink but I find it to be fun and challenging both. And, man those pellets move a lot in the wind. Thank you guys for what you do, it allows me to enjoy the sport vicariously through you. Much appreciation!!

Great info from you both in this Benchrest topic . Eric I love fallowing you in your F Class world , benchrest is my world and so wonderful to see you try it out . I think you will get hooked as I believe it can only help with F Class . I know you love your 6 BR but the PPC will make magic if you get it tuned correctly. Looking forward to you doing more on this game . Thanks so much for all you share in our community. Someday I hope to meet you in person, almost made it to south west nationals but my truck broke down. Maybe next year L

I’ve never shot any sort of competition but I love all the info. Another great interview man.

i can't keepup with your conversation, again your the GREATEST

One of the best ones yet! Gonna give my 25-05 with LRX Coppers the John Force treatment, give it all the sauce until it shreads projectiles then back it off a couple tenths 😂 Thank you gentleman for taking the time to do this, Absolutely loved this interview!

@BelieveTheTarget

2 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Great talk. Thx

I love the statement about Tony when he said "Young man". Been there. Nice interview Erik. Joe

@BelieveTheTarget

Ай бұрын

Thank you

There is so much I learn from these vids. I'd love to learn more. Not to try or even invest in something suitable for competion but would like to up my game and make it as good as possible. Im just a poor man living on disability

I got to go the third one. Was super fun

I am going to start logging the handful of tips I learn from each interview- the knowledge is incredible! I bought one of your shrouds out of curiosity, prior to this question. Any tips on how to identify if my Rem700 or clone needs the upgrade?

While good, and I will always listen, I feel like Eric is interviewing himself. Let's hear more from the Hall of Fame Benchrest guest

@BelieveTheTarget

2 ай бұрын

🙄

@TheSaintsAdvantage

2 ай бұрын

Look man..I don't know what to tell you...just giving you honest feedback...the Hall of Fame Benchrest guy should be talking 75% of the time...not 35% of the time.

@TheSaintsAdvantage

2 ай бұрын

@BelieveTheTarget you have come a long way on your interviewing skills...but just like anything else you can always get better. Why not have some thicker skin and take the feedback? Ask your viewers if they (during an interview) want more guest or more EC?

@BelieveTheTarget

2 ай бұрын

It’s not about thicker skin. There will always be someone complaining about something. You are that someone. 😂

@Dirty338_

Ай бұрын

Agree

These interviews are incredibly informative. I really enjoyed this one! I learned an awful lot and that’s not bad for a 73 year old guy! You two took me back to a Mdl. 700 .223 that was a tack driver. I pin wheeled several targets in competition at 100 yds. It makes wonder how good that gun could have been. Wish I still had it.

I saw this guy shoot a .4 inch group at 300 meter match once. Was the best of the match

How do you get the action out to rebarrel after gluing it in?

Get jeff back on here for part 2 please 🙏.....bullet making.....and reamer design..... How to find a good reamer (or design one)

Party on Wayne! Party on Garth!

When I first heard Tony Boyer's name it was through Shilen where Mr. Boyer referred to Shilen barrels as hummers. My understanding is that was back when Ed Shilen was still in charge of Shilen barrels. I've always wondered what Mr. Boyer's barrel choices were as time went on. Anyone know?

@scott2776

2 ай бұрын

Looking at past issues of the NBRSA magazine, according to the equipment list at the Nationals, he was using a lot of Bartlein’s.

@derekmcmurry

2 ай бұрын

@@scott2776 Thank you. I have had excellent success with Bartlein gain twist and standard barrels. Same goes for 4 groove Brux, Krieger, and my cut-rifled Benchmark barrels as well.

@anthonyrstrawbridge

2 ай бұрын

🤔

Great interview. Gave me some new things to think about. Why didn't you ask him about tuners?

@BelieveTheTarget

Ай бұрын

I honestly don’t know. He uses them, so he obviously believes in them.

@MMBRM

Ай бұрын

@@BelieveTheTarget yeah, I saw them on his gun at the tack driver match. I'm just always looking for different perspectives. Have you changed your mind about not tuning seating depth anymore (just using the tuner) after hanging out with the BR guys? I saw some of your targets at the V2 finale. You shot some outstanding groups. I believe I saw at least three that were a half minute or under in those conditions.

Barrels - you are dead right W.C. - fewer hummers today than in the past !

Curious how much the bolt shroud would benefit accuracy? Would it be beneficial or worth it in a “long range” hunting rifle? I’m not a competition shooter, just a hunter trying to differentiate what the heaviest hitters are when chasing accuracy. If it will take my rifle from .75 moa rifle to a .5moa rifle, I’m all in

@thepracticalrifleman

2 ай бұрын

Depends on if the one you have isn’t any good.

@BelieveTheTarget

2 ай бұрын

Correct. No way of knowing how much it will help it because it depends on how bad the one you have is. It may very well be fine but don’t know until you check.

@nt_wicked_bunch2717

2 ай бұрын

A salesman would’ve told you it’ll make you fun shoot better. One reason I like ordering stuff from Erik, no bs.

@seanmcvicker2118

2 ай бұрын

It would be interesting to see an accuracy test done on this to see exactly how much of a difference an out of tolerance bolt shroud shoots vs. one that is within tolerance.

There at the end, where they are talking about the Houston warehouse, talking about conditions. Iv shot some of my best groups in the high humidity for some reason. Fog, and misty rain

@BelieveTheTarget

Ай бұрын

That’s when the F-Class National record was set as well. It was in the rain.

Hey mr. C, been listening to your vids for a long time. They are great. I only recently started shooting longer ranges. Built a 7prc out of a an old 223 savage i had to grind out the mag well to fit the cartridge. I put on a prefit and i shoot .4 to .5 moa all the time at 500 and even 1000 when wind is calm. I know thats not good for your game but for me it blows me away considering i dont do all stuff the competitors do. Is this normal? Maybe a vid on normal guy gun/barrel/reloading expectations and reality.

@BelieveTheTarget

Ай бұрын

If it makes you happy, then the goal has been met. 😊

Wonder what the aluminum connecting rod over his left shoulder belongs to….?

I thought I was only one that bedded with JB weld

Good show but in the world didn’t you ask about chambers and ask how one of the best does his barrels.

@BelieveTheTarget

Ай бұрын

Very long topic. Maybe next time. 😉

Swap barrels on clone rifles. You may be suprised at the results.

Yep. The Old Man told me that, when I was about 8 years old. Keep your ears open and your mouth shut, and you'll learn something. 😑🤙

Who has a .0 group on video with a .22lr or any caliber, seriously ive never seen it and want to be amazed lol im new to benchrest

benchrest shooting is not real marksmanship change my mind

@treece1

Ай бұрын

So what,!! Chit's fun

@scott2776

Ай бұрын

And Top Fuel NHRA ain’t racing…🤦🏻

@clintsmith559

Ай бұрын

🤣

@devildogdic84

Ай бұрын

top fuel still requires skill bench rest is a fucking joke. it's not my fault you can shoot for shit if you don't got a sled

@clintsmith559

Ай бұрын

@@devildogdic84 Your remark tells me that you can’t shoot for shit.

Another great interview but of course Eric will ruin it with as many shorts as he can get out of it

@TL12352

2 ай бұрын

Don’t watch them woke boy

@BelieveTheTarget

2 ай бұрын

Hater gonna hate. That’s what they do. 🤷‍♂️

@thepracticalrifleman

2 ай бұрын

Dude is bringing you free content and sharing knowledge that cost untold sums of money to attain. These are some of the best in the world. Erik quit his construction business to pursue a machine shop and KZread…and here thou are complaining he’s trying to get views to keep it going? Wow.

@TheSaintsAdvantage

2 ай бұрын

@thepracticalrifleman I truly appreciate what he does 100%. I would also like to see him steadily get better at it. My feedback is...when you have the superstars of the industry on...let them talk MORE than EC talks. Is that fair or am I wrong? It isn't being a "hater"..that is childish.

@scott2776

2 ай бұрын

You know, sometimes when you watch a long interview, there’s so much interesting information that you can’t really process it all, then later you look at some of the shorts and it comes back to you. The shorts are really the highlights, the cliff notes…