Recent content by bdbrown66

Try some 129/130gr bullets instead. My 6.5CM loves the 129gr Hornady SST.

I'm so very sorry to hear the news. May God bless and comfort each and every member of your family, especially your daughter and SIL. Prayers for you all.

If you haven't read the story "Gunrunning" by Patrick McManus, you should. It's in his "Grasshopper Trap" book. 🙂

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I have the same stock on my Marlin XS7.

I used some 140gr Gold Dots in my first 6.5 CM loads, I think they are a similar bullet. Granted, I didn't have a lot of time for load development, but I wasn't particularly impressed with their accuracy or results on deer. They seemed to pass thru without dumping much energy, so if you like to...

Good job, Brad!!

Not if you think you'll want a scope on it at some point. If that's the case, a Marlin, Henry, Browning, or Savage makes more sense.

And Ubuntu is based on Debian.

I haven't personally loaded it this way, but the 45-70 can be loaded "from mild to wild." Go take a look at the load data and you will see what I mean. The trapdoor-level loads are pretty tame, but would still be plenty effective for game.

Linux Mint / Debian for me.

He never missed the bull a single time. 😉

Karamojo Bell would like a word. 😉

I just thought of something that I'm going to try next time. I have something called an "Eye Pal" that I use when I shoot my pistols. Basically, it's a type of peep sight which you put on your glasses to enhance your focal length. The kit has one for rifle and one for pistol, and I've only ever...

I'm curious to see what others have to say. This is something I deal with when shooting my muzzleloaders. I usually print my own targets at home, and what seems to work best is something with a 4-6" red or green bull, and then using a 6 o'clock hold on it, just setting that bull on top of the...