Recent content by Buckskinner

In my opinion, this is largely due to a lack of young hunters being taught by older experienced hunters today. They rely on paper energy figures like they are the holy grail and anything that will move a block of jello is accepted as the hammer of Thor.... so it seems. It will take time and real...

I am reminded of the great Jack O'Connor's advice from years ago regarding scopes.... I had a Leupold M8 4x on some of the best shooting rifles that I have ever owned and not felt like I was handi-capped in any way. I shot I don't know how many ground squirrels and rock chucks along with grouse...

Head space issue. In the future, neck size only if these cartridges will be used solely in that particular rifle.

I am in 100% agreement with the Author of this post. I have never followed a "procedure" to "break-in" a rifle barrel. Having said that, I'll mention my Remington 700 CDL in 25-06! I shot 100 rounds of factory ammo out of this rifle before starting to hand load for it. I cleaned the bore at that...

I long recall the advice given regarding this very subject that I first heard from the gunsmith that I bought my first 7mm Mag. from; "Always foul the bore with a fouling shot after cleaning, BEFORE you hunt or plan to fire an accurate shot". I have followed this advice for many years with a...

I have gotten good results from either IMR4064 or Varget with 150 or 165/68 Nosler ballistic tips or Sierra 150 grain game king bullets. Currently, 46 grains of Varget and a Nosler 165 ballistic tip shoots very good groups in my M1A. In the "old days", I ran 49 grains of 4064 with 150 gr. Sierra...

Using hand loaded ammunition for personal protection is usually not recommended however, if you are an experienced re-loader and have confidence in your loads, you can certainly use such loads in a personal protection sidearm. The problem(s) with doing so will likely come up in any after action...

I've used both SS and Blued steel 1911s over the years and have always found that Breakfree CLP does a good job. Even with weeks or months in a holster or a gun rug, it stays in the rail areas and I've never found a reason to use anything other than CLP for this purpose. Although, by now, there...