Recent content by FNWhelen

I don't get to shoot enough any more to justify a true high end scope for the range. Thus the price limit. One great piece of advise I got here is to use some light colored paper. I will try to find a roll of butcher paper to use for target backing. I guess I just need to spend some time looking...

I will use it to spot bullet holes at 1-200 yards and hits on steel at up to 1000 yards. Due to our range and weather setting up a camera will not work very well for me but I can see where it would be the ticket.

I would like to pick up a new spotting scope for using at the range not in the field if that matters. Looking for recommendations in the $1000 and under range.

The NFL pretty much showed us the only thing they care about it making more money with the last half time show. The game is just a side show to keep the money machine running. With the recent changes in college football it is almost the same. I will be joining a group of friends for one game...

Yep it is an old bus across the road from the Kenai visitor center. Just look for the crowd in the summer.

Sort of funny how far us Alaskans will go for a good burger. If in Kenai the Burger Bus gets high marks. Folks will stand in long lines to order and then wait 15 more minutes but no one seems to mind.

I have been loading an 30-06 with 130 grain bullets and h-4895. I have found it to group well and very low recoil for kids and others. If you have a gun she likes I would look to see if there is a H-4895 load for it.

I bought one of the 700 classics when they first came out. It has sat in the safe the whole time as I always reached for the trusted Mauser first. I guess it is about time to see how it shoots,if the snow around here ever melts.

I heard on another forum that there was a lot of love for the old Whelen here so I had to join. For some reason it took me three or four tries to get it done, still not sure why. In the 70's I started shooting the Whelen my father built for me. At the time I did not know any one else who shot...

What got me to thinking about twist rates is I have a 22-250 and a 25-06 that both had standard twist for the time built but are too slow for some of the newer bullets. I am very pleased to see some high BC stuff coming out for a 25-06 but I don't think I can make use of them. Both of these are...

I have 40 year old custom rifles that have too slow of twist for some modern bullets. But who knew back then we would have todays bullets. So if building a new gun should a guy try to get close to 300,000? If 300,000 is the high side what is a good number for too slow?

I read a lot where folks are going to faster twist barrels to be able to shoot longer bullets. So what is the downside and how do you know the limit? I understand caliber plays a part as does velocity but are there guidelines?

Speaking of lost spring here in Kasilof Alaska we are seeing 20 below almost every night. I am getting a little tired of it :cool:

First off I do not mind other stuff coming up on a thread I start at all. Speaking of that I will do it myself. I got my Model 600 350 mag at age 12. The only thing ever shot through it was max 250 grain loads. To say that little 18 inch barreled thing kicked would be an understatement. At the...

I used H4895 at about 70% in a 30-06 Tika. I made the loads with 130 grain bullets. My reason was so those who wanted to shoot a larger round but not get beat up could ring steel at 100 and 200 yards. I have not run the loads over my chronograph but I have a four shot group my wife shot at 100...