Recent content by FNWhelen

Chuck you might not have a 1600 yard range but yours is long enough and it is right at home! Also I note you are shooting in shorts and not Refridgerwear and that is worth a bunch. Nice day to shoot here today but it is only 6 degrees.

I have high hopes for this gun. My buddy/smith is a former world record benchrest holder so he shoots way better than me but after some break in rounds he shot two different loads for testing. Five shots into .471 and the other was 5 into .291 at 100yards. If I can make it do any where close to...

Happened to me just like it did to Joec. Found a cheep Remington 700 S/A ADL in 223 with an older 3x9 scope. Took it out and it did not shoot all that well and had headspace issues. Off to my smith for a new bull barrel, action work and a trigger job. Needed a stock and that needed bottom metal...

Building a fast twist 223 must be the thing to do. I am just finishing up one with a 24 inch barrel on a 700 action. I should say my friend/smith did the metal work and I am doing the rest. It will be a range toy just something to play with. Our range goes out to 1600 so it will be fun to see...

I find it almost impossible to get a straight answer when I ask how good is this DR. I always get "He is good" compared to who? The one is finished last in med school is still called Doctor. Just hope you do not get that "Good" one.

Seward Hotel. Limited room and menu but it has always been outstanding food.

Deer would be in my 30's with either a 35 Whelen or a 14 inch Contender in 7TCU. Not sure what was first as I used both on the same hunt. Big deer, Moose, would be 30-06 at age 11.

I was13 but I am not sure TV was even available here in Alaska. If it was there was only one channel and it was taped and that was two week delayed. I know for darn sure our family did not have one yet.

35 Whelen with 250 grain Hornady at around 2400 fps has worked well for a bunch of deer, caribou,moose and about eight brown bears over the years. Unless one is shooting long range I see no benefit to higher speeds. In fact it seems to me those bullets are more likely to have failures at higher...

I have a bunch of outboards from all the major brands so not brand loyal. I think all the major makers today all build good products. For me the most important thing is the local dealer. In this part of Alaska Suzuki is the clear cut winner. Just had them work on my 15 year old 9.9 kicker and...

Ralt71 that is a great story! Made me remember hunting with my dad, sure do miss him.

Just for my education how does the cost of a pole barn compare to building with 2X walls. I am thinking about the added cost when you want to have finished wall inside and outside. And you need backing of some sort to hang shelves off of. My shop is a metal building and over the years I have put...

I like the floor heat well enough I did it in my house also. The only downside is it takes a while to make a temperature change. The upside is even at below zero when the power goes out it takes a while for the house to cool down. I have a Toyo heater that takes car of rapid temp changes.

If you don't want to mess with it storing it 200-300 feet down in Davey Jones locker works pretty well.

Over 30 years ago I built a same size shop but with 18 foot walls. Looking back there are a number of things I would do different but one thing I would not change is the heating system. I put infloor radiant heating in the shop and it works great. The heat is much more even and when you go...