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I bought my Grandson a REM 700 chambered in 260 , it has a Shilen " air gauged " barrel on it .I'll say this is the "most consistent " rifle I've ever played with . it shoots everything I've tried . I doubt it has shot anything bigger than 1 1/2 " at 100 yards , right out of the gate ...

it's been very hot and humid here too . upper 80's and low 90's . it's been called " tropical " for probably 2 weeks . last weekend I decided to section cut and dig out my 8 x 10 cement front porch , and replace it with a 10 x 22 treated frame / trex decking . now I'm in the middle...

thanks for sharing , looks like a fun trip .

@Wolfshead , where's home ? I live about dead center in PA . locally my terrain is a mixed bag . I can go from big open timber , to extremely thick , so thick a dog doesn't want to go through it . swampy , and of course there are some openings too . it can go from fairly flat , to...

I do have a couple of the 5.5-22x50 NXS , and it works great . I "THINK " the 56mm OBJ is for light gathering at higher magnification , on these scopes that have max power in the 30's or more . I agree though , you have to mount them high , making an adjustable cheek piece necessary

Don't forget , Vortex has a very nice promotion for MIL , LEO's , FIRST RESPONDERS . heck I "THINK" it's like 50 % or 60% off , if you qualify , that's a heck of a savings .

beautiful . that looks like bino country . shoot em where ya see em .

have you spent enough time with the big vortex scope yet , to have an opinion on it ?

yep , I'd like to know how the glass is in the NX6 .it's been a while , but the last time I was in Euro Optics they had the shelves arranged for the NX6 , but no NX6's were on display . I asked about them , thinking maybe they just didn't get them on the shelve yet . I was told they are...

I understand , it's hard to spend a bunch of money on something that'll be used one time . by the time your eyes age , and you think you would use bino's more , there will be stuff on the market that will be better than what's available today . it also give you more time to save and...

I have a set of Leupold 10x50 bino's . they are too heavy to carry around . they set near the dining room window for watching the field .

when loading ammo , if I get an easy to seat primer , I color the primer with my black sharpie . next cycle if the primer seats easy again , I write loose on the case and trash it after it's fired . there's a hundred ways to lose track of work up ammo , I think I've done it all . one...

10x42's are a good one size fits all . buy the best you can afford to start with , it'll be cheaper in the end . Blkram has pretty much brought up my thoughts . when glassing for long periods of time cheap glass makes my eyes hurt . feels like my eyes are being pulled out of my head ...

been there , now I use a sharpie and write the powder charge on the brass case . or if testing seating , I'll write the COAL on the brass case . it's gotta be fool proof for me , or yes , I'll goof up . when dumping the charges be careful , powder will stick to the bullet base , the...

Euro optic is a class act. I wonder how the ATACR compares to the NX6 . the NX6 has more internal travel , if the glass is good . the last I stopped in Euro optics the NX6 was not out yet .