Recent content by jimbires

the prefit BBL is chambered , and threaded , to just screw on the action it's machined for . be checked with a set of go / no go gauges , and shoot it . no gun smith needed . you would need a BBL vise , action wrench , and a set of GO / NO GO gauges . I'm not sure if the action wrench is...

if I can offer a suggestion , I would give the Peterson brass a serious look , for the 7mm REM MAG . Peterson makes it in the "long" version . this will help it be a better fit to the chamber on the first firing , helping to eliminate about a .015" case stretch , or the need to form a false...

look at some of those prices . and ya gotta be 18 to purchase .

in my opinion , you can have too much bullet integrity . I like more frangible bullets for whitetails . the old Hornady SP's , core lokt , SST , ballistic tips ,and a lot more of the old school bullets , are perfect for deer hunting .

keep looking forward , and don't get discouraged . you have goals set , you just have to keep working to obtain them

I got this in an Email , and thought it was worth passing along . there seems to be growing talk with pre-fit BBL's . I thought this might help someone make their mind up ,, on what action to buy . Planning a new build and want the option to run Ruckus pre-fit barrels? Good news...

I forgot to mention . if the brass advances out of the flame , before the color change , let it completely cool to room temp , before running it through again . the warm brass will get hot much faster , will cause an over annealed piece of brass . I anneal on my basement cement floor . I lay...

750* on the neck , 450* on the body to head . this is tricky . as soon as the flame gets on the tempilaq , it flames up . I was putting it inside the case neck to protect it from the flame , but started to anneal in a dark room . if you're using tempilaq on good cases , you'll need to clean...

I have one , a 223 . I bought it when Obama was in office , and the talk was out about them being banned . I'm sure I paid too much during the scare . I also bought dies , bullets , 2 cases of ammo , and a few magazines . I have not fired it . it came with a red dot , and I've not even...

these are really nice sheds . here locally they are nicknamed " Amish sheds ". it seems to be the Amish that build them around here . my Mom bought one for a garage , I'll guess it's 18 x 36 . it's her garage , and shed , all in one . a few years ago , I was gifted one from my neighbor...

I would not base my bullet choice on one kill .

I've always found reading primers to not be very accurate . I like to use bolt lift . when you start to notice he bolt lift on a fired round to take more effort , it's time to back off . another is velocity . if you have published data and a chronograph , you can work towards the book max...

here is the latest info I've found . https://www.outdoornews.com/2026/10/29/pennsylvania-elk-guides-charged-with-trespassing-after-killing-of-possible-state-record-bull/

ignition problems with the W760 powder could be from using a standard primer . ball powders should use a mag primer . I'd guess that needing to use the small rifle primer would only make this more of a problem . I'm thinking W760 might be slow for these lighter bullets too . I stumbled...

good job , I try to point them out too .