Recent content by jimbires

If Scottys brown paper doesn't work out . my ole friend that did catering , would save me the short pieces of the white paper table cover that comes on a roll . I'd use this to cover the backboard , and put a colored paper , for a target on it . worked well for long range shooting ...

the Remington core lokt , 180 Round nose bullets , was my Dads favorite bullet for hunting . sometimes it really made a mess out of the deer . Dad had one centerfire rifle , a 30.06

I can't enlarge the pic , but what I can see , it does not look like they are leaking gas around the primers . I'd try to tighten them for these low PSI loads . put a little fingernail polish on the head stamp , so you can keep track of them .

sorry to hear about the Swaro's going missing , that really stinks . hopefully that's the end of the bad stuff .

that's great , you found the powder . it was hard to get for a while . I loaded Denise's X-Bolt 7mm-08 , 39.0 grains of H4895 , 120 grain Ballistic tip bullet , 2.800" COAL . this will duplicate the recoil a 243 has , shooting 100 grain bullets . post #4 has a target...

I love a happy ending . congrats on another good shooter . was this a new rifle ?

I would guess the small primer brass would take higher PSI better than the larger primer brass . maybe these are from +P ammo ?

NEVER , oil a firing pin assy . , or trigger . oil gets gummy and attracts dirt . this oil gets thick and gummy in cold temps . when you have time , take the bolt apart wash it out good , I use automotive brake cleaner . after it dries put cigarette lighter fluid over all the pieces ...

this is from an Email I just got about rimfires . I remembered mentioning weak firing pin springs being related to poor accuracy . Tips From The Test Range "We've really seen that firing pin springs are important. If your groups are consistently taller than they are wide...

looks like Northfork bullets are making a return to market . https://www.americanhunter.org/content/north-fork-bullets-the-reintroduction-of-an-icon/?utm_source=newsletter

I was trying to think of the site I bought nosler bullets from , before SPS . " Bivwak " I'd never thought of that . I had a large purchase when Nosler quit using them . I called Nosler to check on my order , and got the purchase finalized . the guys at Nosler were great .

you guys that hunt Africa , do you take your guns , or rent from the outfitter ? I'm not sure how hard taking a gun is .

that's a great feature . I wish my labradar had this ability . shortly after my purchase , I contacted Labradar about how to do this , their answer was , you can't . agreed it would be a nice feature , and should be easy to add in an update . been awhile since I updated , I don't think...

just check the holes , Scotty . you'll find ones that have a consistent depth , clean the others to match these ones .

you're not the first to tell me how easy they are to find accurate loads with them . guys have told me on game performance is very good too .