Recent content by jimbires

there are a lot of gun smiths in Pennsylvania . Joel Russo , was a stock maker , He now has Terminus rifle actions . I'm not sure if Joel still does stock work , since he started building actions . he is in the Harrisburg Pa area . I've never used Joel , but I've seen some of his...

I keep a few old socks to lay on top of the ammo . one sock and close the lid , corrects the too tall issue . clean socks , of course . :D

can a guy over pressure the flower bed ? if so , what signs do you look for ? would a longer flower bed green up quicker ? more velocity ? :rolleyes:

new brass does grow . most times it takes a few cycles to get it fully expanded . new brass also has a slower velocity . I think this is due to the expansion of the case absorbing some of the energy . with the action getting tight , do not add more powder at this time . you can try the...

Friday I was in the red zone for air quality . Saturday was supposed to be worse , the purple zone air quality is where I was on the maps . the wind must have changed , or the rain helped out a lot , Saturday wasn't a bad day , when I was out between rains . this morning is cool , and clear...

I think you'll be fine . I've taken elk , and moose , with my 7mm REM MAG close , and far , without problems . I used the 160 grain accubond bullet . the partition is a great choice . just put the bullet in the vitals , and it'll work out great for you .

I'm in the very unhealthy air warning too . . I worked in it all day yesterday . the smoke kind of overcast the sun . my throat feels and tastes , like I smoked a bunch of cigarettes . it was a lot smokier than the pic shows . towards evening the slight breeze calmed down , the smoke...

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 ?