Recent content by jmad_81

I bought one of these this fall as I figured that sometimes a bipod just isn't tall enough. It may be the best $40 I've spent in a long time. It's really simple to use and offers some great stability when the terrain dictates the need. 5 kids killed bucks off of it on the farm this last fall...

You are not wrong, but it shot great with great speed. I figured even if I average 50 rounds a year, it should still last me maybe over 10 years. I don't use this gun as my everyday shooter on every hunt. On the years where I'm lucky enough to draw a tag that requires this rifle, it will see...

I've had some pretty good luck with N570 in mine with a 180 VLD. I'm going to try and work up a load with the 175 ABLR here soon. Will start with Retumbo and N570.

Nice work! I really love the Whitehorse. It breaks my heart that the next time I get it, I may be 75+ years old. I plan on spending a bunch of time down there hunting chukars and sage grouse when my kids graduate and move out!

I'll try a lube switch before I do anything else. Makes sense to start with the cheapest fix first. Thank guys.

Thank, Jim. I'll grab a little jar of that and see if it helps.

I had some time yesterday to get the bore scope out. I ran it down the barrel from the muzzle, the bolt appears to be pretty tight up against the barrel. I also took the firing pin and ejector out of the bolt and tried to chamber a piece of resized brass. It chambered a bit harder than I would...

I think this makes the most sense in my head given what I'm seeing and fighting. Maybe I'll see if I can find a die for the Wheeler reamer first and see if that fixes things. Or knock the action off and see if things are going into the chamber as much as they should be.

I've been shooting a 7 PRC that I built with a 22" Bartlein carbon barrel. The thing shoots lights out and I absolutely love it. I noticed after my initial firing that the cases seemed to go into the sizing die fairly hard right at the last 1/4" of the press stroke. It was noticeable between the...

Good shooting bud!

Good for her! GO BEAVES!!!!!!!

I promised myself that I wasn't going to burn this barrel out chasing unicorns. I really wanted the 175 ABLR to be my go-to bullet in this gun. I really like the concept behind its design and the versatility it offers in the field. I told myself that I wasn't going to spend more than 100 shots...

I've played with the Phone scope, Mag View, and the Ollin. The Ollin is my favorite of the 3. I'm really liking it as well.

It sounded like they repaired it. I called them and they told me that they got it fixed and that it should never fail again. I'm hoping to get the rest of my load development done this weekend so I can move on to another rifle that has been needing some final fine tuning.

Well, Silencer Co. received my Scythe yesterday before noon, and I just got a Fed Ex notification that it is on its way back home. Very Impressed to say the least!!!