Recent content by NYDAN

Patrick, I have been thinking about what Jim would say to her to convince her that you should buy it. It finally dawned on me that he would tell her that you are buying "for her"... ;)

Congratulations on your acquisition.

Patrick, I think you should get it. Look at it this way, it is cheaper than a new truck and doesn't need a garage. It doesn't eat hay and leave droppings. No vet bills and it doesn't require a babysitter. Furthermore, it could prove useful. Finally, if worse comes to worse, it could always...

Very nice, Ernie. Great shooting.

I have had very positive experiences with two of the early Browning X-bolts. I owned a stainless stalker in 7mm-08 that I liked and shot very well. It was easy to develop less than 1 m.o.a. loads for it. In fact, I shot a 5 shot group that was less than 4" at 400 yards. A friend also brought...

I have been at this game longer than I thought. How many of you started before me - apparently about 1980? Are these what you are looking for? Sierra 2nd Edition 1978 Speer #10 1980 Hornady 3rd Edition 1980 Lyman 45th Edition 1970 Sorry, but the Nosler #1 has already found a safe and loving...

longrangehunter, I will try to summarize but it is difficult to explain the results without a long boring technical dissertation. That dissertation is written up and available if you want to read it. I would send it via PM. Basically, 6.5mm bullets come in a variety of boattail and ogive...

Patrick, that looks great. You are doing some fine leather work.

Yes, of bullets in the 140-143 gr. weight range, the 140 BT's have the longest straight shank length and the 142 ABLR has one of the shortest.

Ernie, that situation might be called "utopia". ;)

Yes, Roland. You haven't been spending enough time in Western NY lately for me to properly corrupt you with the rifle and component buying impulses. This build is many months away from completion. Heck, with the lead times on the barrels, it may not even get done in 2026. See ya soon.

My gunsmith is building the rifle on a used left-hand Rem. Model 700 chambered in 30-06. The only part we are using is the action itself. We have been working on the specifications for the rifle. It turns out that there are numerous reamers available for this cartridge (6.5-284 Norma). These...

Well done, Mark. Great shooting.

Tina and I have been using these EXOspikes traction footwear this winter and they are amazing. See...

Uh. That happens to other people too???