Recent content by PJGunner

Good thoughts and prayers sent. PJ

Forecast for the next few days looks like this; today 111, Saturday 112, Sunday 110 and 106 for Monday. Me? Rather that go to a sombrero, I'll stay inside under the A/C. That's really proper chillin' out. 🤣 PJ

I wonder about that as well. My custom Mauser has the original twist rate use for the cartridge. Something like 1 in 8.68" The M70 FWT is, I heardh came with the original twist then some one said a 1 in 9" twist and some say a 1 in 10" twist. I've tried measuring it myself with varied results...

I've heard the same thing about the 7MM WSM. For some reason it was a flop. I had a chance to buy a Winchester M70 FWT in 7MM WSM and probably the only reason I didn't buy was the difficulty findin ammo and brass at the time. PJ

I see where someone said that the ABLR can be finicky to reload. I can't say anything on how they work on game. Seems here that most have had good results with them. ME? That's a whole nuther story. I picked up a bunch of 150 gr. ABLRs in 7MM as I thought they just might be almost perfect in my...

As brass gets resized more and more, the stiffer the brass becomes. Then necks crack. You might try annealing the necks of those cases that have survived and see if that helps with your problem. PJ

"The reason I no longer do (aside from the obvious safety concerns) is that I have rarely if ever found the hottest loads to be the most accurate. " I'm afraid that isn't always the case, no pun intended. Personally, I prefer having an accurate load going as fast, safely as the rifle and...

Just a couple more muzzleloader stories. and I was being certified yo be a muzzle loader instructor for the Hunter Ed class. I had to shoot several firearms, but not the in lines. Never figured that one out. Anyway, two of the guns I had to load and shoot were flintlocks, one rifle and one...

I think they can. Back in the late 1970s I was working up a canyon looking for two things, deer sign and coyotes. That canyon had been good for both until this time. No deer and no "yotes". I did see a mountain lion that I believe was stalking me as it was only very short distance from me when...

I never make mistrakes. PJ

I've done a few recoil pads and sling swivels but ir was a long time ago. I did swivels for several M94 Winchesters and still have one. Ffankly, never saw the need for a recoil pad on a 30-30 but it does make a difference on the .35 Whelen. I have three and yes, they all have recoil pads. The...

I have a few muzzle loaders but they haven't seen daylight in years. One is a Lyman plains rifle .50 caliber that looks like the original Hawkins back in the 1800s. Another is a TC something or another that I forget the name and is a .54 caliber. The last one is probably the only one I would...

I have a few custom rifles that have Douglas barrels and they were at my request.There's a .308, 7x57 and 30-06 that all shoot sub MOA although the 06 is fussy about bullet weight. The rifle was built by a friend, the late Cal Albright. You might rememberthe ads in some of the gun rags on the...

"Nothing beats quail slow simmered in gravy." For game birds I'm incined to agree. I think Chukar properly cooked is a close second. Never did do a lot of bird hunting but sure put away a lot of deer and elk. Of the two I prefer elk from a young cow to be choice. PJ

I only have one head mounted and it's from the antelope I took off a private land ranch hunt back in 2009. IIRCC it was about $600 including shipping to my house. I've never bothered with deer or elk because the deer were more eating size and the elk were cows. The antelope was special because I...