Recent content by rjm158

CTD, after I had to put my dog, Frankie, to sleep in September I got another one named Buddy a short while later. He is half Lab and half, I believe, whitetail because he runs and jumps like a deer. He is not an aggressive dog, he is just full of love and affection. He is just past a year...

Thank you, guys. I appreciate you. Ron

Yesterday (4-18-24) we had to put our old Lab, Izzy, to sleep. She had developed a cancerous growth on her rear leg that encompassed the bones. The vet was nice and tried to offer alternatives, but the end result would have meant her mobility issues would have gotten worse. Rather than having...

I bought some Ginex LRs early on in the drought from Global Ordnance. One thing to bear in mind is they are ever so slightly larger than the "normal" Federal, Remington, etc and will take a little more pressure to seat . This was in commercial brass not staked military style. They're not...

And, they're zero turn without hydraulics

I was at Scheels in Overland Park, Kansas, on Saturday and found the same thing. IMR 4350 was the same price, essentially $10 more per pound than the Hodgdon equivalent. Winchester, Accurate/ Ramshot, and Hodgdon powders were cheaper than IMR even though all are Hodgdon items. I did...

Salmonchaser, actually today was the first time he'd ever seen one. He REALLLLLY wanted to keep one to play with for a while but his owner had other ideas. Ron

Today my stepsons and I went on our pheasant hunt. The guy who runs the site said he was one pheasant short of the promised number so he substituted 3 chukars. This suited us just fine as none if us had hunted them before. We had an absolute blast! We used a chocolate lab named Echo who was...

I recently read (can't remember the source so I can cite it) that the problem is nitrocellulose, a key component of powder. Two main suppliers are Russia and China. Russia, of course, is using much of what it makes for it's own military and not exporting much, especially to NATO countries...

Following the advice of the folks here, today I followed through with my original plan and bought a Leupold Mark 4-HD 6-24x52 in the MOA system. Using a set of Vortex 34mm rings I mounted it on my Tikka Super Varmint 6.5 PRC. I was very happy with how combination turned out. Thanks to...

My lgs got some last week and it's $71.95/lb Ron

XP and Jim, thanks for your help and insight. The article Jim sent really helped me decide that I will likely stay with my MOA scopes since I'm already more familiar with that system. I don't think this old dog could learn the new trick so easily. Ron

I've seen/ heard the terms used when referencing reticles in scopes. All of my scopes are moa, but I know many of the long range scopes use mils. What are any advantages/disadvantages of either type? As a base line, I'm not a PRS guy but I get the opportunity to shoot long range (out to 500)...

I delivered to my LGS today and saw they had gotten their powder/bullet order in for the month. IMR 4350 is on the shelf for $71.95/lb. No joke. I know Alliant powders are very high but it appears to be spreading out to others more and more. Let me add, the guy who runs the shop isn't a...

JD, you're right, it's a fixed modified choke. I failed to include that info in my original post. This gun is from the late 60s, the predecessor to the 1100. My dad used it to kill squirrels rabbits, quail, a wild pheasant once that flushed when quail hunting, and even coyotes. It was his...