Recent content by salmonchaser

I really enjoy the 257 roberts. Mom used one during my formative years for quite a few deer, a couple elk in Oregon and a number of Caribou prior to leaving Alaska. While I remain cautious as a reloader there are two cartidges I continue to push. The roberts and the 7x57. Actually I’m pretty...

Charlie, thanks. I got real smart on this project called a young sparky we know. He came out got things right and he was young enough to get up in the attic. That’s why you call an electrician he said.

Well I’ll report any other issues. I do keep my lots of brass fairly well organized. I’ll inspect this box after cleaning to see if any others look bad. Hell I’ll probably just toss the 20 round box. Not worth having another come apart in the rifle.

At that price I’ll buy them just to shoot at boulders across the canyon or steel plates. Probably done shooting at boulders given the fire danger this year. In any event, I’ll buy some just to shoot from position. They may be accurate, good on game but I’ve all the confidence I need in my...

Nothing unusual. No shoulder growth to speak of new brass to once fired to resize, it appears the rifle and sammi specs all agree. Random checking shows just about .002 shoulder change on firing. Necks are lubed for sizing. Primer pockets are still tight, the pressure it takes to seat a primer...

I have not gone down that rabbit hole yet😀

Resizing some 257 Roberts and encountered a neck separation I don't recall ever seeing before. 3x loaded Nosler +p brass. Glad it's not stock in the rifle.

Now I want to see a bee between the points on your cape Buffalo.

Well “swat” was a rapidly evolving art when I played the game, (90 to 2011). Still evolving. In some cities computers at public works can shut the lights down in an isolated part of the city. My old department is making great use of very small drones, they’ve actually had a drone inside while...

This is just so sad. You deserve to catch a break.

Jeepers that is fast, not much is going to stand up to that.

I say keep the brake. Adding two pounds is a lot and adding to the butt stock would really mess up the balance.

I had a 10/22 with a suppressor we seized from a serial felon, used it mainly for taking out street lights, front porch and yard lights when we wanted things nice and dark. Made less noise than a suppressed MP-5. The breaking glass and bullet impact made much more noise than the round going off...

Pinnell and Talifsonn guided on Kodiak island from the 1930s, they spent 60 years guiding bears. Amazing men. They started with less but quickly adopted the model 70 in 375 for the majority of their careers. There was not an official scoring system until the 1960s, they had record skulls laying...

Any of the Alliant powders have proven difficult to find and expensive. I’ve been shooting the same load of IMR 4064 for at least 30 if not 40 years, in the same rifle. I have had the rifle since 1968. Still shoots very well. When I can’t find an Alliant powder I need I find the Vihtivori...