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Another point for the .308 vs .30-06 for youth/ladies, and what I believe is the primary reason for short action ladies/youth rifles, is the short action bolt throw. With a full length stock, you nearly need to break cheek weld with a long action to cycle the bolt. Take off 1-2" of LOP to...

My wife, with my guidance, purchased a .308Win Savage M11. She is left handed, so our options in an affordable rifle were limited (she was still in college, and we were just getting started). There was also a possibility of drawing a moose tag, so we wanted something with enough horsepower to...

A fine rifle for sure. Hope to see a picture of it at some point. Although R26 seems to be a fan favorite these days among the velocity obsessed, Norma and Vihtavouri make some fine powders for this cartridge. I tend to stick with the IMRs here on this side of the ocean. They punch X's and...

One of our local shooters set up a 22-250 fast twist for NRA and F-class matches. It was quite impressive, but after burning out his barrel after only 2000 rounds, he went back to .223 Wylde and 80.5 Bergers for his next tube. Shot about the same scores with either one at 600 and 1000. MV...

First rule of off-road driving. Light vehicle, heavy throttle...heavy vehicle, light throttle. Bet he could have skipped it with enough speed :twisted: You can cross anything with enough velocity, just a matter of what breaks on the way. Looks like a fun trip, with a lot of added work and...

One you do not list is IMR 4064. I've had fantastic results accuracy wise in both the 6.5x55 and 30-06 in the lighter range of bullets you list. Not sure where it falls in the velocity range though. In my experience, the slowest burning powder suitable for a cartridge/bullet combination may...

Been in the wilderness where the internet doesn't work, so couldn't follow up on this. I have loaded on the Lee Load all 2. It will produce functional shells, but is by no means optimal. Do check your powder charges with a scale and calibrate your own bushings. Keep in mind thrown charges...

Shotgun loading is more of an art than metallic loading. There are a lot of shades of grey within given load recipes. This is complicated greatly by manufacturers changing the capacities of their hulls on a regular basis to fit large lots of components purchased in bulk. Getting a "perfect"...

Cloverleaf is on the mark. Try reconfiguring the existing mounts first, maybe you'll get lucky. Put the rifle in a padded vice, remove the bolt and bore sight (or use one of the lazer jobbies if you have it) before you waste more ammo trying to figure that out at the range. If randomizing...

Looks good. Wonder if the glossy look has subsided at all as it sits, maybe that's just coming out more in the photos than in real life? The one's I've done with BLO/turpentine and a very similar procedure to yours seem to get a little less shiny over time.

Whichever one I'm holding in my cold dead hands. If it's gone that far, would most likely be one of several 9mm high capacity semi-automatics.

A M17 with a complete action. Only the receiver is technically a "firearm," so I could configure it however I wanted, and it will last forever.

I should add one more point on the Mosin Nagant. The biggest detractor pointed out on these is accuracy. This is due to a couple of factors. First, most Mosin Nagants encountered are mixed parts Soviet arms assembled post-war. Crapshoot on accuracy, some are quite good, some not so much...

Agree with above, if deer or bear are your top end, 6.5 might be a better pick. And you don't need to go with the souped up heavies to have a good efficient bullet for dinging steel. The Nosler 123gr CC will get it done on a budget. Both are efficient rounds with lots of bullet options and...

I have to vote for an ugly duckling. The Mosin Nagant, especially as refined by the Finns. These rifles saw some of the harshest battle conditions any rifle has ever been subjected to and they soldiered on. They are particularly well suited to issue to untrained infantry in a very cold...

What finish did you use?

I shoot a lot of military rifles, and long throats are the norm, rather than the exception with these. I've found flat base, short ogive to be the formula for attaining top accuracy with these. Some that match this profile in solid big game bullets in .308 are the Norma Oryx, Nosler partition...

Well, the 6.5x54MS and 7x57 certainly have some nostalgia factor, but my vote has to go to the 6.5x55. Just a little bit of a ballistic edge, and it was a cartridge FAR ahead of it's time. As far as the rifle that shoots it, for something I would buy and actually hunt with, I'd go with a SAKO...

Keep at it with the CR10 or Sweets 762. There is no easy answer for a badly neglected bore, just more elbow grease, stink and patches. You can speed the process a little bit with a bronze brush (you will destroy it with the copper solvent). Wash with water immediately after brushing with lots...

6.5x284 or 6.5x55 or AI in a strong action such as M98 or Savage. Both these rounds make a splash at 1000 with 140s, in the right platform like you're building, they should really perform with the ~150 Ferraris. Maybe a long action so you can run those heavies long and hot and still feed from...