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If I have to replace a scope, I'll probably go with the Burris Fullfield II 3-9x40mm scope. I did get a smokin' deal on a 2.5x10 Minox but have yet to mount it on a rifle. I got it for half price. I've had three Leupolds go toes up on me so probably won't be getting any more of those. I have a...

"I don't have one of either. Which do you prefer and why?" I chose the Whelen because of Elmer Keith's adventures with some big nasty bears that he wrote about. I decided I would like to have one but didn't want to mess with a wildcat. Even after Remington legitimized the cartridge waited until...

Interesting that you should say that. My only experience is with the Winchester .300 Magnum and one job of working up loads with an M70 in .300 WSM for my son in law. However, I do have four Ruger #1s in .300 Win. Mag. plus a Winchester M70 that I got into on the cheap. My pet load that works...

About all I have is a box like affaie with a slanted piece of metal inside. I forget what it cast but I think I bought it at midway. It is supposed to be certified for air rifles and pistol plus .22 LR. I sometimes set it up at 30 feet and shoot a GAMO 1500 .177 caliber air rifle but the splash...

Personally, I've never shot a deer with my .243 but, I have witnessed neighbor kids using it while on their first deer hunts and they did just fine with the 100 gr. Hornady Interlock. Also, one of my coworkers at the time used a .243 on his deer hunt and the deer dropped on the spot. I don't...

I haven't hunted quail since right around late 1978, early 1979 when I moved from Nevada to Arizona. Darn quial down here was rather run away that fly and it take a pretty well tained dog to flush them out. I even bought a nice Ithaca 20 ga. over/under, improved cylinder and modified choke...

Nice Featherweight stock. Th at's my favorite Winchester style stock. Paul B.

Tackdriver 284 said, "Just a thought that came across, do any of you guys wear latex gloves while reloading? We have been seeing warning labels on ammo accessories like lead and chemicals, etc." You can thank California for that BS. According to the state of fruits, nuts and flaked, everything...

IIRC, we tried to get something like that going here. It never happened but I forget their reasoning. Some of it might have been objection by parents. The sad part was it would have been us volunteers who had been doing it all along so it would have cost the school system nothing. here may...

Guy, the following data is from Ken Waters Pet Loads. I tried to pick on the most common bullet and powders. The bullet is the Lyman #429421/240 gr. Factory load velocity 760 FPS. *Bullseye 4.5 gr. Near Maximum, very accurate vel 792 FPS 700X 4.2 gr. 774 FPS no comments HP38 (W231) .4.5 720 FPS...

Happy Memorial Day! Paul B.

I've been reloading ammo for a it over 70 years and I've never noticed oily bullets. About the only ones that come close are my cast bullets when lubed with that Lyman 50/50 Alox/beeswax stuff. It's messy as hell to work with and if it wasn't for the excellent results with it, I'd drop it in a...

I only own one SIG handgun, a P220. It has no safety catch. SIG believes a gun's safety is between one's ears.Whaat I have read on the 320 and 365 SIGs is mostly good for the 365 and some serious badmouthing on the 320. One set of comment I heard was that the version of the 320 issued to our...

T he only gun I have that might be considered a black Powder gun is a Colt SAA 5.5" that is lettered to 1908. IIRC, colt started guaranteeing the SAA starting 19 1906. Nut sure why that date sticks in my mind but I did make up a few round for it using Unique. Now that Colt revolver is I believe...

I don't know if they're softer than the Game Kings but I've found then to be quite accurate in my rifles. I do run then in one loading for a rifle in .308 Win. with a reduced load of H4895. I won't give it out as it's way lower than the recommended 60% method for light loads. The rifle is a...

I'd probably stick with the Sierra although I'd be more inclined to use the Pro-Hunter rather than the Game King. However, either one will work. Paul B.

" Unique, worked in most everything, gone Red Dot, Gone Bullseye, Gone" The problem with these is they're made by Alliant and Alliant would rather shaft their loyal customers in favor of government contracts. Simple case of follow the money. One you left out was 2400. I've been looking for some...

That would have been my second choice if the TSX bullet hadn't shot well. Paul B.

"7-08 has always seemed closest to perfectly efficient in a power/projectile match. I guess old Paul Mauser knew what's what when he came up with the 7x57 eighty eight years previous to commercial introduction of 7-08." I think you're right. The only problem with the 7x57 is they keep in...

"I was very happy with it till I got a chronograph and saw the velocities I was getting which was below factory reported levels. The 22" barrel was the problem, and the chamber was sloppy in it." I had the same problem with my Remington M700 Classic .35 Whelen. However, the problem was not your...