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Great deal on some electronic earbuds if you're interested. I've tried several and these are the ones I like best. They are Bluetooth and connect to your phone, great for shooting, mowing the lawn, etc. 4th of July sale at Optics Planet for $91+tax, free shipping. The "OPMOD" is just a special...

Based on the results I saw today, I am going to make the 129gr Hornady SST my primary load for this fall. The accuracy with that bullet in my rifle is exceptional, and I saw nothing in the test today to indicate that it would not perform at least as adequately as a similar cup-and-core bullet...

This bullet was a bit frustrating for me. Thru several different load workups with a couple different powders, about 1" or maybe a little less was the best I was able to get it to shoot in my rifle. Certainly good enough for deer hunting at reasonable ranges. I just wanted it to do better...

This bullet was the second-best in accuracy from my rifle. That kind of surprised me, I was expecting it to be the most accurate of the bunch. But testing with two different powders (H4350 and Big Game) both got me to the same place, about .75" groups. Certainly more than good enough for...

Of the 3 bullets tested, this bullet is hands down the one my rifle prefers for accuracy. In my load development, it produced several groups under .5", including two at around .3". So from an accuracy standpoint, this load was the favorite going into the test, but I wanted to get an idea how...

As I have mentioned in earlier posts, I have been doing some load development lately with 130gr bullets in my Franchi Momentum 6.5 CM, which I intend to use for deer this fall. After a bit of work, I ended up with the following: First row: 129gr Hornady SST, 38.5gr Varget, 2791 fps Second...

Have any of you had any special glasses made for pistol shooting? By that I mean, to enable better focus and depth of field on your sights and target. If so, what was your setup? I wear normal bifocals, so getting everything to look sharp with these old eyes is a challenge. Just wondering if...

I was hunting yesterday morning (Saturday the 26th). Heard a couple gobbles on the roost on out the ridge from where I was, but nothing close. Every 5 or 10 minutes I'd do some yelps to see if anything was moving my way. I'm hunting on the side of a ridge that's covered with trees and...

So, I've been using an RCBS Chargemaster for several years now, without any apparent issue. However, it was fairly well-used when I got it, and I've had a concern about it dying unexpectedly on me. So, I've kind of been casually keeping an eye on the FA Intellidropper as a possible second unit...

Years ago, I got the idea to do some load development for my SKS. That never came to fruition, but in cleaning out some stuff in the garage today I found a bag of some new, factory primed Winchester brass that I had bought. I'd have to open the bag to count, but I'm guessing it's a bag of 100...

I hate to bother asking for it, but the data I'm seeing for these bullet/powder combos seems to vary a fair bit, depending on the source. So I guess I should see what QL has to say. Hornady case, 47.1gr water WLR primer #1 - 130gr Sierra Tipped GameKing (Gamechanger), #4330 Ramshot Big Game...

Took a nice doe this morning with my .50 Hawken. I had the sights replaced 2 years ago with some Williams FireSights, and they really make a difference for these old eyes. 370gr Maxiball put her straight on the ground.

Let's stir the pot a bit. What say you?

Anyone looking for bullets right now might want to give Midway a look. They have some items on clearance. I just found 6.5mm (.264) 130gr Sierra MatchKing's for $13.07 per box of 50. Can't hardly beat that on factory seconds. They may have other deals that y'all can use. I bought 8 boxes of...

Next up, the 240gr XTP Mag. As noted, this bullet is harder than the standard XTP, and designed for the bigger .45 caliber rounds, such as the .454 Casull, etc. Thus, the recommended MV for this bullet goes all the way up to about 2100 fps, instead of the recommended 1600 fps of the 250 XTP...

So, I finally got around to doing a water jug test on these two bullets. I've used them for a few years in my .45 Colt Henry rifle for deer hunting, and have taken deer with both bullets. The loads are as follows: 250gr XTP - 23.0gr Accurate #9, WLP primer, Starline brass. This load gives...

I'm thinking of trying either the RT (Round Tip) or FP (Flat Point) in my Henry .360 Buckhammer. I've currently started working up a load with the 200gr Hornady RN, but I've read that the Hawk is a softer bullet. Just wondering if that might be a better option for the 2200-2400 fps deer loads...

Anyone know where I can find the BC for cast bullets? Specifically, I'm looking for a 200gr .358/.359, with hollow point. Like this: Not that I'll be shooting bench rest with it or anything, just want to calculate the bullet drop for my scope's holdover marks. Thanks in advance. Brian

The turkey hunting has been pretty bad here in my little corner of Kentucky for about the last 5 years or so. You would go out and sit for several hours in the morning and be lucky to even hear a gobble, much less see one. The last bird I killed was in 2017. Well, maybe we've turned a corner on...

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