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Been a while since I posted about anything. My question is about "proportionality". I'm old and so is my cartridge selection. I have always thought there are cartridges that for all intents and purposes are sort of in proportion. Like isn't a .223 sort of in proportion to a 30-06, and that in...

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My son got himself a tank chair a couple years ago. For years, I've been hunting an isolated spot that almost always holds a few elk. There is an old but wide trail made by some miners over 100 years ago. That trail goes to the center of that patch but had a number of down logs crossing. Last...

I never have cared for the fit of the Encore synthetic buttstock, especially the comb height when using a low mounted scope. I'm not built all that weird but couldn't achieve a decent cheek weld. I've used a couple aftermarket tape and foam solutions and they have drawbacks as far as I'm...

My son, I mean. I've told his story before, and he continues to hunt with a passion. This is one of his best, harvested this afternoon with his 6.5-284. About 3 hours after I had to leave camp for home, which seems a little suspicious to me.....EE2

Have been loading and shooting my 25-06 for a long time. The loads I developed recently and have been using with Nosler 115 BT's shoot OK, velocity is about 3050. Winchester brass, several times fired, never annealed. These loads all leave some carbon (not heavy soot) behind on the neck only. I...

That's all I know. Smith & Wesson put out the announcement that T/C is shut down, orders cancelled, and the company to be divested. Which means if and when it gets picked up it will be a while before any new production T/C stuff shows up. S&W will retain their production tooling and use it on...

I've got a TC Encore barrel - 28" 25-06. Well, it was, I shortened it to 24". Partly because it was unhandy to carry, maneuver in and out of cases and vehicles. Partly because I read too much and it seemed like the consensus was shorter was better. I wanted to see if I could do it myself and...

Just this Thanksgiving morning, my son and his lifelong hunting buddy got it done again! I taught these two some of what they know, and have helped them with their rifles and riflery since they were kids. Proud? Oh, yeah!

Did some load development with these, WW brass, CCI250 primers. 3.20" COAL as in Nosler data. Worked my way up with IMR4350, velocity wasn't there. Went to IMR 7828ssc, and narrowed in around 54.1 grains. That is in the middle of a node, loads up to 54.65 had only slightly more velocity, the...

That's what I have quite a few of. Loading for an Encore and resized a few thou too short. Like about .005" shorter than I want. Some of these were bought 1X fired from others. Trying to preserve case life, I was thinking about annealing, then running a .284 expander down and back through the...

With the recent acquisition of a Teslong borescope, I realize my cleaning methods and materials weren't really getting it done. With all the new cleaning agents, I'm curious what others are using and doing - particularly for older guns that show both some copper and carbon. Recently I used...

I have written about hunting with my son several times here. 15 years ago he was disabled, yet in many ways that was the beginning of our hunting adventures together. There has been success with elk, deer, antelope and turkeys. There have been many more trips that fizzled due to weather, ground...

I have mentioned in other threads that my son is a 'para' - dependent on his wheelchair but great upper body strength. There are also other threads which discuss comfort when shooting, and the problems as we get older and deal with physical challenges. For him, the limitations when planted in...

My son was given a 6.5x284 as a wedding present. The good friend who gave it worked on load development but didn't get very far. Son sent it to me, I did a borecast, torqued all the screws to spec, and gave it the BTE treatment. Screws were not tight. The rifle is a Savage 116 and has a Vortex...

I am a hobbyist - not a gunsmith. A friend's son owns one of these A500G's. The forearm split and a piece broke from the side near the gas port fitting. They brought me a crudely inletted forearm to fit, finish, and checker. I cleaned it all up and have the forearm fit. My question - either I...

I chose Elkeater2 as my posting name because over the years I've consumed my share and love it all. I got the first one, a little raghorn, in 1964. There were some nice 6x6's, a couple freaks, and many just average ones. There was a time when I surveyed and staked mining claims in the mountains...

I think I've seen this question before, but can't find it when searching. I just got 4 bags of these from SPS, and the tips are colored grey instead of blue like they usually are. I think maybe that's what made them be 'blems'. Anyone else experienced mis-matched tip colors on BT's??? EE2

I've looked at the limited published data. Wondering if anyone has experience using RL 16 and mid-weight bullets, like 139-140 grainers? Not much info out there. I have a decent load with RL17, but RL16 might be a better match. I've got 139 Hornady and 140 AB's. EE2

Raised in Wyo, the first big game animal I harvested long ago was a pronghorn antelope. My fascination and respect for them has never changed. As many know, antelope come with many different shapes to their horns, and also some significant facial features. Although I have taken many over the...