Interesting. The only brass I have for my .280 Rem. is once fired factory Remington and Winchester nickel plated cases for reloading. I've done very little work with the Remington brass but my serious load for the .280 runs the older two core Speer Grand Slam at 2910 FPS and the largest group so...
I know many people complain about the accuracy of the Ruger #1 being a somewhat iffy thing. Yes that can be a problem if one of so anal that the rifle is no good unless groups are .25" or less. I'll just say I have a few Ruger#1s in various configurations ranging from the .22 Hornet to the .416...
"Been playing with my 300 HH #1 hoping to get consistent 1/2 moa with 180 accubonds. I got there with 68.5 gr of RL 19 but velocity was only 2880, hoping for a little more."
That's what I get from a commercial FN Mauser in 30-06 running the 165 gr. Accubonds over W760. Rifle has a 24" barrel...
I've heard from several sources that one of the reason for the scarcity and thus higher prices for power is the lack of nitrocellulose. Without nitrocellulose you cannot have smokeless powder.. Seems the majority of nitrocellulose apparently has been coming from Russia. Between Russia's conflict...
One day at the range I saw some factory ammo boxes (Winchester) with .270 and 30-06 labels. I checked the boxes and all have what appeared to be once fired factory. On that assumption, I started "digging for gold". I ended up with ten boxes of 30-06 an 8 of .270 Win. That's the happy part of the...
The only 2x7 scope I have is a Leupold with the friction style adjustments. It's mounted on a Winchester M70 Featherweight 7x57 and so far has held steady regarding adustment. It has never varied once sighted in, knock on wood. I've since picked up a Minox 2.5x10X that may replace the 2x7X...
I can't say what the situation with CDFW is today but before I left California for good, does and spikes were very sacred cows. Shoot one and they literally dropped the hammer on you. They did have a draw for a few antlerless tags but AFAIK, no one I knew including me ever drew one. Strong rumor...
Not to take this off topic but back in the 1970s while scouting for deer and looking for a coyote to shoot to judge hide quality I was stalked by a Mountain Lion that I believe had me on her menu. After several attempts to drive her off I shot her with my .243. I reported th ekill to the local...
I've taken a few buckets of brass to the recyclers. They've all told me there is a difference in price between cartridge brass and "yellow" brass. I always thought brass was brass but I guess that was wrong thinking.
Paul B.
I do have a Contender 14" in 30-30 but just don't use it. I took a couple of deer with a Ruger Super Blackhawk during the frst two years that it was legal in Nevada but never followed through with it. Basically my outdoor handgun usage has been protection against predators, both two and four...
"If companies charge too much, find others."
Gets to be a bit difficult when a few conglomerates control the whole market. Vista selling their shooting related stuff to a foreign country. Traitorous bull crap in my not very humble opinion. At best it will only create even higher prices. At...
Nice snag. I have a few .44 mags, two Ruger Super BHs on an old model and the other a new model, both 7.5". I have another that has the standard Blackhawk grip style (like Colt SAA) with 4 5/8" brrel, a 7.5" Bisley and a 5.5" Bisley om .45 Colt with 5.5" barrel. I boght that one because of an...
Well, at 85 years of age, I most likely won't be around too much longer. That's the bads news. However, I still haave enough components on hand that I'll croak long before I run out. I never "hoarded" components but when I saw a great deal? I'd jump on it with two feet like right now. For a...
Most of my ifles are either retired or semi-retired due to the increasing lack of tolerance of recoil. Anything kicking harder than a .300 Win. Mag or especially my .35 Whelen is in full retirement. The .300 and .35 will only be shot to check the sights and on the hunt.
I have no idea what my...
I read somewhere that the supply of nitrocellulose is getting to be quite short due rti military usage. Ammo companies not having government contracts are literal S.O.L or having to pay very high prices tostay i business. Think of all the ammo going to the Ukraine.
Paul B.