Recent content by 7Footer

I am one of the few Colorado natives left, it seems, and I have watched what I consider the decline of this state. I think your wife has seen the brochure for Colorado - the lovely mountains, scenic rivers full of fish, skiers with big grins enjoying fresh powder on sunny days. The reality is...

I have been lucky to access to excellent prairie dog hunting on some farmland in SE Colorado for the past 15 years or so. My group shoots everything from a 17 mach 2 to my 22-243. I mainly shoot an AR in 223 and a 204 Ruger bolt gun. Most guys who shot their 22-250s switched to 204 Ruger due...

I've settled on 28.4 grains of H335 with 123 Hornady SSTs. I get 2450 fps, excellent accuracy and consistency with both of my ARs - a 22" Faxon barrel target set up and a 16" Faxon barrel hunting rig ( looks like 20 fps slower in the 16") I've tried CFE223, VVN133, H322 and one or two others I...

I bought my first PD rifle in 2005. I went to the store looking for a 22-250, but the salesman talked me into the new 204R. His big selling point was the minimal recoil, allowing the shooter to watch the "show." I went out shooting with my friend, who was shooting his trusty 22-250, and my...

That is what I call "Long Range Hunting"

My process is perhaps too labor intensive, mostly because I don't like the idea of running dirty brass in my dies. I start by depriming because I wet tumble next, and I find the water and pins drain better without primers + I like clean primer pockets. Then I anneal, then size the brass using...

A local Fire Marshal once told me the limit for a residence in that jurisdiction for smokeless or black powder was 20lbs. I told her I consider myself to be out of powder when I'm down to 20lbs- she did not laugh.

To answer Starboard277- there is no requirement for any amount of blaze orange in Colorado for archery.

Colorado has a 15 round limit, that went into effect several years ago, anything higher is "high capacity." The ban here does "grandfather" in magazines purchased prior to July 1, 2013. You don't have to prove anything- it's the burden of the prosecution to prove you bought them after the ban...

I'm with Varmint Hunter- 22-243. I use an 1:8 Shilen ratchet rifled 26" barrel, shooting 88 ELDMs at 3350-3400 and it is very accurate with around 1k rounds through it. I used a donor Savage action and the prefit barrel with the .250" neck with cheap/plentiful Winchester brass. No...

I built a 6.5x284 hunting rig for my son when he was 11 or so. It was a pawn shop doner action with a Shaw barrel and I chose the Boyd's AT-One stock. I added some pillars to the stock, but I think Boyd's offers pillars now from their factory. The angular profile of the stock took some getting...

I am also a fan of the 204R. I have two bolt guns that shoot great, but the idea of an AR build has always been in the back of my head. Can anyone recommend a barrel?

Firemandivi sounds like me twenty years ago - I just wished this great resource of experience and expertise existed back then! Just like the OP - I was new to rifles and as such I wanted to make the most of my first purchase, so I bought a Savage 12 in 300WSM with a 26" varmint barrel and...

I learn a ton on this forum, but these stories keep me hooked. You've done well with that young lady, and I'm sure you'll see the day when she takes her daughter out - the only thing that can top this.

I own two - A Savage 110 with a factory barrel, only mod is I added an APA brake, and my son's hunting rifle, another Savage that was a pawn shop deal that got a Shaw barrel, and a Boyd's AT1 stock. The factory gun is my go to rifle for deer and antelope with 143 ELDXs - very accurate with...