Recent content by ArkiePaul

I love my Leupolds and Burris scopes. Won’t buy Chinese simply because they are our foes in so many ways and areas. To each his own however.

Meant to say repaired both.

I have two stories about Leupold. I have a Leupold binocular that hasn’t been made in 20+ years. It took a tough fall years ago and fractured a lens. They replaced the lens and returned it. Total time from sending it to getting it back was only about two weeks. It has fold down eyecups, it is...

I have taken turkeys with a Winchester Super X 2, 31/2 inch and 3 inch 12 gauge, Savage sxs, 2 3/4 inch 12 ga, Remington 870 2 3/4 12 ga and my Ruger Red Label 3 inch 12 ga. All were tolerable except the 31/2 inch shell. I have fired exactly 1 of those and promptly got a mild headache. I can now...

I haven’t bought anything off GB in about 4 years. Bought an NEF single shot. Seller said butt plate missing. He was right. He didn’t mention the inch and a half piece of stock that was cut off. I kept it and bought another stock. I bought another one a year later, paid by credit card, and the...

Very nice! I’d be happy to take just one of them. I’d sure like to see that rock too.

My “best” bad shot ever was a head shot on a sow from about 20 yards. I was shooting one of my long bows from my knees and aiming for the chest! I was hoping to get both lungs from a perfect broadside shot. No such luck. The arrow struck her in the head and broke. The broadhead was imbedded in...

I frequently hunt San Carlos Apache Reservation AZ in January. One year it was down to about 10 degrees, plenty of sleet, and howling winds. Radio said wind chill was about minus 14. Broke almost half of my metal tent pegs in ground when breaking camp. A little too chilly for me!

Hey muddy boots, I have powder coated pistol bullets using Ford light blue from Eastwood. It coats nicely and is very good looking. Check them out. I have also used Harbor Freight red and yellow. They are ok but not as nice looking. They are half the price. An inexpensive toaster oven works...

A pic of the typical thing I’m seeing. I believe that you guys are correct about the die. Thank you very much.

I’m learning a lot already. I appreciate the tips. I’d post pics but I’m a 67 year old computer dummy and don’t know how! I am going to run a paper clip or Allen wrench down the case to check. Thanks guys.

Thanks for the welcome guys. I’m not certain I will set up anything for long range. Who knows. I really like this site for all the tips I have read about reloading and accuracy at long range though. I currently shoot a factory Remington CDL 30-06. It seems to do all right for me. I had it...

Hello all, this is the first thread that I have started. Hope to do it right. One of my sons left almost 100 pieces of 30-06 brass with me when he moved to Alaska. I FL resized them this morning. I noticed that almost all of them have a shiny ring above the rim (head?). I think all were fired...

Sorry to hear about your troubles. My experience is quite the opposite of yours. I have 3 Glocks and have never experienced a failure to feed or extract with any of them. I trust them and conceal carry them almost daily. They are all stock. I’m leery of swapping parts and tinkering with...

Hello all, I’m ArkiePaul and new to the site. I’ve been reading the forum for a few months and had to join. I’m from Arkansas but have lived most my life in Ca. I’m a former Marine SSGT and retired law enforcement. I know virtually nothing about long range anything except what I’ve read here. I...