Recent content by DT400

My friend has a 300 WM with a cheap Simmons on it, it's been there for a couple decades and works fine. If you are damaging so many scopes I would 1) look at your mount. It is true? 2) how your mounting it, are you only tightening the rings to 10-15 in/lbs (not ft/lbs) on the tube? People think...

My dad got me into reloading when I was 16. I didn't do it for any other reason than I wanted to learn and help dad. I am not sure exactly why dad started. Of course it has evolved into a hobby all it's own. Darrell

Hard to tell from the pictures and they don't actually explain what it is but to me it looks like a threaded nut that gets installed after the threading is done. It doesn't seem to be an actual building up and machining down of material (like putting down a weld bead that would be a HUGE no...

Yeah, but the ft lbs of energy. WOW!!!! Darrell

In Colorado it is OK for the reticle to be illuminated when hunting big game but there can be no shooter visible light emitted from the scope. IE no laser pointers or infrared etc. Darrell

There are so many schools of thought, and reasons for each method of cleaning. Some make sense some aren't so cut and dried. Some say don't use 3 pc rods. I agrees the 3 pc rods don't have perfect alignment at the joints and can leave a sharp shoulder that will scrape the rifling during...

What about something as simple and economical as JB weld?? Darrell

What about getting some freeze off it's a liquid spray that is very very cold and may contract the brass enough to just fall out...using another method that might grip or assist in pushing the case out may help at the same time. Darrell

Is the stock actual carbon fiber as well? What does that thing weight? Caliber? Curious minds want to know. Darrell

https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/quality-big-tall-hunting-clothing.227619/ Darrell

Don't you guys have something called a public access through private property out there? I thought this was a national standard. Here in Colorado there are many roads that go across privately held land to access public lands National Forest, BLM, state parks xcetera. Darrell

Trying not to get political BUT...... I think there could be one good side to this. If this influx of hunters are basically new hunters and new gun owners that does give us a bigger share of the populous for voting and defending the Constitution...especially the 2A. Darrell

Prayers sent for all. My hunting buddy thinks I carry too much survival gear every day...I disagree..... Sounds like he is experienced and prepared so he has a better chance than most. Darrell

Interesting comment. 10-12 years ago my hunting buddy and I started in a new area. It takes 1-1/2 hrs from the nearest town (1-1/4 hrs all twisty dirt shelf type roads) which is the size of a large yard. It's 2-1/2+ hrs form the smallest of grocery stores and we were virtually at the end of the...

Too much velocity can be as bad as too little. Read up on the bullets you are interested in. Find out the max and minimum impact fps and intended game and see if it fits within the parameters of your needs. IIRC pertaining to Noslers the Partition is the gold standard for hunting rounds and...