Recent content by freddiej

ShortGrass. Holland has good products. I use OEM and high quality aftermarket stuff in my shop. Wolff springs are the highest quality springs I know of. Muddy Boots As for the old trigger slot not allowing a new trigger in. very interesting. I have converted 721's, 722's and 725's from...

I am going to give my 2cents worth.. you can always load down magnums for shorter ranges. you can bring them up for longer ranges. I used to carry both for my Winchester Mag. deer under 400 yards got a 120 grain loaded midway, above 400 deer got 130 grain moderately juiced up most of the way...

Tribb: I am the odd man here, I like Winchester actions and Winchester clone action (Dakota Arms). your Accu-Mark is good too. I have lots of various gun actions, but my fave is the Win 70. I have a few remingtons and I do shoot them a lot. Tikka, Sako, and CZ are also great actions. My...

BMCCART, I have looked over your parameters and have come up with a couple of suggestions without over thinking the cartridge and knowing/shooting the cartridges in my suggestion. the two cartridges I suggest are both WSM's. 270 and 300. use the 1:8" barrel for both, you can shoot heavy loads...

I am so glad I came in and read these. I was about to post for the same reason. I have a customer's Athlon Ares BTR in the shop on a M-70 in 300 W/M and it impressed me so much I was about to dump my want for a Leupold 5-25X56MM VX-5 HD with the H-58 Reticle. I still may get the Leupold but I am...

for both deer and elk, the 300 win mag and the 338 win mag will do what you want to do. get the 300 win mag in 1:8" do you can shoot from 110 grain to 240 grain slugs for the 338 win mag you will need the same twist, 1:8" so you can shoot 165 grain to 300 grain slugs. I have used my 338 Win...

For me: In the past- disassemble the new dies, grab a gun cleaning brush, Hoppe's #9 and scrub that metal preservative all off of new dies, then oil outside with "collector" oil by break free inside I use a cotton swab filled with Dillon sizing lube when dirty or starting to be sticky...

After being subjected to more than 2 dozen makes, models, and vintages of presses in my reloading "career", I have a few pointers for anyone wanting a good, solid, tight, accurate, press. find one that fits you with tight tolerances. the most recent presses are not always the best/tightest. I...

OMG! I about fell off my chair laugh at that one. been there at the range when someone did this almost exact process and missed the target at 25 yards.

I have 4 270 Win's and WSM's I have found the best/heaviest slugs were 140. 150's are semi-stable (marginally stable) . I like having 1:8" twists in any 270 diameter cartridge is far better than the 1:10". I can stabilize a 170/175 grain slug for almost a mile with the 1:8" twist and the sub...

over the years my favorite deer rifle has changed from a 30-30, 257 Rob., 25-06 rem, 270 win, to a 270-264 Win/Mag. I would pick any of them back up and go hunting. the best of them all is a tie between the Tikka 695 chambered in 270 Win and the Win 70 chambered it 270/264 Win Mag

OKAY, I'll play.. Yes, I have lived the lifestyle you state. for more than a few years it was the only way I could put meat on the table and the modest gardens I grew some of my staple veggies. No, I was not off grid, I just had too many problems with store bought veggies and meat. BTW I also...

I personally take graphite lube, dry, put it on all the first batch of my new dies. I enbed crushed graphite on the neck and expanding ball of the dies. I do not use any busing dies. I have found them inferior to my standard FL dies. most bushing dies have standard hardened steel bushings...

I might as well weigh in on this one.. Frank, your friend's barrel had something really bad happen to it and I just do not know what to tell you except send it to the manufacturer for evaluation or replace the barrel. I have yet to see this kind of damage in a barrel be close to accurate...

I might as well weigh in, dump the short action, grab a high quality long action and build the 25-06. I have for the last 12 years regretted ever selling my fast twist 25-06. it was absolutely best of the bunch I had at the time to shoot prong horn. I loved it. the 270 Win that stood beside it...