Recent content by mark223

We need all kinds of shooters. The bench rest crowd are the gurus of the MECHANICAL side of shooting. Especially the "rail-gun" types because they are the ones who develop and test the caliber, bullets, case designs, powders, internal, external and terminal ballistics (on and on) of the firearms...

I frankly never heard of this before just now. But I think this may have answered a question that I've had pondered over for about 20 years. In 1996 I shot in a police sniper match with my Win Mod 70 heavy varmint rifle that I personally owned and carried in the trunk of my patrol car for...

I frankly never heard of this before just now. But I think this may have answered a question that I've had pondered over for about 20 years. In 1996 I shot in a police sniper match with my Win Mod 70 heavy varmint rifle that I personally owned and carried in the trunk of my patrol car for...

"I killed up couple deer with my truck and the manufacturer does not recommend it even though it seems to work great!" I really enjoyed the above quote. I don't claim to be an expert in extreme long-range hunting but I'm a genuine, certified expert in motor vehicle vs. deer accidents. I also...

Lake City military match 7.62 NATO, commonly called "white box", is 173 gr FMJBT ammo and used as issued is a good round for it's intended purpose, which is competition and combat. However it is not a good civilian type hunting round. If it hits a significant bone it "might" tumble and cause...

I know that Hornady .224 50 gr SX bullets from a 22-250 that is grossly over charged with H380, shot on a HOT, muggy Midwest summer day, at 100 yards, doesn’t make it to the target in one piece if at all. They just blow apart in the air. And the bolt was real tough to open. Hm. Imagine that...

I am a retired deputy sheriff and have developed a great deal of respect for Hornady's 168 gr 308 TAP ammunition. The round holds consistent .5 MOA to 400 yds which is as far as I can shoot on our range. My most recent example of terminal performance was about 6 weeks ago in Wyoming on a large...

Try a Ruger No.1 in 458 win mag. Light and powerful. Never owned one and will not! Shot one, two times. Once off my right shoulder and once off my left. After that I can now clap my hands behind my back with ease. After I got out of traction I sent it back to the girl I borrowed it from. It gave...

A few decades ago, I shot in a benchrest match, in the unlimited division. I had a very heavy 223 rem that was fun to shoot and so steady you could watch you own bullet fly even at some shorter ranges like 200 or so yds. I was in this class only because the rifle weighed nearly 25 pounds. It was...

I use an AR for a variety of reasons but spraying & praying aren't any of them. However there was pretty famous person who did exactly that, or at least for his time. Teddy Roosevelt mostly used Winchester lever action rifles. His favorite was a mod. 95 in .405 cal. One of his more famous...

I don't hunt elk or much of anything over 300 lbs. But as a kid in the 60's I worked for a man that hunted elk every year and in most of the northwestern states. He used a 30-06 too. It was an M-1 with an offset 4x scope. I thought it felt awkward and preferred to use his M-70 Win, also in...

If we launch a #7.5 piece of birdshot at 2000 fps and hit a (insert game creature of choice here), will it be killed? Or will that same subject creature be killed by launching a 16 pound bowling ball at 2000 fps and hitting the target in the same spot. The BC and FPS are the same but terminal...

I AGREE and like your post. It seems that today's bear, moose and elk are 3 times bigger, meaner and tougher than the were back in the day, which seems only few days ago to you and I. I grew up reading Jack O'Conner and bought a 30-06 on his advice plus the fact that the local hardware store...

I've read all the posts to date and see quite the uproar over how big your rifle & bullets needs to be. I've never shot a moose, elk or any bears. I know a man who left here (Nebraska) and moved to Canada, became a resident and he and his family still live there. He has shot a moose about every...