Recent content by NikonRon

Thanks to everyone for your comments. I knew that bullet did something, I just wasn't sure which direction it did it in. Now, on to bullets of the high velocity kind.:) Cheers, Ron

Well Max, a person has to start somewhere. This was a specific situation but would still apply to center fire calibers at longer ranges. I will be working on my shooting platform, a Rem 700, .22-250 and reloads. I have a 4-16x scope on it. It would be nice someday to have a factory varmint rifle...

You are so right, 25 yards isn't very far. I was about 8' above the squirrel but in a very heavy wind. He was in calm conditions. I thought at first it was me, and it may have been. I went back to shooting in a cross wind from the right, at longer ranges and went right back to hitting them as...

gun)A few days ago I was shooting ground squirrels with a .22 rim fire. I was shooting INTO a heavy wind, about 25-30 mph gusts. I was on a road at berm top level, in the wind. I was shooting at a squirrel that was at the base of the berm, out of the wind. He was only about 25 yards away. I took...

Thanks for the reply. And thanks to Len for the heads up on the Chrono contest. I could use one of those. That was one of the things I gave up when I quit shooting. I really don't anticipate spending the money to get all of those things again. When you are retired the money doesn't go as far as...

I was a hunter and shooter for 45 years and then gave it all up and got into photography. I sold most of my guns, reloading equipment and components. I kept my Ruger 10/22 heavy barrel which I use for ground squirrels. There is a question about that which I will bring up in another forum...