Recent content by Russ Vernon

Hey Colin Did you see those photos before you sent them? They are so very far out of focus I cant even tell what they are suppose to be. Can you send some that are in focus so we may be of some help? The ones I opened are just awful.

Hi Guys I dont see a lot of post regarding the 264 Winchester Magnum. Now as far as I am concerned, this is a mighty fine round. Flat shooting, easy on the shoulder, and is plenty of gun for everything in North America except maybe the bigger bears. There has been a lot of hoopla over the...

Thanks, but as I stated earler, this will be mostly for shorter range shooting. The 40 grain bullets will be almost all that I use. I have no need for a fast twist barrel. By the way, I have shot prairie dogs at almost 500 yards with my 220 Swift with the 40 gain Vmax, and it really opened them...

Thanks for all the feedback. I already have a 17 Rem, a 204 Ruger, a 223 Rem bolt gun, a 220 Swift, a 243 Win, and if I really want to reach out there, a 264 Win mag. So you see, this is just for something different. If the dogs are out past 400 yards, I grab my Swift usually. At long range, it...

Ah, heh heh, let me clarify something. I did NOT shoot one of the guys, I shot one of the other guy's AR-15 rifles. No two legged varmints were injured or killed at all matter of fact. Thought I might better clear that up. Heh heh. Russ

Hi guys I got back from a Wyoming praire dog shoot a couple of weeks ago. Man, what a hoot! After 30 years of wanting to go, I finally got a chance. Boys, if you ever want to have a LOT of fun, all I can say is, DO IT! Now then, after shooting one of the other guys, I am going to build me a...

Hey Echo Alucard pretty much nailed it. If you going to shoot factory, yup- the 22/250 cant be beat. Ammo is cheaper, easier to find, and there is a greater varity. Plus factory 22/250 beats most of the 220 Swift factory stuff in velocity. BUT if you are going to reload as Alucard said, I too...

Hi guys. I am getting ready to work up some new loads for my freshly rebarreled 220 Swift. George Vais in Boise is installing a 28" Kreiger 1-14" twist barrel on my M700 this week along with one of his famous muzzle breaks, and I want to try out some of your favorite loads. I am going to limit...

Wildcat- About 30 years ago I used a load that I found in period reloading book. It was 43.5 grains of IMR-4350 with either a 52 or 53 grain bullet. I nearly always used the Sierra 53gr HPBT bullet but worked fine with all bullets in the weight range. I always got groups in the 1/4" size no...

Thanks, but all that I am really looking for is one or two used guns or actions. I can buy new ones here locally if that is what I wanted.

Hi All A buddy and me are looking to build us each a rifle. We are thinking about using Savage actions designed for the 308 Win size rounds. 22/250, 243, etc. We plan on restocking them as well as rebarreling them so condition not too important, as long as the action itself is sound. A long...

The Coopers are very nice indeed. I was looking at some at Cliff's Safes in Boise and admiring the single hole targets that come with each gun. Noticing that there was no mention of the distance shot with the rifles I asked Cliff if they were 100 yard groups and he told me that no, they were 50...

Hi Yall This is my first post and I sure would like to do it meeting a few of you folks. Some time after turkey day and before Christmas sounds good. A bite to eat and talking about shooting and guns? Count me in! <font color="orange"> </font>