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Hi, I am keen on getting this scope for a .308 rifle (BRNO ZKK601) destined for my 16 yr old son.This will be his first rifle and he is very excited about it. I have a question: would parralax be a problem at the 12x magnification? Would it be wiser to stick with a 3-9 ? Intially , ranges...

Hi, regarding the GS HV bullets: I spoke to someone at the manufacturing plant (I forgot his name, it was a while ago) and when I asked about the BC of the 7mm 130 gr HV bullet, he said that one should use G5 tables to get good results from a ballistcs calculator. He calculated the BC for that...

At this point he was about 15 yards from me

This tom was stalking a waterhole in the Kruger National Park. he really blends into his surroundings. Kinda glad I was in a car when he looked at me.

I used a Lyman case trimmer, which uses a shell holder into which the case is put, a screw then pushes the case rim against the shell holder and locks it down. The problem with this system is that the rim wall thickness is not always that consistent, and varying thickness rims lead to varying...

tulku, 42 inch pounds torque - is that for your scope rings or action screws?

Fiftydriver, when you work up a load, what do you consider to be an acceptable standard deviation and extreme spread?

Shooting a shotgun is to me quite different to shooting a rifle. I describe my trigger pull with shotgun shooting as a "controlled snatch", something you dont want to do with a rifle. If you are doing a lot of shotgunning, this might be causing the flinching problem, as you might have become...

Here is the link for the solar panels http://www.globalsolar.com/military.htm

As far as batteries and the military- I believe a solar panel which is quite portable and flexible is being tried/tested at this time to recharge batteries. Ive seen a couple of the commercail units and they look real neat.

Shoot the stupid out of the cases first - it should improve

BIG_BORE , as an aside, what do you use to make your chamber castings with?

Thanks guys, it's nice to be able to bounce queries of you lot and get decent answers, I appreciate it a lot.

I have 2 queries: 1) A lot of reloaders use a device (either hand held or table mounted) to seat primers.With some hand held tools people say they seat primers to a depth that they recognise by "feel". In the other types the seating depth of the primers may be adjusted to a specific depth.These...

I was running low on Federal GM210M primers (stupid stupid!) and the local dealers were out of stock also, so I tried a packet of the CCI Bench Rest primers in my 7mm08.(Been using Federals since day one, about 15years ago and figured if it aint broke , dont fix it!) I loaded 30 rounds, 20 with...