Recent content by Utah Shotgunner

Semi necro-post. Just wanted to thank Siggy, as this is the kind of information that can be very useful. Currently have five Siamese actions at my barrel 'smith. Three will be .45-70s, one a .405Win and the last a .30-40 Krag Have made them feed in the past, but a new trick is always useful...

I picked up both of these yesterday. Which prompted this post. I haven't been doing much shooting with 'accurate' or 'long range' rifles since our move to the east coast. I may have to reconsider. FN Mauser, .270 Gibbs built by Flaigs. 28" barrel. Leupold 6.5-20x w/ Premier Reticle...

I have a Lyman 25x LWBR that was boosted to 36x by Wally Siebert. In the original box is the correspondence between Wally and Mike Shepherd who was apparently either gunsmith for the US Army or as a sideline while in the Army. It was shipped to an APO in April of 1979. Taylor Barracks...

I'm sure you could. I am 'playing' with my 30-338. When I need to reach out further I'll look you up. ;)

Well that's nice to know. I don't own, and likely never will have a .408 but they looked cool.

Yes, Hooker Tactical. The box is about half empty. It has 13 bullets in it and I paid $1.30. I figured a dime each was fair.

419gr Match bullets. I picked them up because the price was right and they looked like something to make an interesting keychain. Their website (I think it is theirs) has nothing about bullets. What can you tell me about these? Thanks, Mike

Thanks for the information. Re-using stuff I already own it always a plus.

Thanks Doug. I'll take it to my machinist buddy as that is alot of grinding. Ok, to follow this up, can I use the .300WinMag seater die? Again, I see no reason it will cause a problem, particularly with the long bullets I plan to use.

Is there any reason that I should not use a 300WinMag neck sizing die for the 30-338? I will have to spin it in the lathe and shorten the base to get it to size the entire neck, but I can't think of any other issues? I checked CofW and it looks like it should work. Thanks, Mike

I believe Alliant has a 'Sample Lot' of Blue Dot that they use to confirm pressures and burn rates of new lots are the same as the original. I read somewhere that the 'Sample Lot' is over 70 years old. With proper storage you will be fine for as long as you are alive. My neighbor gave me...

Thanks Roy. On another BBS Reloader 22 was suggested so it sounds like I'll need to look at each of these closely. I will be picking it up next week along with an XP 100 in 7mmBR. Once I get this rifle dialed in I'll need to find a place to stretch its legs. I live in the SLC area. Know...

I am putting an old target rifle back to work. Built in '73-'75 with a Hart barrel, Timney trigger on an -03 action. Chambered in 30-338 the seller reports that it was most accurate with 4350 and 190gr SMK's. I have some 190's and some old DuPont 4350 that I will start with but I was wondering...

Thanks Doc!

I have been on the lookout for a 700 short action. Today I stumbled on two 600 actions. One being an XP. I have built a couple of XP's and one 600 but for the life of me I can't remember if the barrel threads are the same as a 700 so the barrel I have will fit. The XP action is my first...