Recent content by 2tall

Thanks for that reply, he was originally wanting an er shaw because hes a tight wad. I finally talked him into a mc gowen barrel but that was like pulling teeth. But i showed him your post about criterion and he saw "krieger sister" and "competition" and "world record" and only 10 dollars more...

Thats really all my friend needs, middle of the road. A step up from factory but nothing too expensive. If money where no object he would have ordered 10 barrels each of the finest brands and kept the best one, but hes got a tight budget and im afraid if it comes down to either buying a top...

A friend of mine is jealous of my rifle build and wants to start one of his own. Platform is currently a bone stock stevens 200 in 308. He wants a new barrel in varmint contour in stainless. Ive talked him into a 7-08. The gun will be used 50% hunting 50% target. He found an er shaw barrel with...

Thank you for your input, the dollar per yard is a good point. But considering my income, it looks like im not gonna be ranging out to 1600 yards anytime soon unless i win the lottery lol maybe someday i'll have one but for now it looks like i'll be rockin the leupold

Well i checked out cabelas website and sure enough there it was for 299. I went and checked other websights to read reviews and most places where selling em for 400-430, and getting 5 star reviews. Needless to say, i went back to cabelas and pounced on that deal! Im pretty excited, thanks for...

Oh wow i will have to look into that! Thanks for the replies everyone!

Well the way they talked, the ranch is pretty big and i dont think id have to worry much about trespassing. But i was told by a guy a work i should at least get one of the back tracking gps. Says they dont really show a map but they show you how to get back to camp. I might want one with a map...

Well i just looked those up and they are way too rich for my blood. Not that i wouldn't want one, its just that i literally dont have that kind of money to spend on a rangefinder. The vortex that someone mentioned earlier is $360ish. I believe and i could maybe do that if i could look through...

Your gonna love the 280 ackley. Its the best of both worlds, 7mag performance thats just as easy to load for as the 30-06. Do you live in colorado? If so do you know anything about bair ranch near glenwood spring? Thats where im headed, my grandfather in law has some hook ups lol i dont know...

Im not a 600 yard shooter either, the farthest i have shot is 300. But this summer i will be practicing alot. I have a place i can shoot out to 1000 if i want. Just got my gun put together this winter and only have 40 rounds through it so its not even broke in. Ive been hunting since i was...

Never owned a vortex anything but thats not because i dont like them. I'll have to look into it. I did pick up a leupold at basspro a couple weeks ago and loved it but put it back as fast as i could after seeing the $450 price tag lol

Ah crap, i was thinking i could spend my summer working up a load and playing with the arc feature and trying to see if i could maybe get the trajectory figured out well enough to use the arc with reasonable amount of accuracy. I know trajectory wise my 280 ackley and will shoot verrrry closely...

I just found out i have the opportunity to go to colorado this fall and hunt elk. I have a great rifle for this (280 ackley) but i will need a gps and a good rangefinder. Ive got an old range finder i use for bow hunting but it only ranges to about 200 yards. I was told most shots out there are...

Well ive tested the scope a little more, found out several great things, one bad. The bad is that the windage turret. After sighting it in, i unscrewed the bolt and went to pull the turret cap off so i could put it to zero and it was stuck pretty good. Had to pry it off which was nerve racking...

Oh wow i didnt think bedding it was THAT important, my smith told me not to work up a target load until it was bedded cuz it would change how the gun shoots but i see how a gun could break the stock if it wasnt a good fit especially if there was a gap at the lug. I'll take your word for it cuz i...