Recent content by Alec264

I know KF have this great rep, so having experienced SB I decided I needed quality glass for hunting, but no need for high power. I tried KF HSV, good in low light, but hang on, the IHR reticle had gone. Quite clearly no one tried out either reticle in low light in a huntiing situation. In...

Scope choice is an argument waiting at any and all times. I had a glass education when having the chance to use a .260AI custom built with a S&B 5-25x56 PMll. On 6x at 1k+ gave deer sized kill hits. I decided I needed to move up in quality. With my sight I need AO or SF, exception being...

Bertram Brass, that`s interesting finding it in the US. Their home is here in Australia, where probably the most common cartridge case is the plain dumb little .310 Cadet only found in the Martini action. It was a training cartridge before and into WW1. One of the dumbest things is that the...

Thanks for the comment. The Vanguard 2, today coming with a MOA. warranty should put it on a par with Tikka by Sako, maybe not in quality but I`m looking at performance. The first thing is to find what brand of projectiles it likes. My other half has a Tikka light s/s walnut .223/8" that...

I`m encouraged by the comment on long life for the .270 Win, I pick up a new "Vanguard2" in a week or so. I`ll be looking for accuracy at the lowest powder loads. I think if you can`t range your target and hold over -- give it up, take up bowls.