Recent content by Anthrops

Hi all, I bought this scope from Camera Land last week. They had it for $850 delivered. It's my first proper spotting scope so I won't be able to compare it to others, but I would say the backwoods pursuit review on YouTube is very accurate and I agree with his pro's and cons. It has very...

Hey guys, I'm exploring the world of tripod shooting and had a noob question. I know some folks use a half-bowl and arca clamp setup or a ball head to shoot from, but does anyone shoot from a fluid head? I know fluid heads have much lower weight limits, but I'm was hoping there would be a way...

@hunter0528 If you know where I can get some H1000 I will personally add you to my Christmas Card list :)

Thanks everyone. We have an decent supply of RL 22, so that will be our first choice.

@Rflshootr thanks for the tip about taking the tuner brake off. Is the reason because a load might shoot well without the tuner, but adding the tuner might make it worse and I would blame it on the load and not realize it's the tuner on the wrong setting? I haven't heard that advice before so...

Hi guys, Given people's willingness to help, here are my specifics. I'm trying to get back into hunting with my Uncle in Nevada. I have only hunted deer once in my life and it was with a TC contender in .45 colt at 25 yards. I'm from a county in southwest Minnesota that does not allow...

Thanks for that info. If their availability comes back around that may be helpful info in the future or for others looking to do a practice / hunting combo load with different bullets.

Thanks guys. I'm working with the assumption of not changing bullets unless absolutely necessary. Given that parameter, do most folks change powders if their initial power test of various charge weights doesn't produce the desired results or do they try to fine tune seating depth? I have a...

Hi all, Full disclosure, I have read/watched a fair bit about reloading, but have only done it a few times with the help of experienced family members. So I have some of the concepts down, but lack experience. Bear with me if this is common knowledge. My question is about how you what...

Good to know @LVJ76, I appreciate knowing that people with first hand experience have had mixed results. Helps me to manage my expectations. I'm going to give it a try and will cross my fingers. Between my uncle and I we have 4 different .30 cal's to try so hopefully we can make them work in...

Thanks @baldhunter for sharing that load advice and your targets! Couple of questions for you. Was that IMR or H4350 in your load? My uncle has a Rem 700 long range model we plan to use these in as well. Have you experimented with different neck tensions in your .300? I’ve read they...

Thanks Wasskeet! The checkbook has been bleeding steadily. Here's the gear list so far: CVA Cascade .300 Win Mag (I am doing my best to stick to one do it all gun) Meopta Optika 6 4.5-27 scope 20 Moa rail & Vortex bubble level EC Tuner Brake RCBS Match Master Dies Lapua Brass Various powders...

@B-LOT Banga Thanks for sharing this info. It's good to see you find a nice shooting load without having to go up to a max charge. I was curious if you remember how the terminal performance was on the internbond on your hunt? Did you see a significant difference in how the game reacted or the...

Agreed, that is a very warm welcome!

@B-LOT Banga Thanks for the advice. This is the confirmation I was looking for. I've put in my order at Grafs. SST's were on sale at Optic's planet for .37 cents each so I picked them up as well. Hopefully it'll work the same in our rifles and can give us a chance to practice for cheap and...