Recent content by Blackbears4ever

I have Weatherby MK-V in .257 Weatherby magnum. My barrel is a 1:10, 26” and my most accurate & consistent bullet has been the Barnes 100gr TTSX. Retumbo 3550fps which is equal to Weatherby ammo velocity. I can get over 3600fps but groups open up. Reliable 5/8”- 1.00” groups. The heavier bullets...

The cosine formula is tremendously accurate providing the angle & distance is carefully measured. I also hunt a lot of steep country that often presents steep downhill shots. I have tested my range finder that has the true horizontal distance calculation (tbr) in the display, an older Leupold...

When I read this post I can immediately relate to it. Lots of experienced shooters responding to this thread. My 2 favorite hunting rifles both weight under 9lbs loaded with a sling. At the range I practice off a Harris bipod because where I hunt every shot is going to be sitting, lots of ground...

I have a Knight Bighorn with Williams peep sights for deer & it shoots very well. The Paramount is my long range target gun & will also be used for Black Bears.

Wow, you guys are all very experienced and have lots of very valid points. Thank you to everyone who responded to my question. I use a kill zone of 6” and practice at 200 & 300 yards almost every weekend all year with all my hunting rifles that do double duty as “target rifles”. My Paramount...

Unfortunately they are still closed to the public. Once they can open more than 50% of the benches I think they will open to the public.

Hi Dave, I’m a member at Kenmore. If my honey-do list isn’t to long I’ll get a little practice in.

Thank you Encore & others for the helpful tips. I will try them at the range Saturday.

Hello everyone, I’m new to longrangehunting.com. Looks like a great site with lots of knowledgeable shooters. Question for you Paramount shooters. I have one of the first 2019 Paramount rifles. My rifle shoots the 280gr ELR bullet with 102.5gr weighed BH 209 & Federal 210 lg rifle primers very...