Recent content by Brad7348

I was thinking black powder or BP substitute (bh209) too. Burns much slower, could fill case without a lot of pressure. Keeps pressure up for longer because of the slower burn. But I'm no expert on this subject. I do shoot quite a bit of BH 209 in my muzzleloaders though.

I always found that it was easier for me (If I were using a linear representation for drop) to think in terms of centimeters of measurement instead of inches when using Mil scopes. 1 Mil would be 10cm at 100 meters so a click (1/10 Mil) would be 1cm at 100m (I know we almost always think in...

I have a couple of rifles that are chambered with a bit shorter throat so the lands are a bit closer to the ogive on VLD shaped projectiles. The section of the bullet ahead of the ogive is much longer so to fit them in a short action you often have to seat them a bit deeper to achieve the OAL...

I ran some 168s through my SAUM right after it was built, but switched to the 180s after the first range session. The 168s did shoot very well (actually a hair better than I was able to obtain with the 180s) but I was loading over H4350 and not 4831sc. Was loading 53 to 56gn of 4350 and my best...

Anyone else notice that the $ sign was missing on the tag. They meant for that to read $74.99 not 474.99. On a keyboard the $ and the 4 are the same key.

Agree. I used to be one of those short barrel advocates, but quickly figured out that when shooing larger heavier projectiles and slower powders you can still get great accuracy and more velocity out of a longer lighter profile barrel, and come in with a lighter rifle in some instances. These...

Posted some of this in another thread but thought it would apply here as well. I run 180s on my 7SAUM on a short action. I use an extended mag, and its a custom Stiller action with the extended mag opening. I seat them fairly far out and have little to no issues. 25" barrel on my rig. Seat...

Oh and don't be afraid to do a lighter profile barrel like a number 3 or 4. It will still shoot really well and will make a world of difference in overall weight.

I run 180s on my 7SAUM on a short action. I use an extended mag, and its a custom Stiller action with the extended mag opening. I seat them fairly far out and have little to no issues. 25" barrel on my rig. Here are the specs on my rifle. It is up there with the most accurate rifle I own...

Ok I have to throw something out there after skimming through this. I had a similar experience with the SAME rifle, loads etc. Was using my chrony at the range, packed it up and went somewhere else, and set it all back up and all of a sudden was getting faster readings. I knew something was...

yeah that was my other thought too. If you ran out of projectiles but you have powder and primers, you can just about find something to toss in the tube in a pinch. A leaf wad, light load, and some pebbles would make a heck of a scatter gun. not sure how it would react with a rifled barrel...

If we are limited to what we have on hand, I would have to go with 6.8SPC. Light rifle, with 95gr pills, the ammo is not too heavy, kill worthy out to 200-300 yards. Can use it to hunt hogs, deer and pretty much anything up to mule deer size. When I am done loading what we can comfortably...

+1 on this. I have the 3-24X42F version of this scope on my mountain rifle. Tough as balls, light weight, and glass better than anything mentioned on here so far with the exception of S&B. My only complaint is that the fine MOA reticle has super fine cross hairs and are a tad hard to see when...

good point! This happened to my brother. His rail came with screws that were a hair too long and even through they were tight, they had bottomed out and the rail was not snug, I could wiggle the rail with my hand with a fair amount of pressure. Turns out the screw was bottoming out on the...

Oh forgot to ask, have you seen any oval shaped holes in your target, or all they consistent and perfectly round.