Recent content by Brother Buckwheat

Dave, you are a wealth of information. What little I know was from trial and error, now that I have more free time on my hand I try and utilize the info I find from all sorts of places. I have followed this thread from the beginning and appreciate everyone's contributions.

Is O'Gormans the same as F&T fur harvesters supply in MI? Only trapping I do is for vermin control, skunk, possum, fox, gopher, etc and have to be careful to not catch the domestics.

That's the way I feel about tools when working, if they are used for a specific job, use that tool for that job. Just rebuilt 2 hydraulic cylinders for a buddies forklift, rebuild job took 4 hours for both, waited on the tool to disassemble the cylinders for 5 days. I've seen "mechanics" uncap...

I always figured it is hoarding if you let the stuff go bad and it isn't useful anymore. Anyhow Happy Birthday old timer, I'm just a little under a year behind you.

I don't believe the case is "breaking free" at bolt lift, as the scratches are straight. With my cheap calipers- Unfired Barnes:.50 Unfired Barnes: .51 Fired Barnes: .51, .52. .52 Fired Rem.: .50 on the samples I kept separate. Perhaps the Barnes aren't springing back. This is my first...

Unfired Barnes round chambers and ejects fine. Sharpie shows no contact inside chamber or on the lands. I can also just drop it down the chamber and tilt the barrel up and it falls right out. OAL is 3.31 on my caliper. Would you think overpressure with factory rounds? Though the primers don't...

Bore is clean, used Wipe Out and an Iosso brush until no blue on the patches when groups started to open up and have around 10 rounds through it now so I don't believe copper fouling is the problem.

Rem 700 stainless, 300 Win mag., 3-400 rounds max. I have a little over 600 factory core loct rounds left Bolt.lift is not really an issue, lifts just fine just won't come back without a wooden mallet forcefully "popping" it back. Seems that once past the scratches near the belt the bolt is...

I’ve ran nothing but Rem Coreloct in my rifle since new back in the early 90’s. I ran some Barnes stamped Rem ammo in it since I’m in California and have to use lead free. Well I get a stuck bolt every time with this Barnes stuff, switch back to Coreloct and one finger operation. When I say...

I bought 4-5 jugs @ $38 back when, then the price crept up so I bought another 10-15 ten-ounce jugs so I'm pretty much set. I only use BH in 2 of my MZ and I don't shoot either much now that I make my own black powder for my sidelocks. You are right though, prices on everything are getting out...

Been using Strelok for years on my Android devices, works between all of them. Just last week I went to buy it for my IOS phone and it is not in the app store.

I know you are looking for a caliber to reach out to longer yardage, but I considered a .204 Ruger or Practical chambering for 500 yards. But since I'm in Kalifornia I have to use non-lead and trying to find a .20 cal AR barrel in a faster-than-1:10 twist is like finding a unicorn tied to a...

MKP777, No, not necessarily taller, you need the rear of the scope higher either with a 20 or even 30 MOA base or a set of rings like the Burris signature zee rings that have adjustable inserts. Or maybe both if the crosshair was at the bottom of your scope when zeroed. Or the rings you used...

For what it is at its price point ATN works or should work, at least to 250-300 yards with your 700 SPS. I have a couple ATNs as I'm, shall I say frugal, and just couldn't spend an extra $1-2000 extra on a tool that I only use occasionally. My Thor thermal sits on an HBAR 223 with QD rings and...

My buddies and I have Rokons. They are a tool, not built for comfort, but will do everything they are claimed to do. They aren't fast, well fast enough for what they are, but they will go practically anywhere in the woods. You do have to manhandle them at times, but I guarantee one will go over...