Recent content by carswellb58

I recently watched the movie "Wind River". In an early scene a hunter is shooting a wolf and the camera shows what is supposed to be a view through the hunter's scope. A snapshot of that view is attached to this message. The first thing I noticed is that it appears to be a range-finding...

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Nightforce ATACR 5-25x56, second focal plane. I would not recommend first focal plane. The extra lenses in an FFP scope diminish image quality in low light situations and and add extra expense. If you are reticle ranging (a sketchy endeavor at best), you want to be on max power anyway so...

I have spent a great deal of time studying and field testing parallax errors. I promise you, there is no way that the parallax misadjustment you described could account for that degree of error. What I would urge you to do is: (1) remember that the BC is *NOT* a fixed quantity. It varies...

I set my 100 yard zero an hour or two before I began my velocity testing, but I suppose I could have been 1/4 inch off on that. I'll recheck. A tight group 1/4 inch low of dead center could be overlooked and that would do it. That's the most probable root cause now that I think about it...

I've been velocity testing a new barrel and have hit a very peculiar contradiction. I'd really be interested in any thoughts on the contradiction I outline below: Having put a new barrel on my 6.5x284 Norma I took it out this morning to get a velocity check. My ammunition (hand loaded)...

I hunt hogs frequently. I take something like 3 or 4 hog hunting trips each year and have for the past 5 or 6 years. I always take head shots unless I'm shooting long range (more than 300 meters), and even with head shots, I'd be very reluctant to use a .223. They are very, very tough animals...

Using a LabRadar chrono, I tested 4 different lots of H4350 all with exactly the same charge and all with brand new Lapua brass. As you can see, the velocities varied somewhat. While I was tend to favor the lot with the higher velocity (Lot 5672) I do wonder if selecting the batch with the...

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I would be happy to pay you for your trouble if you manage to find it and I'll drag an old system out of the closet to read the floppy. I know there are other ballistics programs out there but I have reason to want to get my hands on this one. Let me know if you find it.

I've been trying to find some way to get my hands on the exbal ballistics program, but have had no success. An attempt to reach the web site at www.perry-systems.com fails with a "not found" message, and none of the archive sites I've tried help. I even found a post with a phone number, but...

I've ordered a new rifle and it's being built now. and I decided to select a 6.5-284 Norma. While it's being built I've begun acquiring dies, powder, brass and bullets. It may be a bit late for me to make this discovery, but 6.5 bullets are 6.7 mm in diameter. It seems odd to me to call it...