Recent content by Crispin

The Innovative Tech die is the only tool I know of that deals specifically with the belted mag case bulge problem. It solves the problem easily, extends case life significantly and is worth every dollar.

RB makes triggers that are much easier to safely and competently adjust than the factory versions. That said the quality of Jewell triggers make them well worth a little extra money.

Launched at about 2800 it is my experience that the 142 SMK kills coyotes cleanly out to around 600 yards. That said, coyotes are fairly easy to kill. I've had 139, 140 and 142 hit center on West Virginia ground hogs and some end up crawling around wounded for half an hour. Pound for pound...

"Would this be the same as saying that the case is to big in reference to the caliber size? "Does this have an adverce affect on accuracy? If so, Why? "What I'm having trouble with is this... "Many post here and on other sites say that the 6.5 WSM is overbored. If a 140 AMAX say at 3000 fps...

"Overbore: A loose term used to describe a case that has more capacity than it can effectively use with normally available powders. See also: Bore Capacity and Expansion Ratio." --Sierra Rifle Reloading Manual, 4th Edition Any given barrel can only have X pounds of powder run through it. It is...

Larry O. Has a good point.It might be wise to buy the Sendero and see how it shoots. You could get lucky and have pretty much what you want right out of the box. If it has a decent barrel(and Remington factory barrels run from fabulous to absolutely horrible)all you have to do is get it...

RE: Perceived advantages of the 30-338 over the 300 WinMag. The 30-338 (or 30 AMU) is a more efficient case. It achieves 300 WMag velocities with the same bullets using notably less powder. The same cannot be said of the 308 Norma case. In my experience, with nearly identical barrels on Rem...

6BRGUY I was born and raised not far from Eagle, CO and killed my first Elk 39 years ago near Rifle, CO. I can tell you that alot of Elk are lost every year because they were shot by hunters who weren't using enough gun for the distance. The last Elk I got was near Gunnison, CO. My first shot...