Recent content by dsculley

Range/distance is much less a factor than the users ability with the tool! As Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry said "A man should know his limitations!" I have taken deer at 500 yds. All of these shots had very mild winds. I would not have taken these shots if conditions had not been favorable. I...

The problem with using just MV is that results can be misleading. For me, the target is always the final arbiter. Based on MV, you would expect 80.4 & 80.6 to be very close yet 80.4 is in the 7 ring and 80.6 is in the 10 ring. That is a lot of vertical. The problem with a ladder is that a...

Yes, and I told you how well I like mine. Simply suggested you may want to look at the Athlon scopes. If I were in the market, I would compare the Athlon to my current Burris XTR iii. I know I am happy with my XTR iii. Have used it to engage targets to 1,100 yds, taken deer out to 500 yds...

I have had one for almost 3 years now on my 6.5x47L. It is the 4 - 20x. I like it and the glass is very good. You may want to look at the Athlon scopes as well. I have not used one, but a good friend of mine who sees a lot of gear every year says they may be the best bargain there is in scopes.

I don't use paypal simply because I disagree with them on firearms. I just bought some items from some Facebook group members & paid to mail them the money rather than give money to paypal. It cost me more than the paypal fees but that is not an issue. Many of us have convictions about what...

It really doesn't matter. You print your dope chart in the system you are using. x.x mils at whatever yardage, or x.xx moa. You just dial the turret to the proper setting. Wind in x.x mils or x.xx moa. Again, you estimate wind and either dial the turret or hold off the given amount. If...

If that brass was new, you may want to shoot it a few times to get it fire formed to your chamber. Make sure you don't move the shoulder back more than necessary when you resize so that it is headspacing off the shoulder rather than the belt. You may find that you can use the Retumbo after the...

I test all new bullet/powder/rifle combinations with the Berger seating depth test before I start powder testing. I use that seating depth for powder charge testing. Once I find the node I want to shoot, I will test again in smaller steps on each side to see if the group will tighten up some...

Non-issue according to Ryan Cleckner. He is a former military sniper, sniper instructor & civilian shooting instructor. He is right handed but left eye dominate. What is more important are the habits you develop in your shooting. Cleckner said in his book that when he has a student that is...

I like Nikon, have a few, will still buy them when they fit the bill. As Bigngreen said, if you want a lifetime warranty then you have to pay for it. I would not expect Nikon quality to suffer, but I would expect the price to reflect the change. Things like are usually the result of...

To use the bushing die, you insert the bushing into the top of the die and tighten the nut that holds the bushing in place. You don't want it to hold the bushing tight, you should be able to hear the bushing rattle a bit when you shake the die. A good place to start with your bushing size...

Try the Berger test first with a safe powder charge. You will most likely find at least 2 nodes where the groups tighten up. Pick the node that works best for your magazine and then start your powder test. You can probably still tweak seating depth a bit once you have your powder charge, but...

Four guys from Mobile, AL went to Colorado last year. If I recall correctly, it was for black tail deer, not elk. They got leftover tags from an area that had not been good the prior year, but had done their homework. There was a wild fire in the area the year before. All 4 tagged out. They...

To the OP: Take a fired piece of brass before you do anything and see if it will chamber. If this fired, untouched brass will chamber then something in your process is causing the problem. Process the brass one step at a time and carefully measure the brass after each step. Try it in the...

Made a bushrag (think poncho style ghillie held in place by a belt around the waist) that I used one year. Got caught in the middle of a field road on the property by a doe. We stood about 5 yds apart and eyed each other until she finally walked off into the woods. I believe anything that...