Recent content by Educated Redneck

I'll spare the carbon company name, but the company failed twice at making a carbon barrel in their lightest contour and identical length as a factory 6.5x284 Savage Barrel take off (magnum contour). It was an ounce or two heavier on both attempts. A custom fluted stainless barrel would have...

This would be correct thinking on most cartridges. Usually hand loaders want a LONGER throat as to seat the bullet out further in the case and they ask the barrel maker to provide a longer custom throat based on a few concentric dummy rounds or via a print. The smith runs a throat reamer after...

Ha. My jump is likely larger. I've been meaning to measure it, but was happy with a low pressure load and its accuracy as was. I got lucky on the second load attempt. I seated the bullet as far out at the maximum of what a hornady die would fit under my extended yolk arm on a forster press...

I've shot two whitetail deer at about 250 yds with a 300 weatherby mag using the same bullet as the OP. Both performed very poorly. While the deer dropped dead in their tracks, the bullet never expanded and had a pencil hole in and pencil out. Both shots were quartered away into the boiler...

Cool. You might be right. Which Z5 size did you compare to which bushnell and night force size and model?

We all have opinions and it’s challenging to find objective information. With that said, I sold all but a couple bushnell tactical Elites and 6500s for swaro Z5s. I ‘thought’ they are so much better that I paid more and had to re mount and re sight every rifle I own. That said, a few threads up...

If the gun is for backpacking, get the Z5. I didn't look up stats, but if I recall the Z5 is considerably lighter than anything in its class. In fact, its the best quality glass to weight scope on the market IMO. They are very lightweight and very good glass. I have many and the glass is...

That's a very interesting and tragic story; and to many of our points above. Was that in Jackson by chance? I had a couple close calls with a sow and three cubs that were up to no good around that school behind the bull pasture. Anyway, right or wrong or any debate over charge, lethality of...

Above is my lower 48 plan. AK gets a no mess around long gun on both people or very large wheel gun that can be handled by the user (long gun for me). Also, I'm law abiding and respect law enforcement, but not much good can come from the report. I'm not going to be interrogated whether it was...

I'd like to see ballistic info (MV) on a hot loaded 10mm with a long barrel say 7+inches. My assumption is that it would throw significantly more energy than a typical 4" or 5" barrel having more powder burn. I typically carry a Glock 20 with Buffallo Bore ammo in an aftermarket 7.5" barrel...

So when I'm in grizz country and especially with a downed animal, I very well know the predators are going to whip my butt and waaaaay before I even have time to react. So many stories start with "I couldn't even react, he was on me before I knew it...". It's a known fact the solo hunter will...

Nope I am not sure and it's why I love this forum and learning about long range shooting as a hobby. I learn so much. So to your point, I'm working on four savage prfit guns on the cheap(ish) for an upcoming group elk hunt and have them pretty much dialed in. All savage with wildcat barrels...

Switched to long action and never looked back. Threw the SA in the garbage. Selling the original barrel from both guns, both scopes that came with the guns new, stock, the SA bolt all on eBay and got a rebate on the new gun which was on sale. Was a about a $100 price of tuition after all the...

Thanks for the input guys. Ya I dont like this either. I think I'm going back to a long action and will just lug the extra half a pound. I was stupid and bold... now just stupid. Scrap I think. I'll salvage all the components.

i was successful at stuffing a 6.5x284 Norma (Shehane actually - less body taper with fire forming and tight .290" neck) into a savage SHORT action with a COAL of 3.13" to the lands with 6.5 eld-x 143gr as a lightweight Mountain rifle. To do so I had to cut the stock and front of magazine box...