Recent content by efw

Dude that is the most freakin' amazing set up I've seen. I want to be just like you when I grow up...

Do you mind telling me what your load is? I've got a Vangard that may NEED some varmint action and I have lots of the VMax bullets for my Ackley which is currently out of commission.

I picked this Sako-barreled Remington 03-A3 built by Tenn benchrest rifle builder HW Creighton few years ago. It was in rough shape and needed a stock refinishing, as well as a parkerizing job. I didn't know his name when I bought the rifle, but when I got this as my first group on paper...

VH- a group most guys would be happy with at 100 yds shot at 600! VEDDY VEDDY NICE!!

Oh heck yeah the kids love it... grown-up kids as well as smaller ones ;) !! My 8 yo and I did a mastadon hunt a year or so ago:

WTT Bushnell 3200 10x Mil-Dot & Turrets (1/4 MOA adjustments) for Burris FFII 3-9x40mm or similar Leupold. I've had this scope mounted on one rifle (and still do) and I don't believe there are rings marks. I'd be happy to pull it and exchange pics w/ anyone seriously interested in working...

I know that there are a lot of do-gooders stateside who might object to such a trophy, but I've never seen a mount and thought it'd make for a unique hunt/trophy. I wondered what cartridge one should choose? They look harmless and cute, but won't they gnaw your arm off like a twig of bamboo if...

Went out for a 4th trip w/ the Roy last night. I'd reported previously about my experimentation w/ 100 gr tipped monometals and that continued. Here is the target I started last time. These are all 100 gr TTSXs w/ RL22. The center group is the one I ran last time @ 70 gr, and that charge...

Thanks Dr. Vette! The original owner actually bedded & free-floated the barreled action in the stock. I don't know what he used, but it seems to have worked well. I've never used Devcon, but have found that Marine Tex works well if I rough up the surface while removing material. I even...

If you have fired cases Lee will make you a custom 3 die set (FLS, Collet Neck Sizer, & Seater) for like $80? A heckofa lot cheaper than other companies, the Collet Neck Sizer is simply fantastic, and I've never found much functional difference between their stuff and other companies that charge...

+1. I like to run a case through the die, turn 1/4 and run it again. Not necessary, but ensures the neck tension I like. You'll be amazed at how much longer cases last when you're running this die vs. FLS'n or even neck sizing with an expander button. Good luck w/ the new neck sizer, efw

I traded into a Vangard chambered to 257 Roy recently. I mounted a Bushnell 3200 10x 40mm w/ mil dots & turrets in Talley LWs on it. I'm likely going to get a new scope for it at some point, but the 10x seems to be shooting fine and I'm broke so no hurry. The thing shoots like a house afire...

Here I am shooting the Roy: but I'm painting the *** stock this weekend, and going to replace it w/ this: PRAIRIE HUNTER WEATHERBY VANGUARD and, based upon the sweet performance, I'll likely have to have it cerakoted sometime... FWIW, here are the results I got from the 117...

I can honestly say that I react more to muzzle blast than I do recoil. Of course that can be hard to prove cuz they often go together, but I have noticed that I shoot a bit better from an uncovered shooting position where blast is disbursed. I suppose that live targets dictate differently...

I've actually longed for a nice lightweight standard Bob. Talk about easy on young shooters! That Roy is about as overbore as I can imagine being worthwhile in the quarterbore, but I gotta imagine a 8 RM necked to .25 cal w/ a 28-30" barrel would make those 100 gr monometals capable of...