Recent content by entoptics

My mom's cousin was the family "gun nut", and got me into shooting before I can remember. Anyway, whenever I'd visit him, I'd root through his basement full of guns, and demand to shoot just about anything and everything. One day, when I was about 10 years old, I was pestering him incessantly...

I could be wrong, but that brass colored stripe in the middle of the black makes me think it's already thick enough to be interfering with the case mouth. I'd definitely do some soak and scrub if it were mine...

I've got several of the Magpul bipods, and consider them impossible to beat for the price point. Sturdy, light, and convenient to operate. I've gotten them all in the $85 OTD range (check gun.deals for best source). https://gun.deals/search/apachesolr_search/magpul%20bipod I haven't had a...

$1275 + shipping here... https://lapolicegear.com/vortex-10x42-fury-hd-5000-ab-laser-rangefinder-binocular.html Use code EASTER2024 for 15% off of $1499. Another good deal ($800) on the Sig Kilo6 Black edition for your consideration...

Any first hand experience with the Arken LH or EPL series? They have 30 mm tubes, which is essentially a $50 discount since I wouldn't need to buy rings.

As the title suggests, looking for a good deal/coupon code for a spare scope in the $300 range. Will be used exclusively for swapping around various rifles for load development and accuracy testing (22LR, AR15, friends' rifles, etc), and will likely live on a plinker AR15 most of the time. DO...

4 years with a moderately hard core enduro EMTB. ~1000 miles per year. 90:10 commuting:recreation. Pros. Less miles on my 4Runner. $400/yr less in parking permits and still avoid losing 30 minutes a day of my life to commuting on foot. One fun hunt where I was not that guy on a SXS, but did...

Exactly. That's why I don't have plumbing. To easy to just **** inside. Makes you soft. No fancy horseless carriages either. I just strap stuff on a sled made of birch bark and drag it behind me. Rifles and scopes? Bah! Too easy. Real men can get it done with a sharp rock tied to the end of a...

Here you go. Data calculated from JBM Ballistics. Velocity is 50 fps faster than upper end load data from Hodgdon/Nosler website for 24" barrel to account for 26" barrel on Rem 700 LR. Atmosphere is standard pressure (29.92 inHg) at 1000' elevation, 50° F, 50% humidity. The energy markers...

Kroil is one of the best penetrating oils out there. In all the semi-quantitative tests I've seen/read on the subject, it out performs PB Blaster (which is also quite good), so for pure "sneak into the crevices", I'd think it would be pretty good.

Since you say "packable", "800 yards", and "defend yourself" I'd go with... Seekins Havak Element in 6.5 PRC. Seekins Havak Element in 300 PRC. PRC ammo isn't exactly everywhere, but it should be available somewhere nearby in most places big enough to have a decent sporting goods store...

It should be just fine to swap, though it's possible you might need to tweak your load up/down a bit. I've interchanged LR and LRM in 300WM, 264WM, 7 Rem Mag, 30-06, and 270 Win, and I've been hard pressed to see a statistical difference in groups/velocity. I think there might be more...

A 30° downward angle would give you a 304 yard "shoot to" distance ( cosine(30) x 351 yds = 304 yds). That doesn't take into account the 351 yard flight time, but at that distance, it's probably not a big difference. Using standard atmosphere at sea level, and 2950 fps MV, that equates to about...

No, I'm glad you're shooting a minimum of 6-10 shot groups, and based on your claimed results, not subjectively interpreting sub-sample results. It is a bit puzzling that you seem to be advocating for 3 shot groups, despite not using that method yourself though. 🤷‍♂️

This is used as justification in every 3 shot group debate, but is actually just the opposite and justification for larger groups, and the reason is right there in your post..."Repeatable". By definition, that's a 6 shot group at minimum (and I'd hope at least 15 before you grab your jerky and...