Recent content by Garrum

Some of you guys may remember my post about the fliers that I was getting. Well, after a couple of months of getting no results with the components on hand, I finally laid out the money for 100 pieces of Norma brass, a box of Swift Sciroccos, and a can of H4831SC. I figure that if this gun...

I was wondering if any of you guys had used, or known anyone that had used the Moyers trigger for the Browning A-Bolt? My dad had an A-Bolt with a terrible trigger and Moyers seems to be the only compnay making a replacment. Thanks for the info in advance.

Well, I have the Redding Competition seating die, and I really like it. It's really smooth. It is also, however, kind of pricy. I hear that the Hornady micrometer seater is just as good as the Redding at about half the money. Forster also makes a Mic seater thats supposed to be very good as...

My bad, Darryl. I didn't read Tim's post clearly. As I read it the first time, I assumed that he meant that under 300yds, SMK's blew up, but on reading it again, I see he said "...they tend to make extremely large holes...". That's definately not the same as "blow up". Also, I didn't know...

Hmmm, if SMK's blow up before 300 yds, then I wont be able to use them for hunting. But I could use them to see if a heavier bullet would help my situation. MTBA, those .284 bullets look tough as nails, and at $45 per 100, I suppose they aren't terribly overpriced for what you're getting. But...

Tim, I may switch brands of brass eventually, if I keep having trouble. I'll probably go to Lapua if I do. I hear that it's just as precise as Norma and maybe a little tougher. I was wondering, how do SMK's (168gr .284dia.) act on game between 50 and 400 yards when pushed at around 3000 fps...

Brent, I haven't ever changed scopes, or even taken this Simmons off for any reason. I will say, however, that I'd like to yank this scope off and replace it with a Leupold Vari-X III 3.5-10x40mm Long Range M1 with a Mil-Dot reticule. The one at the local sporting goods store is extremely clear...

Update. I finally got to the range on Wed., and did some shooting. I had rounds loaded with RL-22 and IMR 4350. The rounds loaded with RL-22 acted similar to what they had done before, even when shooting five shot groups. One group, as an example, had four rounds in .45 in. and a flier a...

No, I didn't float the barrel totally. The reason is that all the pictures that I have seen in the various firearms magazines that I have, show a small pad of bedding forward of the recoil lug. And being unsure of myself, I did it like that, thinking that it was the right way to do it. And it...

Supposedly, both kinds of rifling are pretty consistent, but if I had to venture a guess, I would think that cut rifling is a little more accurate. This isn't based on any actual evidence, just a gut feeling. And as far as which kind would last longer, I wouldn't think there would be any...

Cut rifling and Button rifling refer to how the rifling was created in the barrel. Cut rifling is made by individually cutting the grooves, one at a time a little at a time. Cut rifling is supposed to impart little to no stress on the barrel. Button rifling is formed by pulling a slightly...

I'll see what happens then next time I go to the range, being very careful about pull tension and cheek weld. If that doesn't seem to make a difference, I'll try changing powders, but, wouldn't you know, I just bought a whole carton of GM215M's three days ago. I would hate to have 1000 primers...

Well, leaving them out in the field isn't an option, as their are vandels and thieves living within driving distance of the area where I would be shooting. That was part of the reason that I want them to be somewhat small. Also, I don't have a trailer to haul with either, but that idea of...

The factory rounds were fired the same way as the handloads, over the same bags on the same bench, so I guess the rear swivel isn't the culprit. I have experimented some with seating depth, but if the bullet is seated any deeper, overall accuracy suffers. I even seated them down to the...

Yes, the Aetec has an AO, and I do my best to eliminate all apparent parallax. I have fired groups at 200 and 300 yards, and they all show the same tendency to throw one round away from the others. The factory rounds that I have tried (Hornady) group about 1.5 inches, and make pretty round...