Recent content by hjorst

"Enter Me In The Swarovski/Cameraland Contest".

I have to admit to a lack of personal knowledge with the Zeiss optics. I have heard many good things about them. My offbeat thought would be to ask if you have looked at the Schmidt & Bender scopes. Their Zenith line of hunting scopes is hard to beat. Just my 2 bits..... Take care

There is one factory setup I have used that would do the trick. That would be a Remington Sendero in 25-06. Brass is plentiful and cheap. 750yrd shots are doable with the right optics and lot of practice. I am not a Remington fan - why buy a rifle action that often needs truing and other...

Fair enough Montana. You are entirely correct in the statement about limitations of fixed power scopes. I am ( I hope ) one of the first to admit to them. Mirage is an item to be considered, as are the considerable limitation of field of view at close range. Trying to find that little target...

Thanks to 'Havingfun' for the bit about older eyes. That is key. Size of target is part of it as well. This rig is for shooting crows at extended distances. Quite possibly the same or similar size to those cow patties of yours. I use aan average size of 10 - 12 height for ranging purposes...

Scales are kept covered. Most recent scale is the RCBS 5-0-2 and it is starting to show signs of being out of sync. In re-zeroing the scale, it shows lighter and lighter weights. I will try cleaning the copper damping vane, although I don't keep any form of alcohol in the place (bad allergy)...

I also like nightforce, but since their prices rival S&B up here a lot of the times..... Also, up until quite recently, they did not make a front focal plane reticle. This is important to me for ranging purposes. I like to be able to range at any magnification setting, not just one. A lot of...

First question... cost. That really depends on the scope. Since I live in Canada, some scopes are not available, such as SWFA items. U.S. Optics are sometimes obtainable up here, but usually at approximately 140-200% above listed u.s. prices. (no thanks) Add to that, unlike some people, I...

I think that at this point I want to ask Mike and others just which beam scales they use in combination with the Harrel's powder dispenser. I have used RCBS, Redding, Hornady, Lee, and various digital scales. They are all useless in about 4 months time. I have had others check the scales for...

don't know that powder specifically. If you said RL 22, then you would be scuppered.

30 grains varget under Hornady 105gr A-Max. Not the hottest load out there, but in my books, Damned accurate! Feeds from Tikka 22-250 / 308 plastic mags.

Looking for opinions on fixed power scopes for shooting at 600 - 800 yards. Used to be 20x scopes out there that I think would be perfect for me, but now I only see 35x and up. If I want to use the scope for ranging - as in this is not on a static target line, then I like the idea of a fixed...

Good Day Have to admit I am not much of a fan of Leupold glass. That being said, I would opt for something in the 10-12 power as the upper end. As an example, I use an IOR 2.5-10x on my 6mmBR, and it does very well out to about 600 yards or so. I also have no experience with the AR platform...

just picked up my next big game rifle. 1885 winchester in 300 wsm. likely be my goto rifle for most all my big game hunting. it will do all that i need.

Enter Me In The Swarovski Z5 Rifle Scope Contest".