Recent content by jakes10mm

I’ll agree with Glocks innovation of the striker fired ignition, trigger safety and polymer frame, but will stop at that. The Elephant in the room, grip angle. Glock neglected a fairly universal grip angle that was an unspoken standard across all nations firearms (1911, browning hipower...

I, too, love the 35 caliber. At one time I had a Marlin 35Rem, Ruger Hawkeye 358win and Remington 700 35 Whelen; only the 35 Whelen remains. All said and done, I like the 358 win cartridge the best for my typical hunting. A little more range than the 35 Rem yet applicable power for whitetail...

I second the request for feedback from Eclipse Target shooters on long term satisfaction with their rifles. I've been debating between a custom rifle for Long Range target shooting or getting in with one of these Brownings or a Ruger Target model in 6.5 creedmoor.

Time to update this thread? I once used MidwayUSA and Brownells exclusively. Now, I still use Brownells for gun parts, but Midsouth and Graf are my primary sources for reloading supplies. MidwayUSA has gotten expensive over the years. Powder Valley has great pricing and recently updated their...

I hope nothing is wrong! I have a VX2 3-9x CDS on a 300 Win Mag for ELk hunting and have had no problems with it. I shot a ground hog match with it (200/300/500yds) and had to make on-the-fly adjustments as my zero was off from the CDS dial. From that shoot experience, I decided to up my...

My first Remington 700's were bought within the last 2 years and I have no complaints. First was a 300 Win Mag Cabela's special on clearance that prints 3/4" groups at 100yds. Recently took it to a 200/300/500yd Ground Hog shoot and pleased with the results (my first shooting at 500yds). After...

Good thread. I'm going out to CO in 2nd season with a band of hunters for our first Elk hunt. We opted to get our feet wet with an outfitter rather than trying it on our own. We originally scheduled 3rd Rifle season but changed to 2nd. Driving force, outfitter said 3rd season could find us at...

Finally ordered my CDS dials. I should receive them right after Christmas. I bought the scope back when they had the offer for a second CDS dial free. Ordered one for my "expected" environmental conditions next fall Elk Hunting and one at my local altitude. Ran the numbers and I think these...

Working the load development for a 300WM, I have tried RL22, H1000 and IMR4350. I'm most impressed with RL22 and getting substantially better velocity with equal accuracy.

3070 fps sounds like a good load. I have been testing Berger 210 & 190 HVLDs along with Nosler 200 ABs in my Rem 700 in 300WM. Using my friends chrono, I've been getting some great numbers. With a 73.0gr load of RL22, my 200ABs are averaging 3049 fps. I'm well under 3000fps with the 210s, but...

Vanguard Endeavor ED binos arrived today. Very nice! Was outside testing them until dark tonight. Love them so far. Not an expert on bino/optics, but they are bright and clear. At dark, looked at a neighbor's tree about 200yds up the street. To the naked eye, it appeared as a black shape against...

Ordered a Vanguard Endeavor ED 8x42 on Sunday. Just received an email confirming shipment. Will post my observations when it arrives and I have some time to get it outdoors to test.

I agree with your comments on the eye cups. Compared to the other brands, the Leupold cups seemed very loose. All my viewing was inside stores (Cabelas, Gander Mountain and Dick's) with limited range and light/dark areas. I was the most impressed with the Vanguard Endeavor ED's, but they seem to...

Hmmm...getting ready to order my CDS now for an 200gr Accubond, 9500' and 30degrees....your unused knob would work for me on my home turf.....

Looking for a pair binoculars for hunting and looking for feedback from people who own/have owned Vortex, Vanguard and Leupold. I'm trying to keep in the sub $400 range and have narrowed my choices to: Leupold BX3 Mojave 8x42 Vanguard Endeavor ED 8x42 Vanguard Endeavor ED 8.5x45 Vortex...