Recent content by jarnold37

I am more concerned about the animal dying on its feet and dropping, and not running for 200+ yards. I shoot deer with a a 30-378 with 125 grn bullet at 4050fps. I normally shoot lung shot. At any distance out to 600+ yards it definitely does much damage but I never eat that area of meat. When a...

I have chambered several weatherby cartridges for my own use. In each one I ordered the reamer with no freebore. I never shoot factory loaded cartridges and I compensate for having the bullet at or just off the rifling no more than 10 thousands by reducing the powder a few grains. Still achieve...

I would think having the necks annealed would be much more beneficial

Probably not your problem but several years ago a gunsmith told me that someone brought him a 22-250 that was keyholing and even missing the 100 yd target. The gun was pristine condition on the outside. The gunsmith cleaned the bore and actual pieces of rust came out. The barrel was then so...

Just wondering. When chambering between centers, and the 60° center is removed, how can you keep the barrel dialed in with a steady rest. I have tried roller bearings and bushings with steady rest and the indicator will sometimes show as much as 20 thousands runout. My expensive high quality...

Some brass is needing annealed when new. I had a heavy barreled sleeved rifle built by one of the top rifle shops some years back and being an Ackley improved I started fireforming. 50% of the new cases split when fireforming. Sent back to gunsmith and was told chamber was correct and the...

Several years ago I was depressed at how long the wait on having barrel work and fitting and chambering was. I was wanting to try different cartridges, barrels and twists but was limited by the time frame. I read an article in precision shooting magazine basically said "if I can do it so can...

Not to be disagreeable, but wold like to mention a few field trials I have learned from. A big high sectional density bullet will more than likely deliver a low hydrostatic shock event due to the bullet retaining its mass and not staying in the animal. In comparing two different calibers from...

In times past, we would set up a table and shoot ground hogs. In some ways that was just as much fun as seer hunting. Also, after deer season would be in the mood to rebarrel or reconfigure an existing rifle. Ordering and waiting was the difficult part so I bought a new lathe and started...

Have shot many deer with bullets in different calibers from 68 grain to 300 grain. In 308 Winchester the best combination out to 400 yards has been with 125 grain bullets. 150 grain and heavier looses velocity and doesnt always drop the deer as the 125 does. I am not impressed with small cases...

Whether right or wrong, I usually bed 1 1/2" to 2" in front of recoil lug. Even with a light barrel, being fully floated, it puts a considerable amount of stress on the action and threads. Barrels whip and resonate when fired. Think of the leverage that a 2ft pry bar transmits when pressure...

I have come to the practice of never shooting any firearm without ear protection. Even when shooting a rimfire. Having a muzzle brake ensures that I will absolutely not shoot without ear protection. Kind of ironic; the fact that with a brake it is much louder to the shooter, makes it sure that...

I guess it is a decision between a little less velocity or a little more recoil. In my situation, I usually have opted for maximum velocity, chambering most of my barrels at 30"-32" Even one at 36." But I have rechambered those barrels, losing 50-75 fps in velocity and have juggled with...

I purchased many different tools to open up barrel channels. Most would ride up over the channel and gouge the top of the barrel channel. Then I realized I already had the tool to easily. A deeper socket set. Choose whatever diameter socket and wrap 80 grit sandpaper around it. Dont need a long...

It seems to me the first thing to do is to check bullet ogive distance from the lands. If it is jammed, buy a seating die and seat the bullet deeper until it is not touching. Measure and write down the distance from the ogive to the lands. A Sinclair comparator is a good tool to quickly check...