Recent content by joe boyd

alg, Kirby Allen built my wife and myself each 6.5 284 rifles. I ended up using .294 bushing for hunting rounds with Lapua brass. You did not indicate what you would use the rifle for. Most 6.5 284s seem to shoot better with less bullet grip than I am using, but on a hunting rifle I have had...

Bill Bailey, hvyw8t is right, 6mm-284 is one of the fastest 6mms out there, but if you thought the .243 was hard on your barrel, you ain't seen nothing yet. If it was accurate after 800-1000 rounds you would be lucky. Like the race car guys say, how fast can you afford to go . E-mail...

reloader, short or long action? joe

Gator, Kirby, Hope this doesn't come under hi-jacking a thread, but I just got back from rifle range. Wife and I are both shooting 6.5-284 rifles built by Kirby. Mine is not yet done with breakin, but I am seeing positive things already. Point is my wife's gun has a Kreiger palma barrel with...

Re: Custom 375 Allen/Lilja/RUM v. factory \'06 on Bulls Big Bore, Your brother is way smarter than any of us on this board. Tell your brother that I will buy his factory ammo for him. Run that worthless gun over to Kirby's shop and I will send him the frieght money to ship it to me. I'll...

Redbone, Run like hell. Unless I am dealing with a smith who I know and trust, or a dealer who I know and trust, I will not send money, or buy or trade firearms over the net. I know that a lot of people have had very satisfactory deals on the internet,but these people are very knowledgable...

Icesniper, I don't know know about import laws where you are, but I would suggest that you contact Richard Near at http://www.nearmfg.com/ He is in Canada and makes probably the best 20 and 25 degree bases in the world. He ships them all over the world, and would know how to ship to you. Joe Boyd

sewwhat89, You mught go to Shortmag.org and lurk around. DO NOT POST TELLING THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN L.R.H.!! They get a little upset at the concept. There is a lot of info on both the Remington and Winchester short mags. You will find that the people on that forum relate exclusively to...

TrpD345, I say again, if you do not reload,and you have given no statement eithor way, find another choice. If you do reload this cartridge is easy to load for and is inherently accurate. All short mags seem to be inherently accurate. That said, I do not dispute what weaverism said. my...

TrpD345, Since I own two of these I have a little experience. I own a 40x in a McMillan A5 stock. This gun will shoot 1.7 groups at 400 yd. with nosler 180 accubonds. My other one is a sendero that I shoot 165 nosler ballistic tips. It will shoot three shot .5 groups at 100 yd. If you are a...

actually you will have to use the 6.5-284 brass that norma standardized. my mistake joe

Not a stupid question. Norma standardized the cartridge without anyone ever chambering it as a standard rifle cartridge. At present it is being chambered by Shawn Carlock ( sp ), maybe by Jerry Teo, by Fiftydriver, by Chris Matthews, and several other smiths on this board. Oh yeah, Remington...

7RUMloader, The e-mails are on my wife's computer at the shop. Don't even think about me getting them from there to this computer. I wouldn't begin to know how. If Kirby doesn't read this and come thru I'll have my wife send them to you tomorrow. Joe

Bowman, I don't know how to post pictures, heck I'm having trouble doing this much. Kirby Allen has pictures of my wife's stock, the one with the adjustable cheekpiece. He is the smith who built the gun. Betty says to get Kirby to post them. It is an awesome firearm. I have seen grown men...

alremkin, I don't have any experience with his rings, but I have three of his bases. Richard's bases are top drawer. I would put them up against any bases available. The only drawback to his bases is he doesn't seem to make any zero cant bases. On the flip side he is the only mfg. I know of...