Recent content by scottpt

If L-handed I would be on it! Nice rifle ...

2 yrs ago local farmers were trying to fill their tags and asked for help up here in southern Alberta. I sent a 143 ELD-X into a cow at 600yds. I barely got a head turn. I saw, and heard, the bullet impact. Thwap!!! I was completely shocked. I had just taken a WT buck at 615yds about an...

2018 hunting season I shot at a cow elk broadside at 600yds with my 6.5x284 using 143 ELD-X. Heard the thwaap of the bullet right behind the shoulder. Perfect shot ... right where I wanted. The elk just turned and started walking away like I was a simple nuisance. I had just shot a WT buck...

Great feedback gents. I've 3 - 6.5's (260 Rem, 6.5x284, 264 WM) trying to do the same and find a go-to bullet. Shot several deer over the past couple years with Bergers, ELD-X primarily. Would love to try the Hammer bullets but can't seem to source them out up in Canada? I haven't had any...

I found a Tikka 260 REM in The Bargain Cave at Cabela's. Took it out of there their ****** plastic stock and ordered an adjustable stock from Boyd's that allows you to adjust the length of pull as well as the cheek rise. I got a break put on it as well and gave it to my 12 year old daughter...

I have been shooting lots thru my HS Precision 30.06. I'm only running 53 gr in mine with 180gr. Accubonds and Partitions ... but it's an accuracy load. As your barrel is longer ... I'd consider moving to a slower burning powder and see if that might get you more velocity? H4831 or perhaps...

I spent a year or so on a similar project for my daughter. I settled on a Tikka 260 REM I found in the bargain cave at Cabela's. Got the rifle on a discount and it didn't have a lot of rounds through it one could easily see. I pulled it out of that crappy synthetic stock that doesn't free float...

I just finished putting together a rifle for my 12 yr old daughter. I'm surprised no one (or I may have missed it) is using a Boyd's At One stock? I took a Tikka 260 Rem and popped it in the adjustable Boyd's stock along with a new recoil lug and cinched up the bolts. Didn't bed it or have to...

Check out the Sherman 300 PRC S.I. ... might be exactly what you are after. And it's new and kinda sexy! https://shermanwildcatcartridges.com/300-prc-s-i

Gentlemen ... I am up in Alberta Canada and have 3 6.5's (260 Rem, 6.5x284, and 264 Win Mag). I also have 7mm Rem mag, .308, 30.06, and 300 Wby Mag. I've shot quite a few animals with these various rifles. Some great points have been made already. I think safety considerations are prime. If...

Oh gosh ... weight loss - what a topic. I'm a physiotherapist and get these kinds of questions daily. Guys 300 whisper got it right for most people. Burn more fuel than you take in and you lose weight. It is a simple formula and as I said for "most" people but not all. Most people failing...

My WM recipe for 140gr Berger VLD with IMR 7828 and Retumbo: 26" Kreiger barrel with 1:9 twist Norma brass Primer: Fed 215m Powder: IMR 7828 @ 60.8gr Retumbo @ 67.9 COAL: 3.34 Neck: .292 (4 thou per side) Have to keep the barrel cool otherwise things...

I have 6.5 x 284 with a NF SHV F1 (first focal plane) 4-14 x 50 on it. Hit a 10" target at 1100 yds twice last summer so it works! I own Swarovski, Leupold, Zeiss on some of my other rifles. You'll need to understand how far you want to shoot it and whether the scope you are considering can...

For those having the cavus feet you need to seek out boot manufacturers that incorporate a rocker into the sole of the boot. This essentially creates a bit of a radius on the sole and instead of the sole bending with every step you roll along the contour of the boot which eliminates much of the...

Yep ... those ought to help out for sure. You just need to take up as much "space" in your boot as you can so your foot doesn't slide around on the insole. Some all they need is a thicker sock but it's not always that simple. Getting a snug fit on one's foot can be a challenge. The width of...