Recent content by STL_Shooter

No sarcasm here... Oh, all right - there's some... But only the part about it being hypothetical! The 750 AMax is a wonder to behold. I can't imagine an animal on the earth that would shrug off a shoulder or boiler room hit with one of these... And like I said, the shooter I'm talking...

Let's consider a hypothetical situation. A long-range hunter who's verrry picky about the shot he will take. Everything must be right... If he were able, shooting prone, from a bipod, with a rear bean bag, to put 3 shots in a 6" circle at 1200 yards, and 5 shots into 3" at 600 yards, each of...

Someone mentioned that I quote JLK BCs and then question Wildcat BCs... I don't quote anything from Jimmy Knox - my numbers have been verified by chrono to 600 yards at around 800 ft ASL and via drops to 1000 in western MO and to 2000 somewhere in central South Dakota. Then Brent and others...

Kirby, Ummm, you are the one who introduced us to the 170 grain, ahem... 169.5 grain, Wildcat bullet in another post on this forum. Here's a quote: "I have some of his new 169.5 gr ULD RBT bullets here for testing right now. Great looking bullet, will be testing them soon in a match 308 I...

So, I understand we now have a 170 grain Wildcat bullet with a BC fully .105 greater than the venerable (and heavier) Hornady 178 AMax. That qualifies as a miracle in anyone's book - and frankly, pretty hard to believe... Brent, BountyHunter, Ric, Ian, boys from the Williamsport club - have...

I use the Hornady kit with the floating seater. This equipment yields excellent results with my AR-50. I regularly hold .5 MOA for 3 shots (less regularly with 5!) at 600 yards in light winds from a bipod with sandbag rear rest. I have a couple 5 shot groups under .3 MOA (shot in excellent...

Re: www.live-shot.com [ QUOTE ] You guys who have posted on here asking about the use of SMK and Amax bullets on game. I would like to remind you that there is a reason game bullets exist and there is a reason why match bullets exist. [/ QUOTE ] I get such a kick out of these discussions...

I use the 105 exclusively in my 6mm Remington. It is explosive. The one doe I shot at 225 yards dropped straight down, no exit wound and lungs were completely destroyed. I couldn't find the bullet or any large pieces of it. The prairie dogs - yes, the bullet exits and the wound is horrific...

I find trends in the shooting industry fascinating. Didn't we all run out awhile back and have our barrels cryogenically frozen to remove inherent stress in the steel? Now we're inducing stress in our barrels by wrapping them in stiff carbon fibers... My vote goes to heavier rifles with...

Google for "Hard Target Interdiction" by Dean Michaelis. Considered by many to be the definitive work on 50 cal longrange shooting...

I'm curious as to exactly which powder, with acceptable temperature sensitivity, in a barrel throated to allow seating to the lands, with decent brass life, is going to be used to push a 145g bullet 3400-3450 out of that skinny tube? I know of some hot, hot long-barreled 6.5 WSMs that'll push...

My experience with my AR50 is that when it is fouled with 3 shots, it will put the next two 5-shot groups in .5 MOA at 600 yards. I have shot a 5 shot group at 600 that measured around 2" CTC. I was shooting with Ric Horst in August (the Wyoming wind affects the .50 about like the Wolf) - if...

Stray, Accuracy is contributed to, or detracted from, by a whole host of issues. Before you go off thinking that a rifle that shoots reasonably well at 100 yards falls apart at 400 because of a marginal twist rate, well - you'd better do some searching of the older posts on this site. There's...

Nightforce with the NP-R2 reticle. Accurate shots produced in seconds from 0 - 1300 yards (on my rifle) with nary a single knob twist. Do a search on the topic to find out why the R2 makes Nightforce the scope to get...

Iron Worker, I want to make sure I understand you. You're saying that because you were hunting with a 300 Ultramag, you were able to kill a black bear? Were you hunting over bait or at extreme long range? Samson, I am familiar with the 300 WM and shoot a 30 cal with a bit more performance...