Recent content by tonyf3

I measured two 30 cal bullets just now. With my comparator one measures .7490 to the opening of the comparator, the other measures .7450 the comparator is .296 for an opening. Most comparators are a reference.

I've had two 7RM barrels from him in '12 and '16, both ran 180hybrids about 3030-3040 He certainly does something a little different with his chambering.

Since the 7PRC has been out I've rebarreled 2 of my 7mags back to 7mags. I was unable to come up with a concrete reason

those Spotted Owl Helper boxes were given out during alot of retirement parties.

spotted owl... The timber industry was the target but the stupid owls crap in the nest suffocating their young. they never had flourishing numbers 🤯

My eyes got bad quickly.. NX8 and NXS used to be bright to my eyes and over time it's been hard to see targets in a few areas i hunt. For me, TT is like a flashlight in the dark to me. Agree about the 20x. I liked the 420 ZCO but not the weight. IF ZCO or TT can sort out an 18 or 20x at...

same logic applies if I'm shooting 230gr hybrids doing 2900fps. If they are in a herd it really changes how willing I am to shoot at distance. And with a bull tag those cows always seem to surround him so it's almost impossible to get a shot unless you have the right angle.

500yards or so with 160gr partitions. A handful of cows in the 700-850yard range with 180gr hybrids. At 800 yards i'm 2050fps and 1580lbs. With elk the factors I'm most concerend about is how many other elk there are and how close they are to the timber. Nothing worse than shooting at one...

My dad has body die that was spun up in the 70s by the guy who built his 7mm RM. It was a regular sizing die and the top is machined off so there was no shoulder. The bottom had a little bit removed just above where the belt clearance is on the bottom of the die. Basically when you run the...

I had a spell of dislike with my M77 243. My dad used to tell me it was fine because it was an under 300yard big game rifle and not to worry about it. It was a 1.5-2" rifle and even as a 12 yo I wanted better. I had Douglas Barrels swap the barrel out and it became a real shooter. I didnt'...

We are some exeperience with this exercise. We called. They have a process to at least start you down the path. We've been successful twice getting family into Mayo and treated, one for spine, one for cancer. https://www.mayoclinic.org/appointments/faq Good luck.

My wife fiddled around with the elk meatloaf, and started mixed it about 10% crumbled bacon, added sweet bbq sauce with light mayo mix on top. Instead of cooking it in a standard pan she's beeing cooking them in a muffin tins. Its good, but it's funny how a little change like muffin tin...

I have two rifles that have HH load. Both are loaded to the top band like you show. I have a lot of room to move the bullet forward if I wanted, but that is where I started my load work. They shoot great in my rifles even with the bullet seated that deep.

I learned this from tinkering 30 years ago. M77s, WBY, a few others had pressure points for a reason. Bedded them back the same way, full length and used credit card scraps to build the pad back up.

thats some good shooting