Recent content by yobuck

I still have a few of the empty cardboard 1 pound Hodgden powder cans with price stamps on them of not much more than a dollar a pound. I also remember well back in the late 70s stopping at a store in Butte Mt. and asking for H 570. The guy said i dont have any of that, but i will sell you a 20#...

But we only hear about the ones that were tipped over.

How come we were getting 3500 fps with a 200 gr 50 years ago and your only getting 3250 with a 180 today with a 30x378?

Well thats where we disagree on the Elk Frank. You no doubt know exactly where our camp is. But ill tell you anyway. From Castle Garden cross over the bridge to Mix Run Rd. Follow that road about 1.5 miles and you will come to our camp. There is a stone sign at the driveway with the name Yobuck...

I would suggest taking a few days and go visit the area. A few days driving around there would give a good picture of what to expect on an actual hunt. You might be surprised at the vastness of the area and the size and steepness of many of the hills.

Shrapnel, with all due respect, just go try your bench on those steeper slopes, and then if your up to it, call back and tell us what you think. I already know what you will think, and so do lots of others here.

Well it is a draw, so that levels the playing field at least somewhat. Ive been hunting there in the prime area since i was 16 years old. Im very soon to be 89, We have them in the yard of our camp regularly, and to date 3 have been shot there. I have never applied for a tag, and neither have...

That appears to be a very nice bench for what you use it for and the type of terrain you are using it on. But now just look at the terrain near by with the steeper slope and ask yourself if the same bench would work as well there. Fact is that it wouldnt, so these are the things each user has to...

Nothing new about using stainless steel for the head of the cartridge case. Years back there was a small company in as i recall NC by name of O Conner who did this. I think i have a few of them stashed somewhere. The case was cut off and threaded, and a stainless one threaded on. The idea was to...

Type of terrain where your hunting needs serious consideration when choosing a platform to shoot from. Note that the terrain in the photo is pretty flat, making a platform without leg adjustments more suitable. The terrain where we hunt is mountainous, and very uneven. Consider how much...

Actually, considering the big price difference the Ultimate tripod system is hard to beat. Using one of those, 3 of us killed 3 of a group of 4 bucks in less than 5 minits, all with the same gun, a 300 Norma weighing 18#. Distance varied from 635 to about 750 yards. That wouldnt have been...

About a decade ago i bought a 995 actioned rifle with a Mc Millan stock that had been owned by a well known 1000 yd benchrest shooter who had died. The barrel was shot out, and i bought it for $1000. Bruce Baer rebarreled it in 338x378, and my son still uses it for the longer shots. Its just set...

Assuming the accuracy is acceptable, why would you be still looking for more powder choices with those velocities? Im assuming your using the 7828? Be happy.

Call them, their shop walls are full of nice Elk and Mule deer mounts from their own trips to places like Idaho. Discuss your guns and barrel twist, they might even tell you their bullets wont work in your gun, like they did for me when i visited their very nice facility.

Premier Reticles no longer exists, I believe the company went into receivership. As for Leupold installing Premier reticles, i think you will find that to be simply gossip. First off its not like they just pulled a reticle out of a drawer, they were a one off type, each made from scratch as the...