Time to look for some good leather. You will like the Vaquero, and can be smoothed up very nice if you choose to. Unless it's a new Bisley that already has smooth grips I'd shoot it for awhile and see how you like it, and if those checkered grips start biteing you just switch them out for a smooth grip. ...
my father was an avid hunter and trapper.... he hunted as a way to sustain our family and we spent more time tracking deer, setting up traps for coyotes and reloading than anyone i have ever had the fortune of meeting. I didnt know what beef was until i was 12. I had to explain myself when my lunchbox would be full of backstrap, rabbit, dove or rat...
i'm going to start with my father's loads that worked good for him and see if the same is true with the new barrel.... might have to change the seating depths a bit but that should not be a big issue.... i heard that the consistancy of the powders has been declining a bit so i might have to start from scratch.... but that is half the fun....
I come home one day, with 5 lbs of gun powder. Im going to re-load all my old shotgun shells. I carry the gun powder up to my room.....the back stairs. Didnt matter. My dad had better than 20/20 vision. He watched me coming. What is that? ......Huh? was my response. You heard me, He didnt need to ask again and wasnt going to. The next person to spe...
I repaired fighter jets for the military for 20 years...and miss the troubleshooting/problem solving involved. Reloading kind of brings that back into play. Trying to figure out what bullet/weight works best with which powder and which primer...
Been trying to figure out who makes this stock. It came on a Howa, but I have seen a weatherby listed for sale on an auction site with it also. Looks like a Boyds, but they don't have it on their site....
I've always had good success with the Hogodon site when using their powders, but as I'm researching loads for my .257 (100gn TTSX over H-1000), the Hogdon site seems to be aprox. 10% higher than other published data. Hogodon starts at 73gn min to 78gn max, while most others are topping out about the 71- 73gn level. The H...
I have just bought a Vanguard S2 rifle and would like to get some of your favorite long range handloads. This is my first .308 but I have been handloading for many years and would like to take advantage of your tried and tested loads.
Also would like comments on your experience with the S2. Thanks!
I picked up that lefty 378 5-panel Lazermark this morning. Unfortunately, it is not "new" but "like new". There is a pencil eraser sized ding in the stock, and a scope has obviously been mounted on it. One or two very minor nagging imperfections but an otherwise gorgeous rifle. Based on what I see other 3...
And it's a 5 panel left hand ? Just curious how much did you pay if you don't mind me asking ? You are looking at a 1986 there abouts Howa mk v which some consider the best of the mk v's. I guess it depends on if you want a shooter or something to look at and admire. That&#...
Any idea what cartridge is used to test at the factory? I'd like to keep from having to purchase 4-8 boxes of different ammo to sight in my new rifle. Shot some 140 gr Fusion's today and best group was 4" ! Definitely NOT sub-moa. Any idea what the factory uses?
I have seen improperly torqued action screws cause such an issue also! But once i figured out the proper way to install them the groups tightened up instantly!
