Recent content by sp

Depends..... Lapua, Norma, & Nosler brass just a casual visual inspection Winchester & Remington - visual inspect (throw out 1-3%), size out dings in neck mouths, trim to same length, chamfer neck mouths, then load & shoot. Full length size not needed for new brass. OR if you want more...

The .300 Win mag has a huge potential for accuracy. The rifle may need a little work to shrink groups -- epoxy bed the barrel shank, recoil lug, and tang -- free float barrel -- fix magazine box so it does not bind between receiver and bottom metal (the receiver box should not be a pillar...

I don't like coyotes but I feel uncomfortable shooting them. I understand they must be shot on sight. I hear that (from a local professional hunter - animal control - and pelt seller) that the .204 Ruger when loaded with a 32 gr VMax will kill them real quickly with usually only an entry hole...

I have epoxy bedded many M77's and usually the last part of the bedding job is to refit the floor plate. I take it the floor plate can be securely locked up into the trigger guard but there is an excessive gap (see daylight to some extent) between stock and floor plate. Try reinletting the...

Without beating this about more -- this should be -- caused by rotation against the fixed pilot. Usually the situation is to chamber the barrel by rotating it in a lathe and the reamer does not turn.

I have done it. Lots of first rate work shown here that makes my efforts look dubby but they are still on the gun and fit me and my needs. I did it to save money.

I never have done any barrel "break in" as logically I find faults with all the reasons for doing so. BUT I treat all my barrels with dignity & respect. If my barrels need to be lapped let the manufacturer do it not my expensive bullets, time and other components. Some case may be made for...

Sure do -- have had it done several times but the head space has to be properly adjusted either by reaming the chamber deeper or cutting the shoulder back and barrel face and rechambering. If the barrel has no sights it can be simply screwed back to some extent if you want to have the writing...

I like to use Tite Group in my .44 Mag SBH with 180 & 200 gr Hornady XTP's. I also use the Tite Group in a .38 SPL and .45 Auto. These are all light loads. Don't know about Tite Group in the high pressure 9mm. Next time out at the range I will check out the POI with my light .44 Mag loads with...

I like Berry bullets. I use the .45 185 gr round nose hollow base in my 1911 at about 900 fps with a minimum load of Tite group with a moderate taper crimp. Another load I use is the .357 125 gr flat point bullet with a minimum load of Tite Group in a .357 Revolver with .38 spl cases with also...

Might have to buy one -- just for fun. My wife has a .357 revolver and shoots up about 100 rounds at each time at the range. A .357 rifle would make bigger bullet holes than her .22 would and that why she likes shooting the .357 revolver and like previously posted the little .357 bolt gun would...

About the stock issues -- I take this is with wood stocks. I have a .375-.338 that has a laminated stock and was once a .338 Win mag. I first epoxy bedded the stock then after about 100 rounds I noticed the stock behind the tang started to break. This was sort of like a compression that started...

Good point I think the spahetti like cordite used back then would be not so good for bore life that combined with corrosive primers and high humidity would do a number on Shelby's barrel. My non stop cropping situations involve small rodents, ball powder, and usually a .223 - not very much...

Quite a bunch of thoughts. I was once armed with a 9 weight fly rod in S.E. Alaska when I came upon a small black bear. This scared me so I started carrying a 1911 then somebody told me that was not enough gun. Then I was accosted in a parking lot by a human preditor but was able to retreat...

Interesting... Ace target shooter Tubb set some records using the ordinary .243 Win before he went to a highly refined 6mm wildcat with a smaller capacity that probably had a longer neck. Bullet alignment, rapid fire, barrel fouling, loading/feeding and useful barrel life in the world of...