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Has anyone had experience with Sightron brand scopes? My new rifle, a .308 Norma should be here next week and I’m looking for a scope for it. I’ll probably end up with about a 3-9X40 of some kind. I have Leopolds on most of my other rifles, but this time I’m thinking about trying something...

Oh, okay. Thanks John. That explains it. :D Sorry I don't have any input about shooting ultralight loads in a cap and ball revolver.

At the risk of showing my ignorance - why would you use a filler (the cream of wheat) in a cap and ball revolver? Don't you just ram the ball down on top of the powder charge no matter what the size of the charge is? I mean, that's what I do when I'm shooting my muzzle loader. I always...

My reloading "room" has been a corner in the unheated/non-airconditioned basement of our house since we moved in 30 years ago. And here in SE Idaho, we see temperature swings from 40 below in January to 100 above in July. However, we don't have very high humidity here - it's pretty dry most...

One more thing bcr - I get the feeling you're making a bigger deal out of chamfering and deburring bottle-necked cartridge cases than need be. All it takes is a couple of quick twists of your wrist with either the tool that twobisquit linked to above, or with my prefered RCBS tool. The fact...

No. Well, actually I don't know. They MIGHT make case chamfering tools that are to be used with case trimmers. But the ones I have are just hand held and cost somewhere's between 5 and 10 bucks apiece. There's not much to them. I personally prefer the ones made by RCBS, but I have one...

Yeah, well I'd have to 2nd your nomination. And I don't even have a .270. Used to. I'm too old to remember whatever possessed me to trade it off. :lol:

Yeppers, and in my opinion the 7mm-08 is a “near perfect” western mule deer cartridge as well. My wife has two of them, an old tang-safety M-77 and a fairly new Winchester “classic featherweight” M-70. Although, our oldest daughter has kind of laid claim to her mom’s Winchester 70. Over the...

Kicks like a mule? :?: I suppose. I've always heard about how "subjective" felt recoil is. But I know this - back in the early '80s my 5'2", 110 lb wife had two 10.5" Super Blackhawks. She used them in IHMSA (metallic silhouette) competition, and she was one of the top competitors in the...

I have an old Nosler manual (#2) that also lists loads for their own 160 grain "partitions" in a .270 with a 1-10" twist. I think you'll be fine with using 160 grain Noslers in your .270 Balto. I think Dave King probably has it - those Barnes bullets are probably longer, and that's why Barnes...

Thanks everyone. :D Yeah, that's what I remember hearing about Glocks - polygonal riflings. I hadn't heard about the not fully supported chamber, but that makes a lot of sense, especially for relatively high pressure rounds like 9mm and 40 S&W. I guess I'll just bite the bullet (pun intended)...

Could someone give me the scoop on Glocks and cast lead bullets? It seems like I read, or heard somewhere that Glocks don’t handle non-jacketed bullets very well - something to do with a Glock’s riflings, I think. Also, if I’m right about Glocks and cast lead bullets; what about shooting...

Yep, it's kinda the same way in Idaho PHESPE, except we don't have Pistol Permits here. If the gun buyer has an Idaho Concealed Weapons License, and is buying from a FFL dealer, regardless of whether it's a long gun or a handgun, the dealer does not have to call the FBI for the background...

Welcome bcr. :D One of the first things you might notice is the die set for your 35 Whelen probably only came with 2 dies. Unlike straight walled cases, you don't "bell" the mouths of bottle necked cases, so your 35 Whelen die set will be missing that die. As far as the crimping of bottle...

sent you a PM Mac