Recent content by SonofBassMan

I am sorry you had to sell your rifle. The Hawkeye has some cosmetic changes in stock shape in sporter type rifles - slimmer with wrap around checkering - new calibers including the RCM's, steel bottom metal and the LC6 trigger. I have a MKII with a LC6 trigger that has been skillfully fitted...

This is an old post but I enjoyed looking at the great photos provided by 6mm, don't need more proof than that as to suitability for hunting. I only shoot targets being steel out to 500 meters and varmints. There are many types of 6mm rifles, some common ones being - the 6mm BR, 6mm Dasher...

Despite .257 diameter bullets not having the features found in 6mm's, 6.5mm's and 7mm's sought by target shooters - low drag, large variety of match bullets -the .257 kills deer extremely well. In fact, when Walt Berger, of the Berger bullet company that makes a huge variety of long range low...

An astute observation. Groups look tighter with big guns because the bullet holes are bigger. They are fun to shoot but it feels good when you stop.

Good point, but any controlled feed rifle having double opposed locking lugs will position the bolt to allow the cartridge rim to slide under a non-rotating extractor before the bolt is rotated 90 degrees for lock-up. The double lug push feed types are like Rem 700's and others where the...

Re-barreling a M77, tang safety or MKII is a relatively straight forward procedure - no coned breech, no extractor cut, no different level machining for breech (Rem 700) like the old M98 Mauser. If you like it and it does not shoot re-barrel it - provided the cartridge length and base diameter...

Back when I was into NRA Hi power, we shot rapid fire at 200 yards (60 seconds for 10) and 300 yards (70 seconds for 10). Ammo was contained in 5 round stripper clips. I had a pre 64 Win M70, .308 Win controlled feed, some other rifles on the line were push feed Win M70's. Both types scored...

Yes - T10 driver - leaves enough metal around screw head vs. T15 type I have a collection of Ruger factory T10 wrenches and never use them. Your local hardware store will have good T10 bits and a driver. No need for Loctite of any kind for ring screws. I have never used Loctite on ring screws...

I have 2 M77 MKII's that are push feed, the bolt face is enclosed at the bottom. These 2 rifles have the long non-rotating extractor and blade ejector but being push feed the extractor snaps over the cartridge rim upon closing the bolt. Not being a fan of the diagonal bedding screw arrangement...

Two days ago at the range while shooting a .280 Rem loaded with 162 gr. Hornady bthp match bullets and (1) 51 grains Re19 and (2) 60 grains H1000 I noticed that at 200 yards both combos shot reasonably well about 1.25 inch, 3 shot groups. The 51 grain Re19 group was about 6 inches lower than the...

For me, some sort of a systematic approach is needed because 1000's of possible combinations are available. To modify my past response about heavy bullets in rifles, this is for shooting targets at known ranges where wind deflection is a problem. But for varmints and other easy to kill game...

Only 20 days late but struggling to keep up. The manual that came with a Taurus Tracker .357 revolver advised against either using bullets lighter than 125 grains or those weighing 115 grains. I instinctively follow policy, thinking the writers of same know more than I do. My best guess is...

Upon getting more info on Brasso and its component ammonium hydroxide I am convinced that it would be "death for brass cartridge cases" I have been told this: Brasso contains ammonium hydroxide, NH4OH, a weak basic agent - ph greater than 7, in fact, it is used to detect copper solutions by...

Without going into excessive details (geekism?) zinc, Zn is more chemically active than copper, Cu so that means brass containing more zinc would react to ammonia NH3 more than copper and this reaction would form zinc hydroxide Zn(OH)2. I am reminded that this is no more than high school...

I scrounge around for cheap brass using range brass and once fired and this made me happy until I acquired a 6.5X47 Lapua and had to pay more than $1.00 each. I carefully inspect each piece of my cheap brass then anneal each piece. Being once fired gives me the option of adjusting my loads for...