Lloyd I consider myself very lucky, I am very aware that M-77's of that era were Iffy on the accuracy front. I have 3 in my collection currently, a 338 Win Mag 24" BBL open sights Ruger Rings and a...
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Forum: Factory Rifles
Lloyd I consider myself very lucky, I am very aware that M-77's of that era were Iffy on the accuracy front. I have 3 in my collection currently, a 338 Win Mag 24" BBL open sights Ruger Rings and a...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I decided that I would hunt this year with the first big game rifle I ever owned. It's the rifles 40th anniversary. A Ruger M-77 Round Top 30-06 "200th year of American Liberty" edition. The action...
Forum: Special Projects
I did and thought using a range hood was very clever. I'll bet it was a lot of work venting it through the roof. Is the room in your home or is it a finished shop area?
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
HP-38/231 and Unique for Both. I could live happily ever after with either
Forum: Casting Equipment
God I can only hope my children are smart enough to price all my "STUFF" appropriately when I sign off. Maybe I should make a catalog with prices for them. I know they would look at bullet molds and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Good to know I have a double cavity Lyman and an older HP version. They both are extremely accurate with Skeeter's old recipes using 2400.
Forum: All about knives
I was sending my 110 back to the factory to have a blade replaced. $10.00 by the way is the charge for that service. And while on their website looking for the address for repairs I looked at the...
Forum: All about knives
I've looked at a lot of cleavers in antique shops and secondhand stores and can't remember an old one that did not have hammer marks on them. These old cleavers would break pelvis and split animals...
I remember seeing Ian on Tracks Across Africa with Craig Boddington. A big loss to the hunting community, condolences to his family.
Forum: Factory Rifles
As promised I went to the range today and the results were pretty predictable. 47 grains of IMR 4895 165 grain Sierra RP cases and WW LRP. 3 shots @ 100yds .746 and 48 grains of IMR 4064 RP cases 165...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Ironic that this thread was started. I was recently in Montana and was browsing through the used rifle rack and came across the Model 70 Ranger in 30-06. The bluing was 95% with the floor plate being...
Forum: Factory Rifles
These are some GENERAL Rules. Not absolutes just the norm. Normally a fully bedded bbl provides best accuracy and on synthetic stocks such as those offered by Brown Precision it is a standard...
Sorry I just saw this thread. I have hunted with SnS Outfitters out of Casper Wy. They are the biggest Pronghorn outfitter in the state. My wife took her first pronghorn minutes after daylight on our...
Forum: Factory Rifles
In the quest for that "one rifle" I would be looking for a combination of aesthetically pleasing, accuracy, dependability, and light weight. You mentioned a Kimber, I have an 8400 chambered for .300...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |