August 1, 2021 One, or more, should not trifle with bullet selection. The four nominees for this project are certified trifled free.They were on the shelf, they work within their respective applications and… they were on the shelf. Where once “proven and reliable” sold, now “New! New! and New!” and…...
Tag: reloading
My Old Winchester Model 70 Part I
07/25/2021 – It seems it has been raining here in Maine for weeks. Not really, it just seems that way. But I have had the misfortune of not being able to mow the long, or seal the deck, or weed the garden. As an upside, the anti squirrel bird feed…...
The Smith & Wesson M&P 15T M-LOK
06/14/2021 Never in search of a personal perfect $3,000 – $5,000 AR, if an AR can function reliably, if it can be repaired with off the shelf AR standard parts and if it can put 3 shots into sub MOA circles, I’m all set. I built a good number of…...
The 270 WSM - The best of the WSMs?
06/01/2021 I am pretty sure that life is lived on a sliding scale of intensity. On one side is tranquillity, as in parents/grandparents who live in Maine and do not answer the phone or doorbell. On the other side is controlled chaos, as in an eldest son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter…...
Savage's Impulse in 300 Winchester Magnum Part 2
05/30/2021 In part I, the Savage Impulse was checked out with Winchester Superformance 180 grain ammo, rated at 3,130 fps and clocked 3,162 fps and Remington Express Core-Lokt 150 grain ammo, rated at 3,120 fps that clocked 3,261 fps. The largest group shot was 0.8″, the smallest was 0.3″. Excellent…...
Winchester's XPR - Stealth SR
05/03/2021 It is that time of the year again. Lots of rain, moderate temperatures and the Lowe’s home improvement shuttle is in operation. My wife knows the proper nomenclature for the pictured flowers. She selected them from aisles and aisles of potted flowers and shrubs. She mapped the planting arrangement,…...
Ruger’s M77 Hawkeye 6.5 Creedmoor Part II
06/20/2021 Appropriate choices are a part of life… hunting… driving a car… ordering at the drive through window at Jack in the Box when fine dining is on the menu. Take the task of leaf removal for someone who lives in the middle of a forest. For the past eight…...
6.5 Creedmoor - Hunting
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may…...
Winchester's Model 70 Super Grade
04/04/2021 The tractor’s battery needs to be charged so we can get it out of the shed. The green house needs to be assembled over the garden. The Travertine in the upstairs shower needs to be scrubbed and resealed. Which is why, on this Saturday, my wife and I decided…...
Winchester's Model 1894 Carbine
03/07/2021 If only someone would design a compact, lightweight, high capacity, fast shooting rifle that would take deer, cleanly, at 200 yards? That statement addresses the needs and application of at least 80% of the deer hunts in the United States. Yet the current trend is the long range rifle;…...