Recent content by emb

Since I treated all of my rifles the same, I assume that I'll have the same lovely chore for each of them. And, I have more than a few rifles. I did order some Bore Tech C4 although the Break Free seemed to do a pretty good job. I don't think it is available any longer. The question is how...

Well, 2 bronze brushes and 350-400 strokes later, here you go. I probably wasn't using the newest and best product, but it was what I had-Break Free CAC Carbon Cutter. I honestly don't remember when I bought it. Still had a $7 price tag on it. I finished with JB Bore Bright and Hoppes #9...

All of them if I could. It must be a character flaw. When I was convinced that Hilliary might be our next president, I started buying components when I could. I called it getting "Hilliary Compliant".

In my research I found " put the bore scope away and shoot it", "ignorance is bliss", "the bore scope has created more problems than it solves", etc. But, once I become aware of an issue, I'm a bit anal in getting it resolved. I'll keep going until resolved-in this rifle and all the rest...

Most don't get off the bench. I practice standing, sitting, kneeling, sticks, and supported. If I'm out of practice standing, I'll use my Ruger M77 .22 until I get it tight again. It's a diminishing skill that must be practiced all the time to stay proficient. Keep it up.

Just did some Break Free Carbon Cutter and 150 passes with a new bronze brush in 50 pass increments. The patches are still coming out black. Thought I'd let it soak for a couple of hours and try again. I'll post some more pictures of my progress. What is somewhat disheartening is that I've...

Thank you. Looks like I still have work to do.

Thanks. I guess I'll keep working on it. Using Free All-an automotive product-concerns me. Has anyone used it to remove carbon?

I cleaned the daylights out of this before I used the bore sight. The patches came out near white. I did use some carbon remover from Break Free and JB. The first one I believe is the carbon ring that I didn't even know could exist until a few weeks ago (too much knowledge will not...

Can someone help me interpret what I'm looking at. It looks pretty rough to me. These are from the chamber out with the last one being the muzzle. Kind of wished I hadn't looked. It's a Sako 7mm Rem Mag that is about 20 years old with somewhere in the neighborhood of 500-800 rounds through...

1. No. 2. Yes. Connected to the same power source. 3. Yes, I'm in the garage. I do try to stay out of any drafts when weighing charges. I'm in an interior corner that is usually draft free.

I have an old 1500. Nothing I've tried has corrected the auto zero feature. If memory serves, my pan weighs 143.3 grns. Once I dump the powder, if the pan now weighs 143.1, I'll have .2 grns over charge. It is a constant -2 change. I just need to keep an eye on it and re-zero if necessary...

Built a table for the Lee Press. I cannot take credit for the design. The plans came with the stand.

I'm in the "lay off the shoulder" crowd. I want to hit behind the shoulder and center body or below. Very little useable meat on the ribs. You'll end up with a lung or heart shot. But, I dearly love some fresh fried heart for dinner that night. So, I lay off of that as well-if possible...

I have the same .380. Be careful with the safety. It gets knocked off fairly easily to the point I started to carry another pistol.