Recent content by gunboat57

Ya know, I could touch that hole with a 90° chamfering bit and get the same effect. My problem is I'm already having trouble seeing what I'm doing with holes this small. I need magnifying glasses on my bifocals.

My final iteration in this pointless endeavor was to take a #57 drill bit and drill through the center of my acrylic reticle. That .043" hole shows up as a ring about the size of a groundhog's head at 75 yards. Like a peep sight, I tend to automatically center the desired POA in the circle...

Just to confirm what rcmodel said, Bushnell/Simmons won't sell any internal parts for their optics. Oh well, I took apart my scope knowing it was no longer under warranty anyway. So now I'll perfect my dot reticle and fill the scope with dry air using my deep freezer/ziploc bag technique.

While I wait for a reply from Bushnell/Simmons concerning a replacement reticle, I spent $.59 on a piece of clear acrylic sheet, .100" thick. I cut a piece to fit where the reticle used to be, and used a needle to poke a tiny depression in one side dead center. Now I've got an aiming point...

You're right about that. If it costs more than a few bucks including postage then it's not worth it. I'll just perfect my home-made "dot reticle" or "circle reticle" and let it go at that.

The reticle in this scope was a very thin piece of sheet metal stamped out with legs left crossing in the middle. Not very refined. Very fragile. There's really nothing left to attach wire to. So for giggles I stuck a piece of clear packing tape to the reticle retainer nut, trimmed off the...

Well, since I have $0 invested in this scope, I will try to find or make a reticle for it. I was able to take it apart and reassemble it. I have a plan for filling it with dry air. I don't think it will be good as new but it isn't destroyed, yet. My reason for tinkering with the original...

I have a Simmons Deerfield 3-9 scope model 21019 that needs a new reticle. I know it needs a new reticle because I accidentally destroyed the old one when I had it apart to tighten the reticle retaining nut.:o Anyway, has anyone ever ordered a replacement reticle from Simmons? Of course...

When I compared the newer, tested, functional magazine I got from Ruger and compared it to my original which didn't work, the difference in the shape of the follower is obvious. They must've done a redesign and hopefully did a rework on their existing magazines in stock. But they will...

I guess one of the things that surprised me is that the rear sight slider was made with such precision on a "low end" rifle. Mine was made in 1978.

I've been shooting rifles with slider adjusted rear sights for about 50 years but it was only today I discovered something I never noticed before. Before I went to the range to sight in my Marlin Glenfield 30A 30-30 I took some measurements of the rear sight and calculated the change of impact...

Great, thanks for the replies. I like the Sierras because they say on their website that they are made to expand at M1 carbine velocities (and because somebody gave me two boxes of 'em). Should work well in my 30-30. I'll get me to the range tomorrow and test accuracy.

I'm reloading for my Glenfield 30A 30-30 using Sierra 110 gr RN jacketed bullets made for the M1 carbine. https://www.sierrabullets.com/store/product.cfm/sn/2100/308-dia-110-gr-RN Would these be dangerous in a tubular magazine? They look about the same as this Hornady bullet which Hornady...

I posted this on another site. Here's how I made some 8X57 brass from 30-06 a few months ago: "A while back I bought a matching 98/29 Persian Mauser. It was mislabeled as a Turk Mauser so I got a good deal on it. I've had a hard time finding 8X57 brass but I have a bunch of FC 30-06 brass...

I do have some 168gr cast bullets I could try in my 9mm, but I think I'll stick with 158gr and do a little Bullseye load development. I noticed Fiocchi loads 158gr jacketed 9mm that are in the mid 900s fps second range. I also have a couple hundred bullets from a Lyman 356637 mold that run...