Recent content by Jasper86

I tried one once....never had a whole lot of luck with it. I keep my 1907 sling "conventional" per say, except that I don't leave it on the gun (I swap it out between standing and sitting). I prefer a web sling for standing (MUCH less mass to get in the way in my shoulder pocket). I still love...

look around, they can be found. i bought my 4" nickel 586 at a gun show 2 summers ago, out the door for $425 collectible or not, i shoot the crap out it :evil:

I'm going to the Creedmoor Cup in May (driving from MA with a buddy of mine) I think we're also staying @ the Best Western. Didn't know about huts until we'd already reserved the rooms. I don't mind huts (actually kind of like the huts @ Perry), but having all the amenities of a hotel is kind...

no hostility at all towards .223...i love the damned round. I just shoot a LOT of it, and am intimately familiar with whats its capable of. I load my match ammo with the best components I can afford (although the best SDs I've ever gotten were with Wolf SRM223's)...Lapua match brass, Sierra 77s...

oh, feel free to go on, I'd LOVE to hear your vast knowledge on the subject. for whatever it's worth, i end up blowing through ~ 3500-4000 sierra 77's a season, and I'd say I'm a fair shot (High Master isn't exactly a cakewalk shooting a service rifle @ full distance across the course). 77's...

...your favorite LR cartridge is a 300win mag (a barrel burner, you'll see usable accuracy for 1000-1200 rounds on average)....and you DONT like recoil? have you ever shot a 300win mag with full house loads?

I don't know what you're smoking, but a 77gr bullet might *BARELY* shoot minute of mattress @ 1000yards....and thats if there's virtually NO wind. for 1k and a .223, you're talking a MINIMUM of an 80gr hybrid/VLD type bullet (like a sierra 80SMK, or Berger 80.5fullbore, berger 82HPBT...

I would love to think that was it...But these weren't used parts. and an op rod COULD cause that (worn lug riding up in the rail in the receiver)

not sure. one of the guys I shoot with is our local garand guru (has all the tools, gauges, etc etc) and has been tinkering with mine. it's out of time. regardless of parts changed, you can stuff a timing gauge as far as it'll go into the magazine, it will NOT trip the bolt release. if the...

mine's doing the same thing (1.4mil / 1942 springfield). if ya find a cure let me know. I've swapped clip latches, bullet guides, all new springs, even tried a new op rods....still kicks the clip after #6 and double feeds 7/8.

if you have no points AND its your first trip to Perry, shoot SAFS. it'll get you used to the idea of THAT many people/firing points and the pit rotations. Plus if you place in the M16 EIC, you can earn 4 introductory points. day to day, LOTS of snacks. eat a good breakfast, and bring a couple...

my only suggestion is to continue teh dryfire practice. i had 4 significant jumps in scores. first and foremost was getting a CLE-built upper with a 1:8 douglass barrel (sub MOA all day long) second was the hardback shooting coat. helped my offhand by about 10 points once i got it adjusted to...

another dedicated upper here. Compass Lake, basically a carbon copy of my service rifle. with CCI standard velocity, its SCARY accurate. (5shot groups while dialing in windage)

i clean the bore when accuracy degrades (recently, seems to be after about a thousand rounds of my own cast boolits/handloads) i clean the charge holes a bit more often. its a .357 that i usually shoot .38's out of, so i do get quite a bit of lead buildup. every 500-600rounds or so. pull the...

your results might vary. yes, my average has gone up almost 40 points in the last year. i've also shot this new rifle a LOT (and the new Gieselle trigger makes a HUGE difference for me). the jacket (if fit properly and tightened up) WILL improve your prone scores when used with a good shooting...