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Altamonte Grips I got myself a set of Altamonte boot grips for my 686. When I saw them on Hickock45's 3" 686 I just had to have a set. I got them and they were okay, but they had square-ish edges that hurt my hand. I just finished hand fitting them and sanded them down to smooth out the...

Okay, it's April, I'm heading out turkey hunting in a week and it's snowing. This has left me with too much indoor time to think. This is normally not a good thing for me, because I dream up new toys to spend my money on. I live in Minnesota. We cannot shoot turkeys with a rifle or handgun...

308 barrel twist I have an encore factory 308 barrel on mine. It shoots very well with my handloaded ammo. The factory barrels come with a 1:10 twist. I'm getting good accuracy out of 150 grain bullets of various makes. I've had good luck with Nosler Balistic Tips, Hornady Interlocks and...

My little fantasy is to drop one at 200 yards. This is a tall task from a handgun. I know from shooting from the bench that the gun is plenty capable of that kind of accuracy, but doing it in a field condition is a whole different task. Now that the gun is sighted in and I've done a few...

Hey guys, I just picked up a new encore pistol in 308. Now that Minnesota allows this option in the slug only zones, I am pretty excited to be able to get out with a serious long range handgun. I've been shooting it alot since I got it and from bags on the bench hitting a 200 yard gong with...

There is a lot of debate between Remmy fans and Savage fans. Both companies make really solid rifles when it comes to heavy barrelled varmint/target rifes and you will be well served with either. I have owned both brands and have never been let down by either. All of my hunting buddies shoot...

Either will work I shoot p-dogs with a 204 in a full length rifle. The recoil is noticably lighter than the 223, due to bullet weight. (not that 223 kick much either) I would think in a short barrel pistol the 204 shooting 32 grain bullets would fling those little bullets with awesome...

I've had cows ruin several good turkey hunting outings. They are very curious and apparently my blind and a turkey decoy are better the HBO.

Get yourself a stoney point gauge. They work slick. Put a bullet in the gauge, push it into the chamber, tighten the lock nut, pull it out, measure. You now have an accurate oal to the lands. Seat the bullet .030 (or whatever the bullet manufacturer recommends) off the lands and your ready...

I have purchased 2 savages in the last year. Both are the hunter series, which is a blued barrel/action in the accustock. I'll agree the pad is a bit smushy and cheap looking, but they actually work pretty well. The first rifle is a 243 I got for coyotes that shoots so good I just had to get...

I was pondering the same question and I ended up with a 30-06. I have a 338 win mag and it is a great shooter, but not very fun due to harsh recoil. I'm not skittish at all when it comes to recoil, but it isn't as fun to shoot. The 30-06 has plenty of steam to effectively kill anything in...

Bad to the bone TSX's!!! I have no experience with devil dogs, but I have shot quite a few deer. Last year I tried Barnes TSX 130's out of my 270 win for the first time. I shot two deer, both at 153 yards. The first was a broadside, high double lung hit. When I recovered from the recoil...

I'm in the same boat. I'd love to build a cool sniper style rig for long distance shooting, but finances are tight. They now have a model that has the Accu-Stock and a muzzle break. I have been looking at Millett scopes. I've read some pretty good reviews of their tactical scopes. They are...

One thing I haven't heard mentioned is the Sierra ProHunter. I have heard that it is a little tougher than the GK, but I haven't hunted with them. I have had nice results at the range with them. The 150 grainer consitantly prints in the .5 to .6 range. I talked to my guy at the reloading...

My 270 loads. I have a Rem 700 sps stainless that likes two loads. The first is 130 gr. Barnes triple shock over 55.0 grains of IMR 4350. The other is a 140 grain Nosler accubond over 52.5 grains of IMR 4350. The BTSX shoots 3/4" groups all day long and the Nosler AB is a little better. I...