Recent content by OlderFox

67.... shooting from age 5...owned my own 22 at 9. Paid for my ammo and guns with a trap line. Still at it. Shooting more now than ever since the gubbermint is paying for my vices.:p Keep paying your taxes young'uns. Cheers

An easy way to make yourself a "shopping" list. Cheers

Barrel erosion I've always been told that it is the gas from the burning powder that "burns" out a barrel, not the actual bullet. Not quite true. Pressure in the barrel causes expansion and contraction of the steel as the pressure wave goes down the barrel causes barrel "burn out". If...

22-250 I'm onto my third barrel on a Sako 22-250. This third barrel has about had it as well. Total rounds through this particular rifle is close to 18,000 in the 3 barrels. Cheers

It can be done Had a Husqvarna .22lr. It began to shoot erratically and the odd case would rupture. Took it to a smith and he said the barrel was eroded at the throat. He cut it back 1 1/2inches and rechambered. After that it shot as well as ever. This particular rifle was used mostly...

I've got the same rifle. Purchased 2 yrs ago. Normal groups are 0.3-0.4 at 100. My load is 55gn Win Bulk PS bullet over 20.6 gn of IMR4198 with Federal non-match primer. Cheers

What is the status of primers already in a case. Are they included in the 1000???

I guess I'm weird. But I have trained myself to shoot with either eye. Cheers

When they stop laughing, they will follow the model of England or Australia and ban every damned gun you've ever seen, heard of, handled, or imagined, and the ammunition for them too. Don't forget to include Canada as soon as the LIEberal government takes the throne. We are more than...

Shoot with both eyes open. I learned to do this 50+ years ago, either open or glass sights.