Recent content by Tad_T

My hunting camp/cabin is where grizzly encounters are common. I usually run into them several times a year while scouting and bow hunting. My son and I both carry .44 Magnums with HSM Bear Loads and Bear Spray. I carry a Taurus Stainless M44 6” and he carries a Taurus M444 blued 6” Raging...

I got out yesterday in the desert and got a chance to shoot my Bergara B-14 HMR (Hunting and Match Rifle) again. It was 43 degrees, barometric pressure was 30.32”,wind was variable out of the SSE between 6 to 12 mph and averaging 8.3 mph according to my Kestrel. I first setup some targets. I...

The first semi-auto pistol that I ever fired was the first one that I ever bought. It was a 1977 Ruger Standard with 4 3/4 “ barrel. I got a box of CCI .22LR and a Hunter 1100 Series leather holster with it. I saved up the money for it from hauling hay. I bought it at Mr. Bierbaum’s Firestone...

I was off work Friday and my daughter was out of school because of Parent Teacher Conferences. We went and picked up the HMR off of layaway. I took the scope, mount, and rail with me and had them mount and boresight it for us. The scope is a Nikon Black X1000 6-24x50 with the MRAD reticle...

I’m picking up a Bergara B-14 HMR in 6.5 Creedmoor off of layaway Friday. I did quite a bit of research and came to the same conclusion that you did. My youngest daughter (15) wants to get into long range shooting and I figured that the HMR was probably going to be about the most affordable...

I have five Marlin 1894's, one in .32-20, three in .357 Magnum and one in .44 Magnum. The .32-20 was made in 1895 and has a 24" Otagonal barrel and it is just a very cool old rifle to shoot and hunt small game with. It just has got to be the favorite of my Marlins. Of the .357's, one is from...

I have three Rossi Model 92's. I have a .357 and a .44 with 24" octagonal barrels. I also have a Rossi Interarms Puma .44 20" Saddle Ring Carbine with the Puma medallion inset into the receiver. Some folks don't like that, I think that it's kinda cool. The best I can tell, those were only made a...

In 1991 I was issued 1200 rounds of ammunition for my M2 Heavy Barrel Caliber .50 Machine Gun that was in the Commander's Weapon Station (CWS) of my M1A1 Heavy Common Abrams Main Battle Tank. The ammunition I was issued was a 4 to 1 mix of M8 Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) and M20 Armor...