Recent content by tjs45d

If you live in Indiana, contact your legislators. They have introduced bills just as bad as Virginia and even some new angles they have thought of like " multi-burst trigger activator" . o_O :barf: 1. UBC - http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/28 2. AWB -...

Thanks for the compliment on the rifle, Charlie! I bought it new about 3 years ago. It is now one of my favorite rifles...! I would have used 40 gr. bullets, but they won't fit the magazine on this rifle.. See Post # 38 above.

Vern: This is exactly what I found when I started loading for my rifle, the Savage Model 25. I was planning on using the 40 gr. V-Max but when they are seated just off the lands in this rifle, they won't fit the magazine. I can seat the 35 gr. V-Max about .015" off the lands and they will fit...

I got into the .22 Hornet by buying 100 rounds of reloads in a gun store that was going out of business. Then I just had to have something to shoot them with.! Bought this Savage Model 25 and mounted a Bushnell 6-24 on it. I reload using 13.0 gr. of LilGun and 35 gr. V-max bullets. Load chronos...

Thanks for all the replies so far guys..! This board is great in that you can post a question and have an answer shortly! Once I couldn't find any current data on 700X loads with those components, I started doing some searching and everything I ran across said 700X was dangerous to use in 20...

I picked up a new to me Mec Grabber 20 ga. to replace an old 600 Jr. I have been using for 30+years. I have always used 700X in my trap loads since way back then and never changed powders, bushings, or other components. When I was double checking my drop weight on the new Grabber with a couple...

Bart: Even with the split at the shoulder that goes thru would you load and shoot it? Not sure if the picture shows that much detail in this format, but the shoulder split goes all the way thru the neck. Good idea for my seater round though..! I will definitely use this round for that as I'm...

Another angle that shows better....

I opened a new bag of 100 Winchester Brass today, .22-250, which was purchased maybe 5-10 years ago, time gets away, but I am working up some loads and found this piece of brass in the first handful. Maybe I haven't bought enough new brass to see this, but it was surprising. What is more scary...

I can recommend IMR 4064 for the 22-250. I load 34.0 grains behind a 55 grain V-Max and it is tack driving accurate in a Savage 110. It's been a long time since I chrongraphed that load, but the groundhogs don't care. :)

" take a Python barrel and screw it onto an S&W to make a "Smython" (or Smolt?) " Best line I've read this week...! :)

Take a 3/4" thick board, 8" wide and drill 2" diameter holes thru with a hole saw. Then split the board down the middle on a table saw, or skilsaw if you don't have access to table saw. Then you end up with 2 usable racks out of each half of the board. Make the board half as long as you want the...

.17 HMR Squib My brother asked me to clean and sight in a used Marlin bolt-action .17 HMR for him. His 16 year old son had been shooting it recently. When he handed it to me, I removed the bolt to see how dirty the barrel was and couldn't see light thru the barrel....! When I got it to my...

I have a thumbhole on a Savage 12, and like a previous poster said, it's heavy. But they are a very nice, well finished stock. I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them, quality and delivery has been good in my experiences.

I'll second all that and add some.. I have been involved in manufacturing of just about everything you can think of, and no offense to all the college educated people, but, they are turning out some really uneducated and inexperienced young people. Nothing against college at all, but, I believe...