Recent content by TwoEyedJack

Wow, that is some dang fine shooting for a charcoal burner. Or for any kind of rifle for that matter.

I don't have an M1A, but I do have a CMP M1 rifle. I have owned a mini 14 in the past. Most of the guns I have sold, I have wished I would have just saved up and bought the new gun, the exception being the mini 14. In fairness, mine was an older model, but it was possibly the most aggravating...

I hear you. Ruger rifles can be very frustrating. I have 4, and they are all capable of very good accuracy, but the standard deviation between great loads and poor loads is very high. My favorite varmint rifle is a #1V in .223, and I went through at least 500 rounds before I found the magic...

This is a Savage 12FV with a Bell and Carlson stock, 4-16 Burris Signature scope in Signature rings. It likes this load a lot ;)

I have had the best results with 130 gr. ballistic tips and 4350. My Remington likes H4350. I tried some AA4350 in my son's Ruger M77, and it was fantastic. 3 shots at 100 yards less than a half inch. Next time I will try it in my Remington.

I've only personally used Partitions in heavier calibers. I have only recovered one, from a bison, that went through about 3' of the animal and stopped under the skin on the far side. It was a 250 gr. .338, and mushroomed beautifully. I have never recovered a bullet from an elk; they go all...

I had someone look at it and they found that the front scope ring had become loose. When it fell out of the truck, the scope must have been knocked loose. I went and shot it again yesterday and found no real difference between LC and Hornady brass.

OK, I think I know what has happened. Last time I took this gun to the range, it fell out of the truck onto the barrel in an asphalt driveway. It left a little smudge at the outside of the end of the barrel. I am guessing that I deformed the end of the barrel slightly and that is making the...

I'll second the vote for IMR4064. It seems to be the most accurate powder I have used in .308, with Reloader 15 a close second. Even my M1 .30-06 and my .22-250 love 4064. Very versatile.

I have reloaded for some other cartridges extensively with commercial brass. My Remington .270 gives spectacular accuracy with certain combinations of bullet/powder/primer using casings from Winchester, PMC, and Remington. I can mix and match and it doesn't really care. Most of my .22-250...

The LC is between .0165" and .0170" and the Hornady varies from .0165" to .0195" depending on where I measure. I always wanted an outside neck turner.

I don't have a problem. I can shoot LC brass all day long and never load another piece of Hornady brass again as long as I live. It seems very plain that LC brass is giving me decent accuracy and Hornady is terrible. I have never loaded Hornady brass in any other cartridge, so I was hoping to...

I have a Ruger Hawkeye stainless laminated in .308 that I have been developing loads for. I glass bedded and free floated it, and cut a few coils off the trigger spring and the trigger is now pretty reasonable. Almost all the brass I have is Lake City. I found a load that is pretty accurate...

I am very careful about going over max, and only do this under certain conditions. For example, I have a .270 that has a very long throat and magazine. My loaded rounds are about .2" longer than SAAMI. This gives me a lot more case capacity, and I do go over max loads with slow powders like...

What you have to look at is the total cost of shooting. If a range had a "no reloads, you have to use our ammo" policy it still might be a better deal than a range that allows you to shoot your own depending on their ammo cost, range fees, and how many rounds you intend to shoot. You just have...