I was looking at my rifles… and I noticed something that got me thinking. All my rifles tend have scopes that are variable powered, but they are always left on the same power setting. I never adjust the magnification power. All the midrange scopes are all on the highest setting, the high powered scopes are all the midrange setting. And I never move them… never change them. That’s just how I shoot them. Continue reading Variable Power
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The Pink Sterling has been finished!
It took multiple coatings of Pink Duracoat to get it done right… but it’s now finished and ready to go. Check it out.
.308 Range Ups in MOA
I had posted this on my Facebook page… thought I would hit it here too for those guys asking about .308 stuff and for those guys getting into .308’s. This is generally what the US Marines teach their Snipers, and what I learned at LRI. You and your .308 set up might be different. But these will get you in the ball park. You will still have to get out there with your rifle, your Data Book, and a Spotter to help you, so you can find your scope’s dope at each interval… but this little road map will help you get there. Continue reading .308 Range Ups in MOA
Beware the Man with One Gun…
The old line goes “Beware the man with one gun, because he knows how to use it.” Or something along those lines. From my experience, that old line is a poor excuse for not buying more guns. The most experienced shooters I know have a ton of guns, and they know how to shoot all of them. Continue reading Beware the Man with One Gun…
A 3 rifle battery for sale or trade for a bike
I need a motorcycle. This isn’t a “want” anymore… I need one. Bad. I gotta have a bike.
I’m putting up 3 of my favorite, best shooting rifles, for sale or trade so I can get a bike.
1. A Remington 700 Stainless CDL .223 with a Nikon Monarch scope on it. Yes, this the new new one I just got.
2. The Savage model 12 with a Leupold VariX III in .22-250. Harris bi-pod. Serious accuracy and was my best Coyote Murder Weapon when I was hunting them. Use Hornady 55 grain V-Max loads and nothing is getting away from it.
3. This one shows how serious I am… Savage 10FCP topped with a Vortex Viper 6.5-20×50 Mil Dot scope and a Harris bi-pod.
2500 bucks for all three or for a decent cruiser style motorcycle 750cc’s or bigger. If you have a nicer motorcycle… I’ll throw in a couple more guns. Another reason, I have got to have a second vehicle. My truck is the only vehicle we have. The wife can drive it when she’s staying out in the country… but when I need to come into town, I need something more economical anyways… and I bike is impossible to beat for that. I gotta have one.
Thank you Nikon!
Nikon gave me a sweet new Monarch 3-12x42SF M BDC scope… I love free stuff. This new scope is going to go with the new Browning X-Bolt .300WSM that Browning is giving me.
Then I can trade or sell that for a new laptop! SWEET!!!
The rifle is still coming… it will be here in June.
Some Wallpapers for Shooters
One of the things that a lot of people just don’t understand… Guns are beautiful things. Especially in groups.
Take a guess at what these are. Gotta love the character in the old style guns…
For the Tactical Minded… A line of some choice fire power.
For the 12 Gauge Brotherhood, my favorite pump actions.
A Stockpile.
Breaking in a Broadsword
WeTheArmed.com’s Nightcrawler brought out his new rifle. A Crusader Broadsword, built custom to his specifications. There is a thread about it on WTA, and I’ll let him tell the story there.
The rifle feels and handles even better than it looks. It’s accuracy was impressive even without zeroing the ACOG.
Overall I am extremely pleased with our Broadsword rifle. It’s not finished, but the potential is there and it’s impressive.
Crusader Broadsword
One of our Crusader Broadsword rifles is almost ready. My my my, that’s a good looking weapon!
You can get your Broadsword with whatever stock, hand guard, grip… or caliber that you want. .243, .260, .308, .338 Federal. Pick your color too. I am really digging that OD Green.
Thank You SAVAGE ARMS
Back on 10-09-08 I wrote the following:
“An Open Letter to All Gun Manufacturers: We are sick of the .22 Hornet. Not all of us are reloaders, and commercial .22 Hornet ammunition is expensive. Stop shoving the .22 Hornet down our throats. Yes, its a nifty cartridge, and a lot of fun – and back in the day we all had wonderfully full and colorful summers with Pa’s Hornet carbine and a pocket full of shells. But these days, at $45.00 a box, no one is shooting it a lot unless they are reloading it. In the same guns you are chambering for .22 Hornet, you could be chambering them for 5.7x28mm. This gives you the same happy fun joy, using premium ballistic tipped bullets, for the same price a box as cheap .223 FMJ loads. This means we shooters can enjoy your product a lot more, for a lot less… which means we will be buying more of your product chambered for these instead of your .22 Hornet versions. Magnum Research’s BFR in .22 Hornet would sell more if it was in 5.7x28mm. The CZ 527 in .22 Hornet would be more enjoyable in 5.7x28mm. Anything you are chambering a Hornet for, or a Fireball round for… do it in 5.7x28mm instead. Please. It’s just about the most dandy of cartridges out there that I care to buy myself, and I know a lot of guys out there that feel the same way. Forget the Hornet and embrace the 5.7x28mm. Thank you.”
Some time later I wrote to Savage, and even posted that on MadOgre, that they need to do the Model 25 Lightweight Varminter in 5.7x28mm.
Gotta love it. They took their time doing it, but they beat CZ to the punch. I told CZ that they needed to do it in their 527, but they decided against it… instead they continue to push the .22 Hornet. With the cost of ammo going up and the factory production of .22 Hornet going down; I see a lot of Hornets getting retired. We don’t even stock a rifle in Hornet and haven’t been asked for one in years.
This however – this would sell. This will sell once people realize what it is they can really have here. I’m telling you, this is the IDEAL small game or fur bearing hunting kit, right here. Top that with a little 2-7x32mm or a fixed power… Man.. that would be SWEET.
They also have something else that is also sweet as hell. (and yes, hell can be very very sweet indeed)
The Model 10 FCM Scout. In 7.62x39mm. You guys remember me being quite a fan of the CZ 527 Carbine. Scope mounting and options for that gun suck. Namely because of the bolt handle hitting the occular bell of most scopes. That and CZ makes some seriously awful rings and their proprietary bases on the 527 limit your options drastically. As much as I loved the gun – it had limitations. Also the bedding wasn’t as ridged as I would have liked. Overall, the gun was fantastic… within it’s limitations. Savage gives you a light weight carbine, without those limitations. I had thought about buying the Scout in .308… but 7.62x39mm… VERY tempting. I know a lot of guys are going Gaga over the Ruger Scout. Ruger, meet your Superior.
The only thing Savage is lacking in these Model 10 guns – and this is something Savage could fix so easily – 10 Round Magazines. I have lost sales on Savage guns because of this. I have had customers ready to buy – form 4473 in hand – and they walked away because of the magazine limitation. And these are some of the best guns in the industry. Go figure. Savage, make us some 10 round mags!