Recent content by DownEaster

Filed 2-11-23, approved 8-16-23 I was getting a little worried.

Thank you guys, you have allayed my fear that I hadn't thought through my choice of muzzle threads adequately. I will be going with 5/8-24.

I am building myself a custom 358 Winchester bolt gun, my first build of this complexity as I've done ARs and savage barrel swaps in the past. I have the barrel chucked up and indicated through the headstock of my lathe and I questioning myself about the 5/8-24 muzzle threads I had planned. No...

FROGO207 just an FYI but Starline has 300BLK brass in stock on their website. I've done the whole convert from 223/556 thing in the past and would not bother at this point with quality brass being so available.

Got a call from my dealer the the stamp was in for my Mask Purchased 2-17-21 Call from dealer 12-22-21

Are you measuring your headspace on these fired pieces of brass with the spent primers still installed? I have found I get much more consistent measurements if I knock the spent primers out with a universal de-capping die.

I have only ever been attacked by boredom while hunting.

Lionking my M44 has stock iron sights

It's a bog standard M1 carbine load; Mixed brass CCI small rifle primer 14.5 grs of H110 Hornady 110 gr FMJ 1.680" C.O.L.

Lots of people think that mosins are inaccurate, especially the M44. I am not one of those people. DownEaster Class 3-prone front rest Score 93 Mosin M44 Handload This rifle made me laugh out loud the first few shots with massive amount of leaves kicked up by the muzzle blast. I am actually...

I also shot the match with my M1 carbine. DownEaster Class 3-prone front rest Score 93 M1 Carbine IBM Handload I really surprised myself with this offhand shooting Should have been using the full sized target as it would have scored 87, but as is I only got 80 on paper. DownEaster Class 1...

Got out on a beautiful day this weekend and shot this competition. DownEaster Class 3-prone front rest Score 94-3X Russian SKS Brown Bear HP

Downeaster Class 3 prone no sling Score 95-3x Marlin 336 in 35 Remington .359-190gr RF NOE Boolit over a healthy dose of H4895 This is the first time I have fired this rifle in approximately a year, and these are the only ten shots I fired from it today. I took 5 what I was assuming would be...

Be aware that the Lee Loader neck sizes only and that neck sizing is not appropriate for all rifle action types. Also you should only use brass previously fired from that rifle, no mixing brass between rifles and no range pickup brass.

I also have an older Bushmaster with a non F marked front sight. I have run the magpul rear sight with a long front pin. The pin will extend above the protective ears when zeroed. Currently I am running the factory carry handle, it is shorter than the standard carry handles meant for F marked...