Recent content by mississippishooter

I've been impressed with the American's off-the-shelf trigger setting. It feels great as is, and any failures of accuracy will be due to me, not the trigger. I do find the plastic bolt shroud a little silly, but for $50 or thereabouts, that can go away, though there's probably no point. I'm...

I'm going to try to hit the range soon. May be a few more days as it's hot as blue blazes (all-time record high temps for this time of year) and that makes a range trip unpleasant, but it looks like next week will be much better. I'm going to sight for a 100-yard zero and check out using the...

I deer hunt in eastern hardwoods, mostly. There will be occasional field hunts late in the afternoon. The average shot distance for me in the past has been under 100 yards. If I hunt the fields, I don't see myself taking shots much beyond 200 yards. I'm going to experiment with shot location...

Thanks! I also am proud of the overall price. Confessing my bias, I'd argue that it's a pretty good deer rig for $521. It won't make anyone drool with envy, but I like to believe I was a smart shopper. I am not sure it couldn't be better... If, for instance, you'd prefer the Bushnell Trophy XLT...

Gorgeous!

Thanks, guys. I grew up shooting a Marlin 336 chambered in .35 Remington (my dad got it on sale after the last .30-30 flew off the shelf). In adulthood, when I returned to hunting, I carried a Mossberg 100 ATR in .270. It's a great shooting gun, but there are some things I don't love about it...

I was thinking about overall cost: Rifle - $351 all in Weaver Rings - $22 Soft case - $16 Nikon Buckmaster II 3-9x40 - $119 Sling - $13 So that's a pretty good budget setup (I think) for under $530 after taxes.

Or Brian Got A New Toy Day as Mrs. Shooter would say. Ruger American with a Nikon Buckmaster II 3-9x40 chambered in 7mm-08. Caught a good deal at Rural King ($299.91 plus taxes, background check) on the rifle. Got the scope for $109 at Academy. It's no Tikka with a Vortex DB but she should...

I have a Mossy 100 ATR and it, too, has a flimsy, hollow stock. I picked up my Ruger on Friday and it appears to have a more rigid stock that the Mossberg. I plan to strengthen it up myself at some point, but I doubt it will happen prior to this deer season. There's a youtube vid of a guy using...

To your point, it seems my thumb is more of the problem than my hand. The knob on my scope on my Mossberg protrudes a bit but eye relief is right, so I don't want to mess with it. I tend to drape my thumb over the bolt knob when grabbing it, mostly with my index and middle fingers. At the top of...

No disdain here (fervent, partial, or marginal)! I prefer 3 lugs. My wife's a brunette and I chose her. I can still appreciate and respect blondes and redheads. RE: Smashed fingers... My issues have come from shooting at game when I've handled the bolt differently than I do at the range. Some...

As accuracy goes, I've not seen anyone make a reasonable argument that 3 beats 2 (or if I have, it didn't stick). The accuracy of Savage, Remington, the Winchester Model 70, etc., is legendary. All are based on the 2 lug Mauser design. For me, it's the shorter lift and the extra space between...

I tend to like the classics myself which is why this feels like such a big deal to me. It's out of character.