Recent content by Picher

My old Winchester 69A, bought (used) at a Lewiston Maine gun show many years ago. It's really nice and the stock may have been refinished, but not so I can tell. It's disposed of more than a few critters, out back. It's also fun to shoot at inanimate targets!

I don't know why I keep calling her "SHE", because it feels quite manly and shoots strongly!!! In the several years I've owned it, it has performed better than any hunting rifle I've ever had...and I've had some very well-prepared ones. When it comes to hunting deer in Maine, Stainless rifles...

The light from the window didn't get the forend very well, but it has about the same appearance as the buttstock. She shoots exceptionally well too, but I don't load it for accuracy as much as for deer hunting, etc. It shot a sighting-in target at 100 yards with hunting ammo in the 1/2 minute...

A CZ457 Varmint in .22LR isn't what I consider a varmint rifle. It's sort of a "plinker", in my book and probably not as versatile as a souped-up 10-22, but that's just my opinion, after having both.

Check my reply done a few minutes ago. John Picher 3/19/2024

The ammo may have become stuck in the cases, causing variation in pressure. Whenever I want to shoot older reloads, I run them through the seating die, just cracking any seal that may have formed. The accuracy returns!!! Good luck!

That jumped-out upon seeing the photo. How could anyone who knows anything about rifles/scopes do that? It looks like the person just put the scope on the rifle to provide safe storage for it in a gun cabinet. Only a nincompoop would install a scope like that and think it would work.

I agree! It looks like the scope mount was set for a different rifle. Make sure it's VERY firmly connected, because it looks like it's just not right!!!

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It's probably a weird angle of the photo, but my eyes see this scope mounted somewhat crooked on the rifle. The forend narrowing probably contributes to the feeling, but the scope tube appears to be pointing somewhat right of center. Sorry...it's probably not a great angle of the photo to...

Rem 700 CDL, Stainless, .270 Win, 3-9X Leupold, Fajen Laminated Stock, Bedded action, floated barrel. Shoots even better than it looks.

She's a real beauty!!

I don't know what Remingtons' accuracy is "out of the box" in the past several years because before I've fired any Remington, I've stripped them down, pillar-bedded the action and a couple of inches ahead of the receiver, floated the barrel beyond that...and adjusted the trigger...all before...