Recent content by thegiff

Scope cost vs. quality vs. intended use vary so greatly that there isn't one answer for everyone. I have one optic at $2500, it's a Vortex Gen 2 razor on my competition rifle, a Bushnell HDMR tactical that is now on my practice rifle, a Nikon Tactical that doesn't track anymore, a $30 simmons, a...

I went one time in a Santa Ana wind (southern California). It wasn't windy at my house. The range is up in a canyon, and so windy I had to push my car door open with my legs. I couldn't look into the wind, too many rocks flying at me. I hid behind the rangemasters hut for a minute before I gave...

Regarding the 1/10 weight moving, I found that dropping the pan too hard and lifting off quickly makes it jump. Moving slower lessens the chance. I never tried damping with a bumper, but I think that if the pointer movement had bump stops made of soft rubber it would eliminate the small weight...

My first comp rifle walked when shooting, bedding it fixed it. My current comp rifle has never walked shots around. If you are using a temp sensitive powder, then you need to characterize your velocity and impact point with ammo temp. I've seen a load go out of tune between hot and cold, it...

Helicoils aren't made in 6-48 though.

The trigger is dirty/gunked up, worn out, rusty, or mis-adjusted (tampered with). Fix or replace it or sell the gun. Older triggers don't have the same safety mechanism as newer ones, an old trigger if placed on-safe, the bolt can only be opened if it is placed back to off-safe. Newer ones the...

Sure, if you want to go to jail for brandishing.

If you mean the tactical style of match, then 6.5 and 6mm calibers dominate the field. Low recoil helps, good ballistics, especially wind drift helps a lot. Also, lots of good bullets and cases available in these sizes. The person with the fastest number of accurate shots wins these, which leads...

Most tactical matches I've seen are shot on an individual basis. Now nad then some allow two man teams for spotting, but that isn't common. Really, just show up to a match, especially a monthly where it is more low key than the big matches where people come in from hundreds of miles for the...

There are different types of long range competitions, F-class, tactical, and benchrest come to mind. Decide what you want to do, and show up at a shoot, either to watch to get a feel for it, or participate since you are there already. Most groups are quite welcoming of new or interested people...

Most Creeds have a barrel with the twist selected and optimized for the long heavy and high BC bullets for long range shooting. Also creed has no issues with old and potentially weak guns, a therefore a higher max pressure spec, and runs in a short action which means most people don't need to...

I (and I think a lot of other people also) match the scope to the rifle and the intended use. I have a $40 scope on a .22, a $250 scope on a hunting rifle, a $1000 scope on my competition training rifle, and a $1200 (bushnell hdmr as someone mentioned earlier) on my tactical comp gun. The...

I've been stuck by jacket fragments 3 times now, where I had to pull the piece out of my skin. I don't know how anybody ever shot a blackpowder flintlock without eye pro, they throw stuff everywhere. Had muzzle brakes throw rocks and junk so hard that they chipped my glasses. Usually when...

My tactical competition rifle is a 243. It has a 7.5" twist barrel, to shoot heavy bullets. My best group is .24" though if I don't pull any shots I usually get 3/8" groups. Load is 44.0gr H4831SC, Sierra 107 SMK, in Lapua brass. Above book max... Upside is light recoil, and really good...

My brother has one, it is more fussy than my para going into battery, sometimes the bullet hangs up in the chamber and the slide ends up 1/8" or so short of fully closed. I hadn't heard of them having a tight chamber, maybe this is a symptom. This was with SWC's. He was greatly disappointed...