Recent content by ~z

frankenstein- you dont need a 50 to shoot 400yds! We commonly shoot coyotes at that distance with a .223, It does a good job. I would not suggest that it is a good choice for 400yd shots on deer however I have seen it work on deer out to 488yds. To answer the OP question: No, I do not view...

Wow Kosmic...just wow. I have a bit over 1,730,000 through my Dillon 550 and 58,000 through my Rockchucker. Hangingrock, I'm catching up with you! ~z

Dead cows work great and they last a long time! ~z

To echo Don's statement, If you are gonna build a 6.5/284 build it on a long action! ~z

magsie, while not a 260, I have a similar set up in 6.5/284 and also shoot the 142 SMKs. I have found good results from a compressed load of H4831SC. Also try RL22 and if you are running a long barrel try RL25. H1000 is also another that works well with the 6.5mm bullets. Good luck! ~z

Agree, pay these kind folks back for the help with a good story and some pictures! ~z

I have both chest and upright. I picked up a 25 cuft chest freezer second hand that I use to 'store' sausage and meat to be made into sausage. The upright freezer gets the birds and fish mainly. I also transfer meet from the chest freezer to the upright for convenience of use but if I had to...

Nice deer and a great photo, looks like you got two wall-hangers! You should be the happiest guy in Kerr County! ~z

I was thinking about your project and potentially rehabbing my gunroom. Wife gave a thumbs down on the idea of knocking out a wall to colonize the guest bedroom. It went something like this... her: "What are you doing in the guest room?" me: "I'm thinking about knocking out this wall"...

To each their own. I shoot between x00-x,000 rounds a year through my 'hunting rifles' as all of my guns get the opportunity to go hunting. I'm a tinker-er like jimmyray and swap components around and agree that once set, a well put together rig will usually stay set if it is not mishandled...

More of a chance for spills when pouring an 8 or 10# jug into the hopper I'd think. ~z

FL, I'd love to watch and learn...from a safe distance! But seriously, I have done the boiling water and scraping the hair off method and used a pressure washer to blast the hair off too but found it more trouble than I felt it was worth. We just skin them these days. Does your scorching...

That will make them pretty mad if you dont shoot em first!

Seems to be something along the lines of 'what you see is what you get' ~z

One commonality of my ‘ritual’ is at the beginning of the hunt when I say a small prayer to keep us all safe during the hunt and to guide our shots straight and true should we get the opportunity. After that I guess for me it depends on the critter, as countertop said. Small 'eatin’...