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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 10-25-2019, 03:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,078
Posted By bert2368
Spring air rifles in particular are notorious for...

Spring air rifles in particular are notorious for killing regular powder rifle scopes, the spring/piston slamming forward is not the stress a powder rifle scope was designed to withstand.

Go to...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 10-16-2019, 10:28 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,769
Posted By bert2368
It wasn't me guessing about a sap wood inclusion-...

It wasn't me guessing about a sap wood inclusion- Think that was craig55?

Thank your wife for the suggestion of Wusthof, but I started my German knife phase back around the early 1980s. I did JC...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 10-14-2019, 05:32 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,769
Posted By bert2368
I had saved things like "disposable" surface...

I had saved things like "disposable" surface planer blades, dull bandsaw blades, dull files & etc. against the day I got time to set up a forge.

Spec'd out an LP burner and picked up some fire...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 10-13-2019, 10:58 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,769
Posted By bert2368
I'm a knife/tool sharpening nerd. Sharpening...

I'm a knife/tool sharpening nerd. Sharpening edged tools is one of my preferred methods of meditation.

Since I get to cook pretty much every day and carry a pocket knife any time I'm wearing...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 10-07-2019, 02:37 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 27,156
Posted By bert2368
Old Farley Mowet story mentioned a Ukranian...

Old Farley Mowet story mentioned a Ukranian imigrant Canadian hog farmer who lived near one of the lakes in Saskatchewan. He netted suckers, "trash" fish out of the lake for high protein hog food-...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 10-03-2019, 05:21 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 27,156
Posted By bert2368
I can't figure out HOW someone can miss a racoon...

I can't figure out HOW someone can miss a racoon at 50 yards with a scoped centerfire rifle, let alone confuse it through the glass with a different species.

I guess I don't get out much?
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 10-02-2019, 04:25 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 27,156
Posted By bert2368
D@₩^! The first time I saw a sounder of wild...

D@₩^!

The first time I saw a sounder of wild hogs crossing a field I was driving past in central WI, I thought: Darn, those are some ugly dogs. By the time I had passed them, I had figured out...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 10-01-2019, 12:50 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 27,156
Posted By bert2368
Dog to tree coon. A big flashlight. Shoot coon...

Dog to tree coon. A big flashlight. Shoot coon between the eyes with a .22 when you see the light reflected from its eyes.

How it was done where I grew up.

This guy down the road and his hound...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-30-2019, 03:06 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Posted By bert2368
Is that factory ammunition? If these have...

Is that factory ammunition?

If these have been accurate for you, could you measure a loaded round with those Barnes 110 gr. bullets base to ogive length and let me know? I've only done subsonic...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-30-2019, 02:23 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 27,156
Posted By bert2368
Thanks for the real world anecdote. Every now and...

Thanks for the real world anecdote. Every now and then, I think about trying a .17 centerfire.

And despite the appealing looking numbers, consider what might happen in less than perfect shots at...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-29-2019, 10:40 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Posted By bert2368
The 6.5mm 120 TTSX has been "in and out" in all...

The 6.5mm 120 TTSX has been "in and out" in all cases so far on deer. Three shots were broadside through both lungs and either through or just above/behind the heart without hitting any bone except...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-29-2019, 05:53 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Posted By bert2368
Oh yes, I have killed 4 white tail deer with the...

Oh yes, I have killed 4 white tail deer with the 6.5mm 120 TTSX out of the 6.5-284 NORMA so far. Preaching to the choir here...

Need to play with different seating depths, I would love to have the...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-29-2019, 05:04 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Posted By bert2368
Replacing the irregular weight/non symetrical...

Replacing the irregular weight/non symetrical Czech bullets with decent quality bullets works a treat.

http://www.saubier.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=402&pictureid=1530

The below groups were...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-25-2019, 06:20 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Posted By bert2368
Neither. This ammunition is NOT assembled the way...

Neither. This ammunition is NOT assembled the way military ammo is. No crimped primers, no sealants.

I did read your advice on testing to ensure bullets don't get repositioned under recoil or the...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-25-2019, 03:25 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Posted By bert2368
Well, THAT was disappointing.

I had found some good reviews of S&B 6.5 CM 140 grain FMJ ammunition.

I have had very good luck accuracy wise with a couple of other S&B products, so I bought some of the S&B 6.5 Creedmoor 140...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-24-2019, 03:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,047
Posted By bert2368
Yes, it's like eating potato chips with the new...

Yes, it's like eating potato chips with the new AR-

I finished the barrel break in procedure yesterday, no longer needing to clean every 5 rounds-

And the round count per range session went up...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-24-2019, 01:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,461
Posted By bert2368
Buyer beware! My younger brother wrecked a...

Buyer beware!

My younger brother wrecked a rifle back in the 1970s by shooting with an obstruction in barrel. And sold it back to the original seller, without telling the gun shop owner, which...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-24-2019, 03:45 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,437
Posted By bert2368
(Organized, overblown, USA type, mega budget pro)...

(Organized, overblown, USA type, mega budget pro) sports have ONE god point as far as I'm concerned.

They pay people like me to do fireworks, pyrotechnics and special effects at the venues. (Or...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-20-2019, 02:51 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,047
Posted By bert2368
Seating depth: How well does it translate across propellants in the same rifle?

While waiting for the "new toy" AR10 in 6.5 Creedmoor to cool between groups, I have been putting some previously made up test loads through other rifles to pass the time.

I dug out a dozen...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-17-2019, 01:31 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Posted By bert2368
Not yet! I would certainly consider that,...

Not yet! I would certainly consider that, especially if it allowed custom reloading for a bit more snort without beating the $#!? out of the action.

I also am thinking a better trigger is called...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-17-2019, 01:18 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Posted By bert2368
One last tweak, then back to the 300 yard line...

http://www.saubier.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=402&pictureid=1514


http://www.saubier.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=402&pictureid=1515

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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-16-2019, 01:44 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Posted By bert2368
A few pictures

Figured out your upload & posting process, I think.

All groups were shot with Hornady "Black" 140gr OTM ammunition, less than $20/box, occasionally on sale for $15 or so. Good enough for barrel...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-16-2019, 11:42 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 8,477
Posted By bert2368
True enough, the long, thin walled neck of the...

True enough, the long, thin walled neck of the Hornet case is vulnerable to denting, crushing and, eventually, stress cracking- although I have and continue to reload several hundred 22 Hornet brass...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-16-2019, 02:26 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,220
Posted By bert2368
I have single fed several CZ 527 rifle models,...

I have single fed several CZ 527 rifle models, they all worked. Have seen the George Calhoun single loading blocks which replace the magazine, have not needed one yet.

I have a single feed "sled"...
Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board 09-15-2019, 01:46 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Posted By bert2368
New toy arrived. 6.5 Creedmoor 22" barrel...

New toy arrived.

6.5 Creedmoor 22" barrel AR10 "hunter" variant, made by APO in Alexandria MN.

(Relatively) inexpensive Sightmark "Lattitude" PRS scope: Mil-mil, first focal pane "Xmas tree"...
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