Recent content by JASmith

I haven't used my system in a number of years, but can help with your questions. First -- working with barrel nut -- your case body needs to be long enough that there is enough body in front of the nut to allow the recommended 1/4-in clearance between the gauge and the nearest significant...

The Grendel is really hard to beat for the 8 yr to 80 year old crowd. There is even a reloading manual for it. Even better, both Howa and CZ make bolt actions for it. Check AR15BuildBox.com to see a summary and 65Grendel.com for dedicated discussions about hunting with the cartridge.

Any 125 gr bullet will work well on deer-sized game as long as the impact velocity is within the manufacturer’s recommended range. The cool thing is that one can load 125 gr cup and core bullets with the right amount of powder to get 2900-3000 fps (think 270 Win). The bullet will be going a...

The trouble wth going light while using a full-sze cartridge is RECOIL I normally recommend the 6.5 Grendel because it has a very good track record on medium game iut to past 400 yards. That said, 125 gr-class lead core bullets will do fine for deer and other animals weigh as much as 300 lb...

You’re on the mark! All you need is that 99% of hitting the vital zone. But one will need to take multiple trips to the range in a variety of weather conditions to be sure the zero really centers on the vital zone.

Moose have been harvested with the trusty 30-30 but few will object to the power and effectiveness of that newcomer, the 30-06. It is only 115 years old but is very respectable even for a newcomer.

Thanks for posting those runs! They will help a lot of us. A note of caution about pressures, however: Neither QL nor QRT do well in predicting pressures. This is not a matter of being conservative. Both can under-predict in some situations and significantly under-predict in others...

A lot depends on what your neighbor already shoots and what hunting he plans to do. If he is new to the business, then a light-recoiling rifle and cartridge combination makes more sense than something he will be sure smashes his shoulder with every trigger pull. The 6.5 caliber gets a good...

Yes, a suppressor indeed both makes things easier on the shooter's and bystanders' ears. The challenge is that, even, in suppressor-friendly states and jurisdictions, the federal hoops and wait times are a chalenge. Some states still outright ban them.

To be picky, the concern for many of us Grendeliers was that the Blackout would eclipse the already existing 6.5 Grendel. After all, it could be said that. ballistically, the Blackout almost perfectly fits the role of the classic 30-30. The Grendel does that and a lot more, except throw...

Wow! A busy thread! After having used a 378 Wetherby Magnum as a very young adult I found that a truly lived that rifle. Fast forward to the late 90s from the mid-60s and I discovered hat a long hiatus from shooitng left me a bit recoil averse. I started using a 270 Win instead. Today, my...

Pint taken. Nonetheless, enough folks seem to prefer abuse their ears than to get enhanced hearing AND protection, that it had to be said again. One could also acknowledge the old adage about leading horses to water...

I use electronic ear muffs and can hear a lot more than when not wearing them. There are also a number of electronic earpluugs, including Walkers, that claim the same I haven't yet tried them. 'Tis really hard to beat a combination of enhanced hearing and ear protection!

The 270gr bullet at 3000 fps didn’t take to get tbere but it took about four seconds for rabbit parts to stop falling.

Rhino55 gives excellent advice. Too bad not enough of us follow it. As my "failure to heed" his advice, consider this: As one who once used a .378 Wathery Magnum to hunt jackrabbits, I know the value of this question: Aren't we lucky that innovation is giving us so many choices? -- Long...