Recent content by Mike6158

Someone (maybe here) said that type of scale drifts on the 0 weight end. Meaning take the pan off after calibrating, write the reading down. Put the pan on. Let it zero. Repeat. The no pan number varies for some apparently. I forget what the ES and SD for the pan off number was but it was in the...

Take a look at the TRX-925 It's not as pricey as the 120I+trickler. Not as convenient either but I recently loaded 500 6.8 SPC round with it and it did great. I drop with an RCBS Chargemaster and confirm with the TRX. Most times the Chargemaster needs it...

Today? Powder, primers, and projectiles. I used to have enough... then, once again, the insane have taken over the asylum and we find ourselves back in the same predicament as the last time.

Veintidos for me.

Same here

I'm not offering to test this but I'm told that a fairly hot load for a 10mm Glock works well on bears, well, actually it's at the upper end and not a published load, hotter than I like to shoot. You have to up the spring in the slide to 24# and because the bullet is a hard cast coated lead 220...

Absolutely.

The head ranger dude at Big Bend NP recently told a friend that they couldn't keep him from carrying in the park but if he fired the weapon he would be in violation :/ Big Bend NP has Black Bears and to know knowledge there have been no attacks. They also have Mountain Lions and that's a...

I was up in Jackson, WY, visiting some photographer friends of mine a number of years ago. The only bears that I had encountered up to that point were the Mexican Black Bears in Big Bend National Park. Not much comparison there. So, I bought two big cans of bear spray. Why two and not three? My...

I used to bow hunt them but shot placement is such a challenge. Where the heck is that things heart. I switched to a .338 Lapua Magnum and now I have trouble finding anything left. Idk... Maybe I should switch to hunting asparagus. 👀 😶

Day 21. Crickets. I have a Trust but, for now, the only person on it is me.

I have this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094W6GP2B?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details It's a little tight with the Area 419 Arca mount that I use but it fits.

I have one of the very early 8.6BLK barrels. I think they mass produced at the sacrifice of quality. Sometimes being an early adopter is a bad idea. There are many other people out there that say the same thing about Faxon 8.6BLK barrels. I have two... both look like crap on the inside. But...

Measure the OD of the skinniest part of the barrel diameter. My 8.6 Gunner measures 0.704" ish. I say ish because I didn't feel like taking the hand guard off and I'm not sure if the caliper reached below the taper. Subtract the .224 diameter of the bullet from that. Divide that number by 2 and...

Day 11 (counting weekends). Nothing. E-Form 4 submitted on 4/2