Recent content by nmbarta

Is the scope verified good on a different rifle? Usually when I come across something that shoots that bad it optics related. In fact, it's rare that I ever find groups that bad with any loads I've worked up. Today I found one that shot 1 1/2" and that's the worst I've seen in a while...

Unopened box of 250 berger 300gr otm's for trade for rl-26. I'm located in Billings MT. I'm just looking for a fair trade, both are tough to find items. Just to put it out there, I'd value these at about 250 bucks without the bs going on. I'd value rl-26 at 50 bucks per lb without the bs.

I run a 7 saum 20" proof on a tikka action for my cheap pack gun. I get 2950 easily and maxed at 3018 with 66 rl-26 with a 162 eld x. I settled on 63.5 at 2875 . I'd go 18" if I had it to do again. I know that's not a 308, but the 308 is probably more efficient in that...

Here's mine. Same exact load for two separate 7mm tikka roughtech's. They both shoot 5/8-3/4. I didn't try to get them any better than that.....good enough for what they're for. Hornady brass. Holds up to at least 6 loads so far. Not the best, but works for this. 69.5 RL-26 Cci 250...

I'd second the 162 eld-x. It's been good for me on elk from impact speeds from about 3000 down to about 1600 fps. Obviously, it's a bit rough on meat at 3000, but everything is at those speeds. It's a pretty good all around bullet. The accubonds would be good choice as well....as are...

Do you know who built the rifle?

Just looking to trade at this point. I'll trade even value. I'll pay shipping on mine, you pay shipping on yours. I could use some 6.5 130 accubonds, 7mm 175 eld-x, or 162 eld-x. I'd take some 1oz 9 shot 12 gauge target shells as well as 1 oz 8 shot 12 guage. My 13 year old son is burning...

I'm sure your buddy has already checked, but you might make sure that he's made sure she is left eye dominate. Some people don't know to check for that. She should shoot right handed if she's lucky enough to be right eye dominate. It's not uncommon to be cross dominate. Just a...

Not a political statement here, believe whatever you want. If you can't survive without fuel, or electricity........and I do mean basic survival, as in not die.....you have a good chance of dying from something entirely out of your control. It wouldn't be all that much fun, but I'm confident I...

I found one in my reloading room in my house a couple years ago....sneaky little buggers, it had to go all the way through the house to get there. Lucky for me me it was a nice one...about a foot away from my foot when I saw it. MT though, so it was just a Prarie rattler. Since it was nice...

That is exactly what you should see. I would say they performed as they were intended to. They are really good bullets, they still get the job done up close....but they can make a mess of things. They're not quite so explosive when they slow down to around 2500. I've made a couple...

Planer blades are usually D2 or M2. They make decent knives.....but are too hard...they'll hold an edge pretty good, but if you take them to a reasonable edge angle( not like a planer blade) the edge becomes pretty easy to chip. They are tool steel, not ideal for knives but will work if...

Not that I'm aware of, but I'm sure there is. I like bladeforums.com it's the longrangehunting.com of the knife world. Lots of good guys with a ton of info they are willing to share. Also there are a lot of custom knife makers that sell their knives on there, you can get a good custom for a...

The steel does matter, and does make a difference. Some are more abrasion resistant, which makes them harder to sharpen. Some are more stain resistant, some have a finer grain structure ( these get sharper) some are tougher, but don't hold an edge as well. Generally speaking, steels...

I make my own as well and I don't get caught up in the hype about "super steels" Some of these alloys work really well, but because of the complex alloy, they require a very specific and very controlled heat treating process, that involves very high heat, and very low heat to get right...