Recent content by R. Cram

In Highpower it is said you win at 200 and loose at 600yd. What that means is the 200yd stage of the game is shot standing no sling and to shoot a possible[all 10's or x's ] you have to shoot 20 shots within a 6 inch 10 ring. This is by far the most difficult part of the match, way more...

I would agree with you that impossible is incorrect but I think highly, very highly, improbable is correct. When I watched the video I noticed the fair breeze blowing and as his challenge is being done in a fairly open part of Utah it is possible but unlikely for it to be a windless day. In all...

I am sure the other disiplines have very good wind readers but have shot in switchy wind enough to know it is not possible to guess the wind within 1/2 moa 100% of the time ,also the 100 shot challenge does not shoot all the shots at 600 yds, the closer shots will be lots easier. I still think...

This is a very good target for the info for shooters looking at this, most of the shots are for elevation able to fit in the xring, 1moa. That shows the shooter and rifle are doing a very good job and the windage component is very good and shows the shooter is paying attention to the wind and...

I agree that its not real to think there is a real difference in cycling a short action vs long action, I have shot and still do shoot Highpower across the course which has two parts of the match which are rapid fire and have always shot a bolt gun partially because I think it's fun to run a...

I'm sure there are other loads but 41.5 gr 4895 and a 168 always worked in an M1-A and if it doesn't work well in a bolt gun there is something wrong with the rifle. I think for anyone who wants to learn to shoot long range the 308 might be the best choice as you should get 5000 rnds out of a...

adjustable lop and cheek are something I have decided I am going to have in a stock, I am a stock crawler in the prone position if I adjust the scope far enough forward to keep it from hitting my eye ,it is too far away standing and if you are shooting prone uphill that can decrease the distance...

I saw the ladder test in a High Power information book and it was developed by a very good highpower shooter 40 plus years ago, its not a new idea and he stated it needed to be done at 300 or more yards. I think 3 shot groups could show you a bad load but they might not but are totally worthless...

I put together a 30-284 also and wanted the cartridge because I like ruger precision rifles a bunch and wanted to hunt with one although they are a little heavy. Mine gave me fits and I also thought it was a mistake untill I started neck sizing I think the lee dies sized the dimension at the...

It's a large country with a lot of people who don't know or like guns and they influence our rights whether we like it or not and the people who don't like guns will accept them much more readily for a purpose like hunting

with the conspiracy put of my brain working one wonders if stopping hound hunting, which is the only way to kill cats and bears,and introducing wolves maybe they could discourage hunting and without the hunters backing the second ammendment the anti- gun people would win

I was on a horse hunting trip for elk in the middle of Idaho and we came back to the tent at noon on the first day to dry out so we had a fire going and I looked over my buddy's shoulder and said, look buck a bobcat, but it wasn't a bobcat it was a cougar with just the top half of his head...

I would agree with you and if you can get a rear bag and front support each time you shoot at game then practice the same way you are practicing in field position, however if you head for a concrete bench with a rest up front and sand bag in the back unless you are very tough and can carry all...

There is only 2 uses for 3 shot groups the first is for compairing your rifle to the other guy in these forums or for identifying a poor load. We shoot 20 shots for record in a match so if a person has a rifle that will do 1/2 min for 20 shots he has a dandy and I haven't seen very many that...

I have a conquest that sounds just like the model you are describing and have been using it for 3 years for Highpower where we nadjust the scope for 200,300,and 600 yds plus windage so in an average match we adjust probably 10 times x2 to 3 matches a month and haven't had any problems plus the...