Recent content by shinbone

I always lap my scope rings, or use the Burris rings with plastic inserts. If nothing else then to prevent marring the scope tube. Nothing wrong with preserving resale value, plus, a good fit requires less clamping force to securely hold the scope. Win win.

I normally don't go for fancy, but I'm a sucker for a maple stock, and I couldn't resist these two beauties in two of my favorite cartridges. Unfortunately, I've been too busy with other projects to even put scopes on them. Browning X-Bolt White Gold maple stock in 28 Nosler. Browning...

I have heard from a well-know gunsmith who tried it that nitriding a bore works great, for awhile. However, Rather than a slow decline in accuracy as the throat wears, you get a sudden drop-off because the hardened nitrided steel breaks apart rather than erodes. Meaning, nitriding did not...

JMHO, but 150 gn mono at top speed is ideal for elk. Remember, with a mono, you don't "throw away" bullet weight upon impact, where with a lead core, you are losing upwards of 50% of the weight on impact so you need to start out with more. Plus, as Butterbean says, speed kills will Hammer...

Also not Steve, but hard to imagine that a 7mm 162gn mono at ~3000 fps is inadequate for elk.

Love me the .264WM, too. Nothing screams "classic" as loud as a Winchester M70 in .264WM.

For a big 7mm, 28 Nosler is the easy button: 1) the 28 Nos is shorter than the 7mm STW, so you have more room in the mag box; 2) 28 Nos is backed by a well-established ammo maker with a track record of supporting its cartridges; 3) Lots of factory rifles are available in 28 Nos, not so with...

I have a Miroku reproduction Winchester High Wall (I know the original questions was about Low Walls) in .325 WSM. Beautiful gun with a 28" barrel, and it shoots 3/4" 5-shot groups with factory ammo. I bought it with visions of elk hunting. But, it is quite heavy, and so I have never taken it...

I wouldn't turn down a rifle because it is a two lug, and I love my two-lug Model 70s and Kimber Montanas, but I prefer a 3 lug action for clearing the larger ocular of modern scopes. I guess I’d say if the 2-lugger isn’t CRF, then I’d strongly prefer a 3 lug.

300 PRC or 30 Nosler would be the easy button for 30 cal magnum rounds for the long range crowd. 300WM is a great choice, too, although a little dated with the belt and factory twist rates. 300WSM is a great round, but unless you have a custom chamber, the long bullets eat into the powder...

Looks like the new Labradar LX will be retailing for $600, meaning Labradar is not going to be competing on price. Price is mentioned at 1:56 mark. I am starting to think this is simply a case where the little guy (Labradar) was out-competed by the big guy (Garmin).

Exactly my point. All those other units have almost no market share. And folks are dumping their original Labradar units like hot potatoes to buy the new Xero. What new feature(s) is Labradar bringing to the table? This is an especially pertinent question since the aiming tube on the LX...

Interesting info on the Labradar LX. I know it is just a brief description, but it sounds quite similar to the Garmin Xero. I am wondering what makes the Labrador people think folks are going to buy their product over the Garmin unit, which will have been on the market 6 months before the new...

I have a LabRadar unit. After an initial learning curve, it has worked very well for me. I am very interested in the Garmin unit because it will measure velocities above 3900fps, which is the limit for the LabRadar device. The Garmin's ease of setup (little-to-no aiming required) and...

Interesting that Labradar responded so quickly to the Garmin product. I look forward to hearing reports from the people that will be testing it. The Garmin product is going to be a tough act to follow.