Recent content by sage5907

I have found that the Nosler Load Data on the internet is a good source. Nosler data for N150 with 165 grain bullets is similar to what you would expect from IMR 4064. 50 grains of N150 shows a velocity of 2717 and 52 grains is the max load at 2802 fps. Nosler does not list a load for the 180...

N150 would be good for a 30-06 with 150 grain bullets. Charges would be almost identical to IMR 4064. I've used it in my 338-06 and it gives good accuracy. During the pandemic when I couldn't get Reloader 15 I bought several pounds of N150 because it was available, it worked good and was...

Now you're bringing back old memories. In years past I worked in the oil & gas industry and spent a lot of time in Cheyenne, Wyoming. I always had a rental car and if I got free early in the afternoon I would head it east for Sidney, Nebraska and at the time Sidney had the only Cabela's store...

This is one of my whitetail bucks from the 2023 season and I am happy to get him on the wall. I do my own taxidermy work and it takes a while to get everything going in the right direction. The buck is mounted on a Competitors Choice semi upright form, Brad Eppley nose, Tohekin eyes, and Ozark...

I was shooting my Mission Sub 1 crossbow today and it has about and 8 pound trigger pull with a long stroke. I shoot it really well from a rest but as I pull the trigger I find myself saying wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, until it fires. I was practicing at 56 yards which is the...

In my opinion the height of the scope over the bore may not be nearly as important for shooting at close range but for long range shooting the cant of a rifle with a high mounted scope will increase the deviation of the bullet either right or left. What I am saying is that if the shooter...

I've been carrying a rifle like that longer than you are old and at one point I had 5 of them in 30-06. Sad to say I am down to only 2 now. My favorite accurate load for shooting targets and hogs is the Sierra 150 grain GameKing in front of 57 grains of Reloader 17. For deer and other large...

I am basically a hunter and I shoot steel targets at long range with 8 pound bolt action rifles and a 2 pound trigger is just about right for me. I don't want anything lighter than 2 pounds because shooting with gloves in cold weather makes it harder to control the trigger.

I really like Alliant powder and it is still available at my local gun store priced about 20% higher than Hodgdon. . The latest that I have read is that it will be in limited quantities in 2024 and what is available will have a 10% increase in price effective 1-1-24. My favorite Alliant...

I think it may take several tries for you to figure out what is best for you and it won't happen with just one rifle. Every time I have had one favorite rifle set-up it has changed in a few years. I am a hunter and I have different stock requirements than a target shooter. I started out with...

I have been using Timney Triggers for over 50 years and never had a problem with one until this past month. I currently own 8 Model 70 rrfles with Model 401 triggers and one started to acting up in a big way. The pull was inconsistent moving back and forth from hard to weak and at times I...

I put out whole corn, AntlerMax, wheat midds, and 3/4 20% protein cubes this past month and the animals are coming to the feed and acting happy. I had three game cameras out and each one of them had several thousand pictures in 21 days. 2024 looks to be a good year. The whole corn is the...

I never shoot from a solid rest so all of my shooting is done with an unsteady rifle and a bad trigger will not work for me. My style of shooting is to put pressure on the trigger and finish the trigger pull when the reticle is perfectly aligned with the target. My onboard computer has to know...

I owned a Browning BAR in 308 several years ago so and I have some idea of what a BLR is like. First, if you are an eastern woods hunter who isn't used to shooting a bolt action rifle with a good trigger the BLR will probably work for you. If you are shooting deer at 200 yards a good bolt...