Recent content by steve123

Exactly, Jim! Plus I have to double check the closest distances by leaning forward or backwards to make sure I'm not at 9.5Y vs 10Y, or 10Y vs 10.5Y, etc. You know the half a yard here and there which has bitten me with a split before, mostly on the 3/8 KZ's. At my local matches I use a...

Back around 15 years ago, for me in Hunter FT, when I used to use a scope at the required 12x or less, I tried ranging with the reticle in Mil and FFP. I was even down prone back then using attached bipod with the butt of the gun resting on my hand left arm somewhat steady. My scope reticle was...

Ha we tried that and it was called golf scoring. We discovered it was best to limit it to no more than 5 tries(IIRC) or some of those guys would still be shooting on the course come dinner time, LOL.

Those Athlon Heras 6-24 SFP scopes must range pretty good because Kent in our FT club shot a perfect 48/48 in horrible winds on Saturday in Hunter. He thinks the MT's are a little clearer though. I looked through this Heras in MOA and the reticle does appear to be about the perfect thickness...

25 is about right for convenience sake, or just go from there to 30 cal. So far I haven't read about great success with really long slugs possibly due to barrel friction, maybe leading of the bore?? and mostly sub 3000 psi to push them. Also for convenience sake it'd be awesome to use those...

Follow - Through!!!

A tripod is better than no tripod but there's a huge difference in how steady a tripod is depending on how well it's made, what type of leg material used, and it's weight load rating. For example I have a aluminum Manfrotto 055 which should be steady using a RRS gun clamp but it's a night and...

Just a funny story. I have a friend who is 65 years old. This guy has some brain damage from a motorcycle accident but his eyes are pretty good. He has a ratty old pair of $5 plastic safety glasses he'd take mountain biking when we'd go. Absolutely horrible to look through and personally I'd...

These are some of the reasons why I'm leaning towards the Mordax but the Mordax is large if used as a pistol. No matter which one I get I've learned there are things I won't like about each because it's that way with every gun I've ever owned. Concerning my Steyr's I mentioned earlier. They...

Very low chance of winning a BR match so these are marginally less precise, triggers not quite as nice as some other pcp's, and you tend to go through ammo and air faster. But you can also have more fun with a semi. I know I have at times. For example I enjoy my Steyr's, one a LP5 pistol and...

Growing pains... They bought a different honing machine so maybe putting out superior bore finish nowadays.

It's because this slug barrel was a afterthought that I got a year or more after I bought the gun. It was one of Mike N's experimental barrels that came with a matched swage die. I could take the muzzle brake off the original pellet barrel that came with it to make the appearance better but...

I kept my 31 fpe and lower pcp's for pellets, then there's a gap meaning I don't have any airguns at power levels set between 31 fpe and 48 fpe, from there it's pcp's set for slugs only on up from 49 fpe to 99 fpe. This Skout EVO is set to 49 fpe using Altaros 22 cal 32.3gr Smooths at 830 fps...

Saw six altogether up to yesterday afternoon. However "minus one" now which was at 190Y. ;)

Good question. I shoot my Thomas when converted to pistol which is really long and heavy(sucks for offhand though), had a 45-70 TC Contender with a 14" barrel as well a 15" in 17Rem, both way easier to shoot in standing pistol fashion than the Thomas. Plus a few other large pistols also. This...