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I have a perfect Tikka 595 in .223 Rem with a 4.5-14X Mueller scope mounted. It's been pillar-bedded and shoots 1/4" groups at 100 yards with handloads. The rifle isn't used a whole lot, since I bought another one that is lighter to carry and shoots about as well. My B-I-L has shot it and is...

Three of us went to Capitol City R&P range (we're members) yesterday and conditions were almost perfect!!! It was overcast, temp about 60, and a slight wind going downrange. There wasn't another soul on any of the five ranges!! I thought we'd died and gone to shooters' heaven! We shot at 100...

After returning from a two-week visit with family in NC, SC, and GA, I finally got to shoot at the Capitol City R&P Multi-Purpose (centerfire) range. Many of you folks have probably been comfortably shooting outside for a while, but to us it seemed like cows, finally let out of the barn after a...

Accurate shooting with .22LR rifles requires special techniques for best accuracy, especially group and target shooting. The low muzzle velocity 1,050 to 1,250 fps means that there is greater barrel time than with faster centerfire cartridges. Longer barrel time means that follow-through in...

I was trying to size some .270 Win cases with my Bonanza Sizing die the other day and it crunched the shoulder on the first case. (For those unfamiliar with the excellent Bonanza dies, the expander is located higher on the decapping rod, where press stroke is near it's maximum force. Expanding...

I bought the .223, Rem 700 LVSS as a Rem-Factory/display model last October and found that the bolt opened hard when decocked. I tried finding the problem, including spring drag, and other factors, but believe that it's in the J-Lock. When I turned it to the Lock position, the bolt opened...

I recently sighted-in a new .223 Rem, Savage Mod. 11 rifle for a neighbor, and after shooting it, cleaned the bore. I ran a couple of wet patches through it and didn't notice anything, but when a wet bronze brush was was pushed through, it "sang" like it was going over a lightly scored or...

I received my new Rem .270 Win, 700 CDL SS FL more than a week ago; pillar-bedded/free-floated it almost a week ago and mounted the Leupold VX2 3-9X four days ago, but haven't shot it yet. Weather in Maine has been between very uncomfortable to shoot and BRUTAL! We're expecting another...

Just got this rifle in today. Came from Bud's Gun Shop, through my FFL guy. It's exactly what I was looking for in a stock...dark stain, plain sawn, with good figure.

After about 20 years in the rimfire benchrest game that started with improving older target rifles, to buying a very nice, used Rem 40X heavy bench .22LR that shot two 250s and a 249 in one IR 50 Unlimited match, it's all over! The Rimfire Benchrest game is not only the most difficult of...

I've lusted after Weatherby MK V actions and stock designs since I started reading gun magazines around 1955. I've shot customers rifles in Magnum calibers and didn't feel the need for that much power, but still appreciated the stock's ability to minimize felt recoil, by design. The time may...

After my son's dog knocked his scoped deer rifle onto the floor and bent the scope tube, I wondered how the damage might be prevented. This is an issue with longer scopes with large objectives that stick out beyond the forward mount. A third support for the tube could save a hunting trip...

I was "greeted" by this sign on the door to Kay Jewelers recently: “No person shall carry, possess, have under the person’s control, convey or attempt to convey a firearm, concealed firearm, dangerous ordinance, handgun, or deadly weapon on or onto this land, parking lot or premises.”...

Crappy weather for the last week of the season. We got 12 inches of snow, crusty and deeper in the woods. I decided it wasn't for me, since I hadn't seen a buck (no any-deer permit) all season and, at my age, couldn't drag a deer a half-mile through the snow. Two grandkids got deer and so did...

I've long been a rifle shooter, hunter, and gunsmith; not the best of any, but better than many. I'm not into 1,000+ yard shooting, but have extensively shot rimfire benchrest and dabbled in several other shooting sports. Practical accuracy to me means that a rifle, and it's ammo can hit what...

After Youth Day on the last Saturday of October, we haven't had what I'd say were good conditions. We're sick of full moon nights, windy and/or rainy days, blue sky days and other poor conditions. There was a Nor-easter that dumped wet snow and had 50 mph gusts that really made a mess of the...

Two youngest eligible hunters bag nice deer on Youth day. First was grandson, getting a 125 lb 4-pointer at 7:30 am (50 yards), then granddaughter (from another family) with a 175 yard one-shot kill down a snowmobile trail, getting a 144 lb doe. The rifles used for the one-shot kills: Rem...

I bought my .270 Rem 700 BDL Stainless Laminated several years ago and applied bedding, but no pillars. It shot very well, but after a couple of years, accuracy dropped off. Has anyone else here found that accuracy loss over time might be attributed to spreading of the relatively soft birch...

I was at Capitol City Range in Augusta, ME yesterday and a guy proudly showed me his latest "used" conquest, a Ruger .44 Mag Carbine with a Bushnell Sportview scope. We talked about the rifle for a bit, then I went back to my bench. A few minutes and several shots later, he came over for my...

Yesterday, I hosted three adult relatives (two guys and a woman); teaching them to shoot their defense handguns and some of my own .22s, .38s, and .45s. I like teaching defense shooting with DA revolvers because it's easy to see how smoothly they press the DA trigger and can tell whether it's a...