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Just for an example - if I’m zeroed at 100 yards and the ballistics chart says I have a 5” drop at 250 yards, wouldn’t holding the crosshair 5” high on the target at 250 yards hit the bullseye? Thanks.

I realize this isn’t a firearm example but the answer should work the same way. I have a trajectory that has a 10.17” drop at 50 yards with a 30 yard zero. If I divide 10.17 by .5 (50 yards / 100 yards) = 20.3 x 1.047 = 21.3 MOA drop . . . yeah or nay? I assume holdover equals drop but...

I’ve seen guys at the range with their rifles clamped tight to their sled and think that can’t be good. I like to have the least amount of “grip” from the front rest and rear bunny bag. I’m most concerned about the front and rear swivel studs catching and throwing off the shot. I would think...

I used some PC-7 epoxy (I think it’s an automotive epoxy similar to JB Weld) to bed a DNZ Grim Reaper one piece mount to my rifle. I also slipped a piece of .015”brass shim at the rear edge so I could get the maximum out of the Leupold CDS. Other than scrape the heck out of the bottom with a...

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I have the Mossberg SA-20 semi auto shotgun with the Carlson .568" #70155 Long Beard choke that I used with #5 and #6 Winchester Long Beard shells. I have since switched to Federal #9 TSS shells and they pattern nicely out of my 20ga. Carlson now makes TSS choke for #9 shot at .555” (model...

I have a VX2 3-9x40 with the CDS reticle on my 450 Bushmaster and looking thru it the other day while hunting, the glass doesn’t seem to have that “wow factor” to it in early light like some of my other scopes. And the crosshairs don’t stand out. I was thinking of getting the VX3i 3.5-10x40 CDS...

After lapping a set of steel rings, what do you do to any exposed metal inside the rings? I’m not sure that cold bluing is all that good although my Kleenbore Black Magic is the best I’ve used. I bought a used set of DD scope rings one time and now that I think of it, they make have been...

I understand MOA is based at 100 yards, and at 50 yards you adjust twice as many clicks. I read where to pattern your turkey gun at 10 yards and see where the wad hits the target first as a point to adjust from. But if I have a red dot that’s 1 MOA per click, and I hit 3” high the first time at...

My .243 Ruger M77 Mark II has a trigger pull just over 5 pounds and I’ve always had a problem getting it to shoot good. I’d like to get it closer to 2 1/2 - 2 3/4 pounds if possible but there no screws to remove - looks like I’d have to drive some pins out. Just wondering if this is doable and...

I bought a used Zeiss Conquest knowing there was a little rash on the mag ring. I cleaned it with alcohol but the Birchwood Casey aluminum black will not cover up the scratches like on my other scopes. Obviously Zeiss uses some sort of alloy in their aluminum tubes so I was wondering what’s the...

I bought a Mossberg SA-20 semi-auto recently and the trigger weight was above 8# on my scale. I bought the lighter MCarbo trigger return spring but that only dropped it to 6-6 1/2#. The issue seems to be the hammer spring which looks really stout. The hammer pivots on a tube-type pin with a...

I just ordered the Mossberg SA-20 semi-auto for turkey hunting plus I ordered another 20 shells of the Hevi-Shot Triple Beard 5-6-7 shot. I’m not aware of a ballistics program for shotguns but I was wondering what yardage would be best to zero the red dot scope at, and what the drop and rise...

I was always told to shoot shotgun slugs with an IC choke if you had a smooth bore. I need to sight in a new red dot on my grandson’s Mossberg 500 20ga but the largest pattern choke is a mod. I was going to use some cheap Winchester Foster-type rifled slugs to sight in the red dot to get it...

I don’t see an optics section so I’ll ask here. I want to get a Leupold 1.5-5x20mm for a specific purpose. I can find new VX3 models a bit cheaper than the current VX3i model. Will an old set of eyes wearing glasses be able to see any significant differences between these 2 in a side by side...

I have a 450 Bushmaster I bought last year, that has a custom barrel installed on a .308 Savage action (with the Accu-Trigger) and a modified magazine. I took it out this morning and nailed the bull at 100 yards - I'm good for Thursday's firearms opener. But it's been in the house and the...

On a scope with CCW turrets, up elevation moves the erector up and right windage moves it to the right. But in order for the poi to do so, the crosshair needs to go in the opposite direction to accomplish that. Is this because the image is upside down inside the erector tube and up is actually...

On another forum someone said a flat base bullet is more accurate out to 200 yards than a boat tail bullet, but the BT becomes more accurate at longer ranges. Is this actually true? I would think the BT would be superior at any range unless the longer contact surface of the FB improves spin and...

I bought my grandson a Mossberg 500 gold trigger youth model for turkey hunting this year. But the top slide safety is stiffer than it needs to be imo. The top screw is one of those turn clockwise only type so I can't get it off to put a drop of oil down inside. Any ideas as to how to soften...

I don't se an optics specific section so I'll ask here. Nikon advertises they Nikoplex which sort of looks like a heavy duplex in their photo. Are they actually heavier than other manufacture's duplex, or is it just an illusion? Thanks.