Recent content by Buck8541

We hunted the Horse Lake Mountain area hard for three days plus one day of scouting and only saw one legal buck (he's at the processor), did anyone else with X5A tags do any better on the rifle opener? This was a frustrating opener, we only saw six deer in four days! We have one more tag, and...

This year I turn the big 40, and after many years in the Marine Corps as a sniper and later in the industrial trades, I have discovered that my back and neck do not tolerate recoil like they once did. Even with my 300 win mag, I have noticed that I get sore after the first couple of groups and...

I recently picked up a Browning A-bolt stalker, 300 Win mag, not having owned one in the past and it being free, new in the box I figured I had nothing to lose. That was until I shot it, nothing worked with loads at the recommended max C.O.A.L. of 3.340". Finally I found the lands and grooves...

I am looking at elk hunting in the Libby area or southwest of there. I have been to that part of the state several times and seen bulls in the Cabinets before archery season but have never been in there in rifle season. We usually hunt the East side of the state so this will be new to us. This...

Well its that time of the year when Uncle Sam has to give back some of my hard earned money, and I have decided to buy a new scope. I am considering a Swarovski Z3 or a Leupold VX6. I have looked through both, they seem to be very close as far as clarity and light transmission. This scope is...

Its a custom S/S, Winchester 70, 27" Lilja Barrel, McMillan Stock

A friend of mine gave me a partial box of HSM, 300 WSM, 185gr Berger VLD Hunting rounds. I took them to the range and shot five shot quarter sized ragged hole at 200 yards. My question is, has anyone out there used these bullets on anything bigger than antelope or deer? I generally stick with...

I think I figured it out, it came to me while I was on my morning run. The bullet seating die is too long creating a small gap between the case and the shoulder area of die. When the bullet is seated the pressure form the seating process is bulging the base of the shoulder (see picture). I am...

Some of you may have seen some of my posts and know that I prefer the standard calibers 270, 280, and 30-06. However, I got a really good deal on a S/S Winchester 70 in 300 WSM. The first range sessions for accuracy were pitiful and my reloads were hard to chamber. So against my better judgment...

No, he normally shoots the Barnes TTSX or the LRX bullets when he can find them. This was just a test to check performance at high velocity. Like I said earlier I use the Accubonds in my 280 Rem and 30-06 with great results. This was the first time I have seen an Accubond do that. The Accubond...

This was the result of a 150gr Accubond fired from a 300 Dakota Mag at a stated 3500fps. This antelope was shot at a little over 400 yards. The butcher said he had never seen so many metal fragments in the meat. So, despite what Nosler says there is a upper velocity limit.

I am taking my son hunting in D5 this weekend and can't decide whether to go up to Lake Alpine (Jackson Canyon)area, or try to hunt a lower elevation around Blue Canyon (White Pines). Any thoughts, information, hints, or advice would be greatly appreciated. Some of you might remember his first...

I don't know what is going on in X5A but all of the deer we saw had very small racks. This was the best deer I saw all weekend. After hiking for miles and seeing dozens of does and spikes I shot this guy from my front porch at 254 yards. Go figure!

Picked this guy up on the last day of the D5 season east of Sheep Ranch, best part was my 10 year old son was with me for the first time. He's hooked, and he just got his first deer rifle for Christmas.

Sorry it took so long to post this pic, but my camera ended up in my buddies truck and he didn"t it until last weekend. I got this guy on the last day of the season in D5, east of Sheep Ranch.