Recent content by Desert Dog

How can the CDC have test kits available for a virus strain that we didn't know existed until a few months ago? They didn't get caught unprepared. On the contrary, the CDC is moving faster and more efficiently than it ever has in history. The genome sequence of the virus was completely mapped...

Sorry if this is a duplicate post, I haven't seen a similar post yet. I went to help order a rifle for a friend (a stainless 375 H&H), and noticed the website is down. Upon further search, I found this; https://montanarifleco.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/MRC-Closure-Letter.pdf So, Ruger...

My Portugal M70SE in 416rem feeds fantastic. I load my A-frames to 3.580 and my TSX's to 3.590. Both feed great.

They probably got sick of doing the constant warranty work on the 550. All of my 550's were sent back to the factory (and eventually ended up at AHR). Someone mentioned that the tooling was old and very worn out, and I believe that after looking at the last couple 550's I bought. I think the 550...

What Chrono are you using? I was a competition shooter for many years. When I would mentor guys just getting started, I always found they were constantly chasing ES and SD issues with their loads, and getting way over-OCD with loading practices as a result. I would say that 75% of the time...

It may take a while for Hornady to fix their DGX reputation. I talked to several PHs last year while planning this year's trip to Zambia and Zimbabwe. One of the PHs said "please don't bring Hornady, we have seen lots of issues with those bullets". Another PH asked me what I was bringing and was...

My grandpa used Weaver K4's and K6's for everything in that period. I still have some of his original scopes!

I have no desire to hunt cats in Africa; not because I am against it, but because I hate hunting from a blind over bait. 90% of the positive experience I get from hunting comes from fair chase stalking on foot. Even when I hunt bear here in the states, I won't do it over bait. I also don't...

I'm definitely not one of those Weatherby "nut-swingers" that think velocity trumps all; but the 6.8 SPC with 130gr bullets is severely lacking in it for medium size and large game IMO; so much so that most monolithic bullets probably wouldn't even open at 200 yards. If I did hunt with 6.8spc...

Camo is only necessary for bird hunting. Birds have amazing vision. Deer, antelopes, and hogs do not have great vision. I just shot a deer at 30 yards while wearing shorts and a tank top. Keeping the wind in your face and staying quiet are 100 times more important than clothing.

I put a Mercury Recoil Reducer in my 458 buttstock and it did make a noticeable difference. Of course, they wouldn't ship the recoil reducer to California, So I had to have it shipped to my son, then to me, lol. "hazardous materials"

Yea, Barnes load data SUCKS! Its been known for years, they probably just filled in much of the 308 info in the 30-06 category. I have been loading Barnes bullets for 20 years now, and none of my loads are representative of Barnes numbers. My 150gr TTSX load for 30-06 with H4350 has a MV of...

You are sooooooooooooo correct. (I have a mauser in 25-06 coming this week under similar circumstances)

Both of my 550s were turds that had to be fixed by AHR. My 550 Chambered in 416 went back to CZ twice, and returned with the same feeding issues. Not to mention, both rifles were so rough, they looked like they came out of an makeshift Indian forge. In retrospect, the newer FN-made Model 70...

Like already stated; change the recoil pad. I went with a limbsaver. The action and stock design make the N0.1 a pretty heavy kicker compared to a M70 or CZ550 chambered for the same cartridge.