Recent content by Elmbow

And shave four more ounces which would bolster one of the big selling points of Tikkas, their low weight at low price point. They don’t need a $700 Mickey Edge to come in under 7 lbs scoped. A T3x Superlite in short action with a reasonably sized scope, say a VX3 2,5-8 would barely break 6 1/2 lbs.

My three “favorite” cartridge list changes nearly as often as I change my underwear. Current lineup would be: 1. 7mm REM Mag 2. Federal’s new Peak 6.5 Creedmoor notwithstanding it hasn’t even hit shelves yet, and 3. 6.5 Swede. The three cartridges that would be the last three I would ever give...

I’m late to this thread, just ran across it doing an internet search on a related subject. I currently own four Tikkas and have owned a few others that I moved on. If there is one thing that irritates me the most with Tikkas it isn’t their “plastic” (glass reinforced polymer) magazines, it is...

I’m 76, have always been sensitive to bright sun, have had cataract surgery, and of course am presbyopic. I was a high dollar sunglass wonk for decades but in today’s market they are money down the toilet IMO. I have been buying the Tifosis on Amazon for a few years now. Sub $100 gets you...

I own three ‘06s and a 300 WSM. The ‘06s are all on the heavy side, Mod 70, Bergara B-14 and sporter 1917. 1917 is iron sights only, too damned heavy by itself to add the weight of a scope to it and the other two are 8 1/2lbs scoped. My 300 WSM is a Browning X-Bolt Speed, 7 1/2 lbs scoped and 8...

There was that one time hunting the Deep Creek mtns and I was right on the edge of the Goshute Rez. I hit a nice Mulie buck at ~400 yards with my 25-06 and 120 grain bullet (I don’t remember, probably Rem CorLokt) and it kept that buck from dropping off the side of the range onto the Rez. Never...

And suffer a lifetime of counseling Bob?

It was a poor attempt at humor given Bob Nelson’s strong aversion to the “puny” 243. If you’re aware of who Tim Sundles is, he has been around the block a time or two and I value his opinion, but of course we all have our preferences when it comes to to rifle cartridges. I’m a dues paying...

I couldn’t help myself, had to post this one for Bob Nelson/35 Whelen

Another instance of me spouting off I saw that huge chunk of wood on the side of the stock and said to myself that’s a Krag.

Amazing that in 2025 internal ballistics is still firmly rooted in the dark arts. One of the reasons I keep a vial of rooster blood on the reloading bench shelf.

I learned long ago that the 225 and 250 Partitions in the Whelen produce higher pressures than the 225 Gamekings and the 250 Speer Hot Cors. My loads for Partitions are two grains less in both instances using RE-15 and LR primers.

The rifle in bottom pic of Osa Johnson is a sporterized ‘98 Krag, not a Springfield.

Can you show us that quote in the proposed legislation?

42 pages later, LOL! Here goes: 308 Win for its overwhelming ubiquitousness. Is there any other cartridge that compares to the number of sporting, military, and precision platforms the 308 Win has been built in? Ever? 243 Win. Easy shooting and mountain climbing in lightweight rifles deadly on...