Recent content by matt85

A tacoma would be perfect if it wasnt the size of an f150. I live out in the sticks but need to navigate narrow dense parking lots at work, hence the strange multi role requirements.

The 2-door Bronco is pretty tempting. More research will be needed.

Ive got the 6 speed manual transmission on my '25 Wrangler sport. I have driven manual transmission vehicles most of my life... This is easily the worst. Its just the right combination of poor throttle response, overly tall gears, and extremely narrow friction zone to piss me off on a regular...

Most of those vehicles are larger than what im looking for. My favorite part of the Wrangler is that its only 14' long. Im not concerned about looks. I ride a motorcycle most of the time and only use the suv for the winter commuting and utility tasks.

So i got tired of my Ram 2500, it was really too big for my needs and was getting up there in miles. So, i traded it in on a new Jeep 2-door Wrangler. While i like the Wranglers size and abilities... I hate its drive train! I also dont trust its reliability as the build quality seems quite poor...

We need to get you into rolling your own... At least to feed the Lott! I find inexpensive old .458" bullets online on a regular basis. Mostly old Hornady bullets from ages past. These make for great plinking bullets!

My Marlin (Ruger) Trapper 45-70 with a suppressor and home rolled sub-sonic loads is my go-to plinking gun. This is followed closely by my precious W.J. Jeffery 8-bore 3.25" double rifle. Usually both guns come out at the same time.

The original DGX was not bonded and a number of members had them come apart on buffalo. The second generation of DGX is bonded and as far as i know they have performed well for people. The interlock is probable fine for PG, ive ysed interlock bullets are deer with decent results.

While it does reduce recoil, it didnt make as much of a difference as i thought it would with my rifle. Ive done both 67gr of blue dot and 270gr of FFg black powder with a 1200gr bullet. The recoil felt only slightly more with the black powder. I was never able to measure muzzle velocity with...

Interesting gun! Very light for caliber and a surprising long case. My own 8-bore is far more standard. My rifle weighs around 16.5lb and has a 0.847" bore. I make my cartridges with 3.25" RMC brass, a 1200gr 0.849" bullet from accurate molds, a healthy stack of wads, and 67gr of blue dot.

Good news, your a member of the greatest hunting forum to ever exist! We would be happy to help you with hand loading.

You will be hand loading them anyway, could you not just load the x62 down to x57 levels for reduced recoil?

What is the advantage of the x57 over the x62? Im guessing here (too lazy to look it up), but im assuming the 9.3x57 is the 8x57 necked up to 9.3. If that is the case, then making brass shouldnt be too hard.

I used to buy a gun every couple of months. Then my home got robbed. Shortly after getting robbed, my state banned most guns/magazines short of hunting rifles. So ive been forced to settle on just having a few prizes guns. I would consider my collection complete if i could get my hands on a...

My Win m70 safari in 416rm was under $1500 and it is one of the best rifles ive ever owned.