Recent content by WI-2021

Durable, sure. I've read the recommendations for those scopes on this very sight. I did, however, manage to prove that, if you do something dumb enough often enough, nothing is indestructible. That said, my sample size is one; the replacement was the 2-7 version since the 1-4 wasn't...

Back in my younger days we were required to use slug guns for deer hunting in my area. As anyone who's shot them knows, a 12 gauge with slugs gets unpleasant in a hurry, especially off a bench. I'd just bought a new Remington 1100 with a rifled barrel and cantilever scope mount, to which I...

Mine would have to be my "budget build" .375 Ruger. It's a collection of Black Friday deals from last year. Pure Precision Summit action, B&C stock, 20" stainless McGowan #6 barrel, Triggertech Primary, and Redhawk Rifles bottom metal. I got it assembled and shot it some first, but now it's...

My first deer rifle was a left-handed Browning BAR in 7mm-08. I purchased it right after WI started allowing rifles for deer hunting statewide; previously my part of the state had been limited to slugs and muzzleloaders. It was quite the upgrade and killed deer very effectively. I never used...

Agreed. I was referring to .375 H&H, .416 RM, or .458 Lott being a potential problem. .458 WM would fit, as would .338 WM. At least around here ammo for anything over .30 is hard to find. There are a few exceptions, but for most of the bigger rounds you're ordering or handloading.

I bought a BRX1 recently. After the rebate I'm about $1250 into it and like it so far, but it's only been on two range trips. Mine's in .300WM and topped with a Nightforce SHV 3-10. I also have a Silencerco Scythe-Ti on it. The appeal of it was relatively easy takedown and the fact that I...

Sorry, I was under the impression you already had a lefty .donor rifle. I'm far from an expert on the .375 A-Bolts and I'm not a gunsmith. Do they use a magnum length action, or is it like an M70, where it's the same overall length (and action screw spacing) and just modified to accommodate...

Sounds like the decision is made for you then! The McMillan stock should hopefully help with recoil too. I should have mentioned it in my post, but I'm left-handed. That affliction reduces the already small aftermarket for A-Bolts to nothing, so a replacement stock wasn't an option for me...

The .300WSM chambering was my regret with my Browning X-Bolt. Nothing wrong with the rifle, but why didn't I buy it in 30-06 or .300WM? It was also a left-handed White Gold Medallion which was quite rare. I was way too nervous about damaging it which made it easier to rehome. I was fortunate...

Thank you. I've been very happy with my builds for the most part, though some of them have been frustrating. Your custom looks like a nice rifle as well. I've been interested in the McWoody finish, but never bulled the trigger since I haven't seen one in real life. Yours looks very nice and...

I've bought and sold quite a few rifles now, but mainly due to changing tastes. There were a couple I was actually disappointed with though: Browning A-Bolt Stainless Stalker 30-06 - Way more felt recoil than a 30-06 should have, at least to me. Mediocre trigger. I could have restocked it...

For most hunting I use Oakley Flak 2's, which is what I mostly wear for everything else too. The everything else pairs are mirrored, but for hunting I found a pair with non-mirrored polarized brown lenses. I like them because they wrap around but are still fairly small and well ventilated so...

Absolutely! There are plenty of Remclones out there that, in theory, take prefit barrels with no machining work required. In practice, I'm four "prefit" builds deep now, and two of those barrels needed some lathe time. This was two different barrel manufacturers and one action manufacturer...

My shoulder hurts just thinking about it. I once had a Stainless Stalker in 30-06 and found its recoil surprisingly unpleasant. Between the stock design and poor recoil pad it hit way harder than a 30-06 should, at least to me. I wasn't a big fan of the magazine design, and the trigger was...

Phase two of the budget build is now in progress. This will the the part that may remove the rifle from the "budget" realm. After some additional shooting and function testing, as well as experimenting with different LOP's, I've arrived that the conclusion that the rifle functions flawlessly...