Recent content by Yorric

Another good solution is the Kifaru Gunbearer.,,,, Google it. I've made a copy and it works keeping the muzzle up and forwards with the rifle tucked under your arm. Ian

Get a 30 cal and load it with lightweight bullets over the right powder and it won't kick badly at all. For stalking distances there is no advantage in having a super slick 6.5mm bullet over the slightly lower BC 30 cal options. 130grain lead free shoots sweetly on both my 308 & 30-06 as do the...

Strange that statement about needing illumination for the DSC-1 target. We shoot it regularly at BDS shoots and I have never seen anyone switch on an IR scope. - Even at competitions like the Scottish Inter Branch Shoot. - It's normally shot at close range (100 & 200 yards) in good light and...

For seating depth I use my RCBS Precision Mic gauges. - Much better & more repeatable for me than playing with vernier calipers. --- I have Mitutoyo and cheapo vernier calipers - The cheap ones are smoother than the Mitutoyos but do need zeroing often. The Mitutoyos are more accurate. Ian

Takbok have you fettled the factory trigger to reduce the let off? - I believe that they can be improved by polishing the sear etc. When I worked on mine (many moons ago!) I was going to get that done, but decided on the Timney instead. --- Fitting that involved removing material from the...

I just noticed the unusual scope mounting --- That's a bit different! Ian

Takbok, I'm following this one closely as I had a Ruger 77 Mk1V that shot well (sub inch).--- Until I removed the front pressure point to float the barrel when I fitted a Timney trigger to it. I didn't bed it though! The groups went really bad (5") Sooo I rebedded the front end with metal filled...

By Knurling on a lathe no doubt H ! 😁 Ian

No but it is easier to see defects on clean, shiny brass, also there is less chance of dirt/oxide damaging the dies or chamber and I believe clean brass feeds better than dirty. Ian

When steel pin media is new it has sharp corners and these peen the case mouth. This can turn the edge over and cause the small diameter measurement. When the pins are well used the sharp corners wear down and don't peen the case mouths as much. Cure is to chamfer after cleaning. Ian

Your optician can provide industrial grade prescription safety glasses. These are made to protect from from fracturing /shattering objects like grinding wheels and cutting tools. They can come with side protection blinkers too. Most industrial engineering companies pay for employees to get...

The Nielsen (& Peregrine too) bullets I've tested are made with uplifted driving bands, so there is no conventional land contact point on the melplat. ie the nose section of the bullet is the diameter of the top of the lands. The driving bands are the only part to engrave in the rifling. I...

Take a look at the Heym SR21. -- A very classy rifle with lots of top features fine lines and great build quality (they almost have a soul!). Get one in the calibre of your choice and enjoy Ian

Maybe the vast majority of folks in Scotland are staying away from those places because they don't want to spread Covid. So it's not financially viable to stay open.

Assuming there are younger mature Stags in the area with the same potential to carry on the bloodline, I'd say shoot this season. Ian