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Maybe the Remington part was carrying most of the debt.

I too am a life member, but LaPierre lost me a while back. They got rid of the wrong people. I don't see any accountability to the rank and file. I used to contribute extra periodically but I have slacked off some until I feel they are coming clean.

Would be nice, but don't count on it. I haven't got my American Rifleman magazine lately. Maybe this is why. I do like that magazine. Always have.

Same to you all. Got 2 feet of snow here in NH a week ago, then big rain on Christmas. Was worried about the rain soaking into all that snow on the roof and becoming too heavy, but I don't have any business climbing up there with a shovel. Fortunately, it got real warm and the roof and driveway...

I have an original 7 drawer Gerstner oak box dating from the 1920's or before. It blonged to my maternal grandfather who was a machinist, I believe for Jones and Lamson in Springfield, VT. It's still in nice shape and holds a few of his original tools. I use his micrometer for reloading. I'm...

I would advise you to Google micro-groove rifling as there is more to the story. This type of rifling results in less bullet deformity due to having more and finer lands and grooves. This supposedly also makes the bore easier to clean. Perhaps the most important reason for its use is that it can...

I think the main reason (perhaps only reason) for a FFP reticle is when you need to use the reticle for range estimation at any power. I'm thinking sniper shoots, Precision Rifle Series and the like where ranges are variable and perhaps not known. In all benchrest that I am familiar with, the...

Enjoy your balmy sounthern hemisphere weather. It's going to be 6 months before we see those temps here on the opposite side of the world in NH.

He got into a hissing contest with Joel back on 06-20-2020 and quit. That was the last we've heard from him. You can look it up. I think that discussions on this forum are much less lively and interesting in general without him. On the other had, it seems his arguments with a variety of folks...

Used to shoot service rifle out to 600 yards. When scoring, I could watch the vapor trail left by bullets on a humid day. Some would corkscrew tighter and tighter and eventually settle before going into the target. There are those that say this doesn't happen. Well, seeing is believing. If there...

Are you starting with new brass and giving them equal treatment with the collet or do you have brass of mixed ages? Perhaps even some that have been through a bushing die or a body die if they became tight in the chamber? If so, you may be developing something of a donut inside the neck at the...

I'm with ya. I had wood stoves in my previous 3 houses and a fireplace in the two before that. I had my own wood lot at the last 2. I have a wood lot at the current house but nothing to burn it in. I may regret it, but I just didn't want to fool with it any more. The mess, the strain on my...

My shooting shack is uninsulated. I have small windows on each side and in front, and an inside bench. I have berms at 40 and 80 yards. I put two blue barrels together. They are stuffed with insulation with about a 10 inch hole all the way through. I put the muzzle out the window and into the...

I'm learning there is a big difference in seaters. I recently bought several sets of Hornady New Dimension Match Bushing Dies because they came with a micrometer seater. I quickly found that they don't hold the case aligned well. You have to make sure you push the rim all the way beck into the...

I have watched the proliferation of AR pistols with interest. Aside from the guaranteed obnoxious muzzle-blast I find them kind of intriguing. However, I couldn't help thinking "isn't this kind of like goading a rhinoceros? How long is the BATFE going to let this go on?" This kind of comes under...

Made One Had a steel plate cut, about 4" by 8" by 3/4". Took an aluminum strip the same length and about 1 1/4" wide and 1/4" thick. Got some ball bearings (slingshot ammo). Drilled depressions for them in the aluminum and glued them in. Glued the aluminum to the steel along one side. Then got...

I spent a short time as an associate editor and reporter for Cycle News East, a magazine somewhat similar to P-S, but it was a weekly dealing with motorcycle racing. I can tell you that trying to make nice with contributors while dealing with some of their goofier submissions could be a real...

You're Missing the Point To be fair, you're missing it because you've been misled. This cartridge was developed for the military, not for you and me. However, they are going to try and sell it to us anyway to generate a few more bucks. There are also those that will always buy something simply...

When I decided to get started in bench rest I encountered a nice 40 XBR in 6x47 Remington for sale at a good price. It came with brass and Wilson dies and a few load notes. The powder mentioned was W748. I read up on it and decided it was too temperature-sensitive compared to other more modern...

Glad you're doing so well, Wilbur. Not surprised that a benchrest guy would do things in fives.