Recent content by djp0623

I closed on my refi at the end of April. I went from 30yr at 4.875 to 15yr at 2.625 I highly recommend LoanDepot.com I was skeptical as hell because it was an online institution. My regular bank is Navy Federal Credit Union, but they just couldn't touch the rates. (I only have 90% LTV)...

I've got a 300WM 798 that I am going to use for a build. I think I paid $300 for the rifle. I have yet to purchase a new barrel. Mark Skaggs is pretty confident that he can get them to shoot. I'm going for a 9lb (scoped) hunting rifle. I'm thinking a #4 or #5 barrel. I bought a High Tech...

My cabelas shooting mat arrived today. It seems pretty rugged. Its very well padded. I played with it a bit on the living room floor aiming out the window. I was impressed by the stability I was able to achieve on a 200yd target with full mag. On my 3-9. im very eager to get to the range...

I'm a physicist. I'll nerd up any sport. I find the load development fun. At this point a sled does get me to the data I am looking for. While I still completely agree with my original thought. I actually ended up not getting the sled and bought a shooting mat instead. I watched a couple...

I have to agree with this statement. I am in the same situation. I'm in the load development process and my trip to a new range yesterday seemed like a waste. I couldn't get positioned properly on their benches. The wet and cold didn't help either. Removing the human error from load...

Sorry about that. 300WM......... I had a nice post written up, then I managed to delete the entire thing. The rewrite is never as good :)

Need help with respect to barrel length and contour for a hunting rifle. My research here suggests that any one of these will be fine as far as manufacturers are concerned. Does a suppressor sticking off the end warrant a slightly thicker barrel to minimize flex? Base: Rem 798 (Mauser 98...

I would buy another SS just for the milquad reticule. I will wait and hope for an HD version.

"Looking forward to the review. Doesn't have HD on the obj. so I'm assuming no HD glass? Interested in what the price is on this. Even without HD my SS 3-9 has been a great scope. This could be a sweet hunting scope." I was under the impression that the 3_9 used hd glass. I believe i asked...

Wondering if anyone has a need for a couple of extra guns for hog hunting? A budy of mine and I are looking for an easier opportunity than bankhead national forest.

With the amount of time I've put into my trigger, $65 is well worth it. Plus you get the aluminum trigger guard.

Good point about deforming the plastic. I think I will scrap that idea. Access to cerrobend is not a problem. We use it in radiation therapy, so we have hundreds of lbs of the stuff on hand all the time. Maybe you are right to just leave well enough alone. After all, the Boyds aftermarket...

Does anyone think that filling the fore end of the stock with devcon would be better than cerrobend for stiffness? Cerrobend is a metal that liquifies at 158 degrees. It's very easy to pour, and then let cool. The downside is that it is heavy. It's basically a lead substitute. I'm sure the...

Ive got the trigger pull down to 2.5 lbs on my 795. This was achieved by doing the mods on a few online videos. Polishing, spring cutting bending, removal, etc. im now adding a little meat to the trigger to remove the creep. I added a trigger stop tonight. Ive ordered the mcarbo spring kit...

Im subscribing to this as I justed ordered parts to do the same project. Im trying to do it at a reasonable cost as others have suggested its not the best platform to start with. I like to be different, i like the underdog, and I hope to attain the performance of a rifle that costs twice as...