Recent content by finesmallstorm

Had a GREAT outing this weekend with my Savage 110 BA .338 Lapua. Shot some MatchKing 250s, Berger 300 Hybrids, and Barnes LRX 285s, using several different loads and lengths with Retumbo and AA8700, HSM brass and Fed 215 primers. The Barnes bullets absolutely delivered: .6 moa at 407 yards in...

Re: FNP-45 question Thanks for the input, guys- I applied a bit of dri-lube to the slide and spring, and am heading out tomorrow with some stouter handloads. PappaSniper- it's good to know that FN is good about backing their product: I just purchased an FN FiveSeveN for the "Hawk," to replace...

Re: FNP-45 question yeah, y'know, that's kinda what I was thinking too. Factory loads... meh... haven't shot a round of factory ammo since 1990. I think I will warm it up a tad and try again.

Hey guys- just bought a new FNP-45 competition model to replace my old Ruger P-90. The FN looks great, but I'm having some function issues, and I wonder how common my issues are. I'm shooting handloads, dropped back just a tad from the (very warm) loads that fed perfectly in my Ruger, and...

Re: Hunting 308 round Anything with a Barnes X-Bullet in it. 165 grains seems to be about the perfect balance of oomph & trajectory with most .308s. I've shot everything from squirrels to elk with the Barnes-X, and everything I've ever hit with one has dropped as if slapped by the hand of...

Re: Best excuse you've told or heard given to a cop! Not exactly an excuse, as the cop asked for it.... but when I was a teenager, I was riding thru New Mexico with my uncle, who owned a flight school and was licensed to fly damn near everything. State Patrol pulled us over at about 110 mph...