Recent content by lestersurv

Lots of neglected understanding when it comes to defining "precision"... One Sat night, about 15yrs ago, I measured all my rem 700 picatinny rails. Nightforce, Badger, Near Mfg, and a Warne. The Badger had a cant in its slots. Off about .005"... Probably no big deal, if you knew it was...

Want to KNOW about scope swapping? ONLY Way To KNOW is to Do It Yourself.... Best tool I ever bought for general gunsmithing work and maintenance was a Bushnell 74-3333 boresighter/collimator. The expanding arbors aren't the greatest design, but the tool works, and the grid (collimator) allows...

Gone, but not forgotten... This place had 12yrs or more before it was sold. Is the former website still "up" or the data available to access? It was for a while, but now? Snipercountry and later longrangehunting and the 'hide are probably responsible for the huge development of interest in...

Sinister Dave L.? I forgot to mention 'Yote Bait... what a character! Antenna tower installation guy, and ace varminter... Joe Mahon (from PA) was kind of a later addition to the Roster group. Charles Hunt (iirc) retired from the SATX PD and began instructing in Iraq. helluva nice guy...

Well, I got the boot many years back for being a bit too friendly with handloading suggestions for Mike Miller, who never fired anything but gold medal match.. long before he made his first sling;, and for other gunsmithing opinions and suggestions in general. But, the duty roster was still...

Shit! I take a sabattical for 18mos and The First sniping website is just gone???? All the great material and reviews; even if it was mostly from the mid 90s to early 00s... Now all that that's there is a bunch of trivial reviews: best this n that blech... The Duty Roster was a pretty cool...

As much of a barrel burner as the 6.5/284 but without the opporunities... Need the long action to really make the 6.5/284 shine in the bullet seating dept, unless single-loading... The .260rem is about the optimum for 6.5mm performance & barrel life Unless you go slower...

Isn't the T-3 varmint available in 8 twist? My T-3 stainless sporter is 8 twist. I load the same 75/77gr load (24 Rl 15 w/Rem 7.5 primer and LC or Win brass) for everything.

Make your own 2-die set.... Get the Redding FL Type S and then go for a Forster Benchrest (or the mic head loader). Forster will sell you parts so you can use the same chamber loading die assembly for other calibers in the same case family. IE, a .30-06 benchrest die can load .338-06 with a...

Your instincts are right... Not that much to gain. If you have a long action, and you might... The .280AI is The Ticket... Great performance almost rivaling the 7mm rem mag with heavy bullets. I did improve a .308win chamber once and it was great with 200gr Sierras, but.. Never improved...

The Federal 215m primer was designed to fuel the Big Weatherby 378 cases. For failsafe-sure ignition of big-ass powder charges. Overly hot primers have detrimental effect on powder charge dynamics. The benchrest guys look for mild powder action sufficient for complete, but stable ignition...

Just for some addl FYI... Dominion Rifle Club of Canada published an article in Winter 2008/9 issue about bolt rifle in .223rem w/6.5 twist barel shooting the 90 gr Sierra and the 90 VLDs from the Oklahoma maker. The author fired 15-20 shot groups at 1000yds and achieved 2" vertical...

I had a McM Edge with a Sendero SF and it was a great carry rifle! Also the .300win. So you're about 9-9.5lbs w/o scope? I had a Williams floorplate so was not a lightweight build... What works? Since you have 4-6mos before your hunt you might consider the Athlon Ares. Cronus BTR is...

What kind of hunting rifle? What kind of hunt? Gonna be doin backpacking? I don't think anyone ever asked... it matters, especially if you're walking mucho miles every day.

The Athlon Cronus BTR initial shipment for market release happened less than a week ago. While I do have dealer status with Athlon, along with Mr. Optics Planet and Mr. MidwayUSA; I work as a consultant with those who are interested. Were any of my comments meant to mislead or sway? Not a...