Recent content by slimJim2000

The Steiner tactical line are really burris scopes. They are totally different then the German made military line.

Does a 22BR setup for heavier bullets really offer anything over a 6mmBR? It would seem just easier to shoot standard 6mm Norma BR with Lapua brass.

.223 can actually do a lot of what larger cartridges can do maybe not as well, but it can actually be shot at 800-1000 yards. With a 22lr you have to shoot at shorter ranges and pretend your not. Its a totally different type of "training". If its about cost then why not shoot a .17 air rifle...

A lot of these knives are fighting knives, and bad ones at that. Think about it if you wouldn't use it to cut your steak, or eat off of you shouldn't be carrying it around in a bug out bag unless your planning on using it for self defense. Something with an uncoated single edge 4-6inches...

A lot depends on the type of shooting you want to do there isn't one best answer for all types of rimfire, most people end up deciding based on price anyways especially for rimfire scopes.

In that price range a Howa mini action in 6.5 Grendel or 7.62x39 should work nicely. There are really good deals sometimes on Howa's if you look a bit its possible you can find one in a chassis for around that or a few hundred more.

Just make sure you know what your gear is setup for and keep it all the same. Most people here are using MILS, and that has become a lot more common in the last ten years or so. At least MILS are standard in the west. I don't think Swedish MILS are common, and most people won't have Russian gear...

The problem with using 22lr as a trainer is that the best ammo cost about the same as reloaded .223, and its vastly inferior to a .223 is just about every way in terms of both range, and accuracy potential at distance. So it seems to me there isn't much point in shooting the best 22lr unless...

How exactly is pulling the trigger of a different rifle going to help you get used to the the trigger pull of the rifle you really want to shoot? Your better off dry firing that rifle if that is what your working on. Free recoil never worked for me with anything that had any recoil.

I haven't had cable for a long time there is everything I want to watch online and I can watch it when I feel like it.

You cant know if your shooting good or not without good ammo, rifle, and scope. I know a British veteran who shoots at my range, and came here to escape their gun laws he is a really nice guy, but he just had a factory rem 700 in .308 with a cheap mail order scope, and he was shooting plate size...

I have moved to carbon fiber cleaning rods, since I think they are much less likely to damage the bore, and are quite stiff.

The honest truth is no scopes are that reliable. They all have kind of similar insides, and can fail. buy for features, and glass reliability is subjective.

I have a Steiner military 4-16 I got for around that amount I think you can find those, or maybe the newer 3-15, but that might be a bit more. I really like mine. I have heard bad things about their tactical line though, so I would stick with a military.

You can remove the ballast, and direct wire the fixture it's supposed to be better, but I never tried it. The replacement bulbs that work with ballast seem to work well, but are supposed to use more energy.