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Last time I was out thataway, the range out in Keno, Oregon was pleasant. Use your Google-fu to find your way to the Jefferson State Shooters Association rifle range.

Vortex Viper HS-LR with XLR reticle. Mine is a 6-24x and is fantastic (informative reticle, but not cluttered) The 4-16x would be fine, but the higher top end is nice to have (Ford/Chevy/Dodge argument all over again). Have used it on M1A's, 300 RUM bolt guns, and 10/22's... adjustments are...

Thanks for the info, man! Yeah, he hand-loads... but not very seriously. Just for the hunting rifle... that hasn't seen daylight in 6 years. He's the guy that'll find the "accuracy load" from a random 1982ish manual, and load up a few. Then he'll load a few hundred more (if they go bang).

The father-in-law (actually a pretty cool guy) grabbed up a new Ruger Mini-30 earlier this year because they "needed" one to have handy around the 20-acre property... Nine months later it still hasn't had a round through it. The guy doesn't "need" anything, so for Christmas I'd like to get...

Mine is the 6-24, what a great piece of glass! Short of HD, the glass is extremely clear, the adjustments are clunks (not pussy little clicks), tracks right back to the POA over a 10 MOA box test at 200 yards, and the reticle (plenty of info w/o being cluttered) subtensions are just as...

Slapped together some spare parts... Rifle: -Rem 700 sps w/ brake -Vortex Viper HS-LR 6-24x50 w/ XLR reticle -Boyds Tacticool stock, bedded in Acraglass Load: -140 gr Nosler Custom Competition (have a bunch in reserve for the M1A SM) seated at 3.600" -95.0 grs of H4831sc (half pound a buddy...

For whatever reason the Vortex Viper HS-LR 4-16/6-24x50 (with ffp XLR reticle) doesn't seem to be gaining much popularity. Part #: VHS-4315-LR Mine arrived in February and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. This scope has several nifty featurs, an easy to use tree-style reticle (moa/moa...

Actually, I'm thinking about organizing some PR Matches similar to those that we kicked off at UNSC, in Eatonville. With one logistical difference: From what I've seen (with only a few exceptions), shooters in southern Oregon are a bit different that Puget Sound area barrel-burners: less...

Looking for a place in SW Oregon to reach out a bit. Have found a few places in the Umpqua NF to shoot across draws between ridges, but nothing special. Always have to be sure not to shoot across FS roads out of sight down below. Has anybody been to the JCSA range in Grants Pass? If so...

Have one on my 700 300RUM (bedded with Acraglass). It is a very well thought out design. Forend is not overly wide and has a slight curve to it (not flat bottomed). Grip angle is just right, and grip/trigger distance is also just right. Rest assured that even if the laminate wood does get...

Here in southern Oregon, we haven't seen much product of any kind hitting shelves of the gun shops (Fred Meyer regularly has a modest assortment of ammo). Not sure if that's because it's not getting shipped, or if it's not getting ordered. One shop gets random shipments of this-n-that hot...

Think I found my load yesterday: -Rifle: Remington 700 (factory 300 RUM barrel w/ brake installed) Vortex Viper 6-24x50 FFP/ XLR reticle Boyds Tacticool stock (bedded with Acraglass) -Load: Rem brass trimmed to 2.850" Federal 215 primers 104.2 grains of US869 185 grain Berger Hybrid VLD's...

AN EXERCISE IN FRUSTRATION-OR- AN ESSAY ON MY ETERNAL SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT 300RUM LOAD Two weekends ago I ran a ladder test using 185 VLD Hybrids (3.800 OAL)/F215s/US869 (102.0=>107.0 grs). At 200 yds the entire spread was 2moa vertical x 1moa horizontal. A nickel would have covered charges...

If your work with 180 SMK's and Retumbo was done at 200 yards printing .25MOA, I say quit screwing around with load developement. If you did this at 100 yds, don't be affraid to stretch out to 200, if the facility permits. This will do two things: A) allow for a bit more of a group-center...

About a month ago I ran a ladder for my 700 SPS using 185 dual-ogive VLD's seated .005" off, and found that 97.5 of Retumbo yeilded 3225ish fps (425' elev, 70*F) and .6 moa at 200yds. Unfortunately the Retumbo ran out, and the only suitable powder I could find for 50 miles in either direction...

Hey all!! Recently transplanted to Roseburg from Tacoma, Wa. Have been to the Roseburg Rod and Gun Club a few times and it's a nice place to do the weekly live-fire. Have also been out scouting for places to hunt/shoot in the Umpqua NF (the wife calls it hiking) several times, but the snow...

Anybody tried the Warne QD steel rings? How'd they perform after remounting (return to zero)?

Re: Vortex Viper HS LR FFP scopes with XLR reticle Upon checking email after work today I received a tracking number from Vortex that mine should arrive this coming Tuesday. Looking forward to testing/playing with it. BBB

Re: my 1st real nice setup i need help m1a w/ s&b, nf? I'm in the same boat with the same rifle (model #9102)... Scoping the M1A can be "entertaining" as it could require cheek-rest build-up and possibly an adjustable buttplate. As for optics: my Vortex Viper HS LR (6-24 XLR FFP) should...

Re: Vortex Viper HS LR FFP scopes with XLR reticle After inquiring on Monday (Dec. 24th), the sales rep at Vortex informed me that the next batch of these scopes is scheduled to ship early/mid February... *sigh* oh how time moves so slowly