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Sako S20 in 6mm 08? WTF? you might be saying. Actually it is the tried and true 243, which is just a 308 necked down to 6mm, hence the 6mm/08. Why this caliber? Well, it is one of the most popular US hunting cartridges so ammo is available at about any hardware store or pawn shop in America...

I have been a marksman, hunter, competitor since I was 10y old. I qualified NRA Expert in smallbore at age 11. Shot rifle team in college, hunted, shot IPSC, national RO, long range varmint hunter, etc. Between the Obama years when there was no ammo thru the Trump years when I was just too...

I was planning to order a new VuDoo last fall when I came across another option and since I like to be different, I decided to take a chance on a new gun maker, custom rifle builder Don Fraley of Russell, KY. His firm is AWT or Advanced Weapons Technology. He is building a new Remington 700...

Finally found time this week to take the Sako Quad Lilja Tactical and shoot it at 200y, 300y and 400y to begin verification of long range dope with the rifle. This is one of the 49 rifles built by Jerrod Joplin at GA Precision Arms. It rides in a McMillan A5 stock and I fitted an Arken Optics...

Well I shot my 1st actual NRL22 match this weekend. It was challenging and great fun and parts of it were very difficult for an old man. Some tiny steel tgts. I really struggled on some of the stages that required getting into odd positions to shoot from. The scope I used was a new one that...

I took a friend to the range a few hours before our weekly BR fun shoot to help him zero the scope on his new/used Savage MkII tacticool rifle. The scope was running out of up adjustment so I had him remove it so we could shim the rings and lo and behold it had three shims under the front...

Am looking to buy a spare barrel for Sako Quad in 17 Mach2 caliber. Prefer thin profile hunter without iron sights but would also accept varmint profile. Factory Sako or Lilja. Either is acceptable.

Besides shooting, hunting, fishing and staying away from all the assholes out in the world what have you all been doing? That describes my time which is not too different from normal, lol. I was fortunate enough to score a pair of lovely old Winchester model 52B tgt rifles during this mess...

My local club NEKFGA in Northeast KY is hosting open ARA 50 yd benchrest matches for the new factory rifle class on 2nd Sat of each month thru Oct. At 6pm. Great competition with semi level playing field limited to $1000 or less new factory stock rifles and a approved list of older factory...

Would love to acquire a new Vudoo, but that is not in the cards anytime soon. I have to make do with old worn out antiques. My two best 22's are a 62 year old Anschutz Super Match model 54 and a 88y old Winchester model 52 pre-A speedloc. Both are exceptional examples of gun makers...

There is a 50y precision rimfire match to be held at KY Precision Rimfire in Somerset, KY this Saturday 6.22.19 at 9:00am. It is a benefit for the Relay for Life. Prize table and multiple classes for any grade of 22 rifle. Beginner class, Light bolt <8lb 7oz, semi-auto, Heavy bolt, Custom...

Gov Bevin just signed this bill into law yesterday. Kentucky lawmakers have passed a bill backed by the National Rifle Association that will allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a concealed carry permit or required training. The bill passed the state House on Friday after...

A few months ago, the President eluded to the formation of a new military branch called "Space Force" I was wondering what the members of the Hide thought about it and what sort of capabilities would such a force require? I will offer a few of my personal ideas: 1. All drone/autonomous type...

Std vel GECO Match ammo. I found a source of it cheap. Not looking to replace my Lapua but more to use a plinking ammo. Anybody tried it? How did it compare to better grades of std vel ammo? Just wondering before a pony up for a load of it. Irish

I decided to give the 17 Mach2 a try for Eastern Grey Squirrels this year. I rigged up a Sav MkII with a laminated Boyds stock and Zeiss 4-18 optic. In range session prior to season, I was impressed with the little 17's flat trajectory and precision compared to my Anschutz sporter in 22lr...

There are not many things that the French got right in my opinion. Maybe sex, wine and sex... But the Guillotine was one of their sharper (pun) inventions. Who would support our setting up a Guillotine on the front steps of the Capitol? I would bet that have a few of the treasonous...

I have been intrigued by the 17 Mach2 for some time now. Mainly because I had seen the Eley ammo for it. Until recently, finding any ammo for a Mach2 was like searching for hen's teeth. This was a deterrent to my wanting to buy one of the rifles. However, since the new year, I have noticed...

Early in my professional career, I had the great fortune of working side by side with an old engineering tech by the name of Sword. Marvin was his name and he was one of the most gentle men, I have ever met. I only saw him get angry once and he scared our boss so bad that he turned white...

Regarding the PWS T3 toggle action 22lr? How accurate are these rifles? I am specifically interested only in the full factory rifle with the carbon bbl? What kind of 5 shot groups will it shoot at 50yds and 100yds? Better still, shoot six 5sh groups at 50yds in a row from a bench. Can it...

Hi guys. I was in my local big box store the other day and was passing the sporting goods dept as a fellow asked to see a Sig 522. I saw it and assumed it was the Sig 556 until he mentioned that it was a 22. I stopped and asked to see it. For a semi-auto 22lr, this is a seriously nice...