I run a wet patch of Hoppe's Benchrest in mine before I store them. I use a boresnake with the brush removed to remove the solvent before I shoot again. I do this for stainless as well.

[quote="Yesterday I picked up a CZ 527 American in 221FB that has a drop-dead gorgous piece of walnut from a local pawn shop...[/quote] Nice find! Is this a daily ritual? :) There are a few pawn shops close by but they seem to have nothing but .22 LR semis, AR's that look shot-to-death, and the...

Thanks Rick. I found another article last night about using an M77 action as a project build and there wasn't a lot of support for it. Local gun shop is having their annual pig roast sale soon, I'll look for a donor project then. Maybe I'll see if this little rifle will shoot 62 gr varmint grenades....

I know this is already a nice little coyote gun, but it never gets shot. It just stands in the back of the safe in the dark. I'd like to rebarrel it into a .20 cal, preferably .20 VarTarg. I'd like to keep the same basic dimensions, 16" or 18" barrel. Is this practical? I know the bolt fac...

1) Cooper Model 21 MTV in 20 VarTarg
2) AR-15, or upper, in 6.5 Creedmore
3) 12 ga shotgun for my daughter, actually, this should be #1 or 2...

So, my buddy and I walk into a shop in Anchorage looking for one more piece of gear (good windproof/waterproof outer layer for me) for our caribou hunt. I found what I was looking for and was just browsing around while my buddy was getting his tags. Lo and behold on the brass shelf was 4 bags of Win...

Need to clean out the disk on the camcorder too. A few more boxes from Amazon and Cabela's and we're all set!

One month from today we leave for Alaska to hunt caribou. I'm pumped! Hopefully I'll be posting a few good stories and pictures the middle of September.

Carrying in a "no weapons" location usually isn't a big deal. As long as you're not printing or no one sees the weapon,no one will even know. If the owner confronts you then you have a polite discussion with them about how BG's love places were they're the only ones with weapons. If you're...

JoeO, looks like you had a great time in my home state. That's a long time to be away from home but from the report you kept busy and entertained. Not much there to block the wind once it starts to blow. I took my .204, .223 AR, and a .243 early last fall. Wind was terrible but that's to be expected...

RIO, looks like you're enjoying yourself WAY too much! Have a good trip this week and keep those Coopers off the ground!

If you find a deal on a Cooper 21 MTV 20 VT, you know how to reach me...

IANCXX, are you making a dent in the bunny population? What kind of distance are you shooting? Chance we can see a video?

RCBS Uniflow with the micrometer, 5-0-5 scale, and a .300 Win Mag case. The micrometer is nice because I load for a bunch of different powders and firearms and you can easily get back in the ballpark after a switch. After I fill the Uniflow and get the mic setting to what I last used for the require...

I had a friend look at it and he thinks my seater die is down to far that I need to back it off a bit. Says it looks like I "crushed" the case a bit, causing a little ripple around the neck? Does this make sense? That does make sense. If the body of the seating die is set too low, you'll ...