I'd avoid grease. Dust,dirt, & other particles will stick to the exposed surfaces and act like sandpaper. Remove the tension nut from the ball head and place an appropriate sized Viton o-ring between the tension nut and ball, flood it with a dry film lubricant and reassemble. The dry "NANO"...
Tested the Staball 6.5 & 130 TGK's yesterday. It was a disaster & I 100% own the flyers and crappy groups. In my defense, I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed less than a week ago and just could not get right behind the scope. I kept finding myself hovering above the cheek rest before the...
Load development for a 6.5cm with 130TGK and Staball 6.5. I couldn't find any load data for this combination but factory loads were listed as 2950fps and should be pretty close to that with the upper charges
Loaded 400 rounds of 147ELDM for plinking/squirrel control. My Ruger M77 MKII with a 28" heavy barrel shoots these into one hole and the rifle is about 14lbs so it's almost feels like shooting a .223........
Opened a new box of Berger 215s and was surprised at the amount of difference in BTO. I had to seat the bullet over 10thou deeper than the previous lot to get the jump this rifle likes. Backed off the powder, tried a few different charges and as usual, 215Bergers/H1000 is the the easiest load...
A local gun shop has a Ruger No1, SS, 24" heavy barrel in 458 Lott. It appears to be unfired and in near mint condition minus handling marks. 80 rounds of factory sealed ammo and the rifle for approximately $1200. Is this worth picking up just as a collectable or would you pass on it?
One of the most down to earth "celebrities" I've ever met. Treated every person on the project like a long time neighbor and went about his business like any other day. The chandeliers he had built were unbelievable.....