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Donovan - I just finished reading the Sightron SIII 8-32x56 blog here: http://accurateshooter.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/first-look-sightron-siii-8-32x56-scope/ This sounds like another scope I'd like to try on the 284 at 1000. Trouble is, it's not available yet either. If Simmons doesn't have...

But is the new Sightron available yet? I've been waiting for Bushnell's new Elite 6500 4.5-30x50 scopes, but haven't been able to find anyone with them in stock yet, and no one seems to have much of an idea when they'll finally be available. I checked Simmons' dealer website after reading the...

Donovan - I have one of the new Elite 6500 2.5-16x42 scopes on a custom SA 700 in 250 Ackley Improved, and so far am pleased with it. Haven't done much except to zero the rifle while fireforming a few rounds, but the adjustments were pretty much spot on. While mounting the scope, I noticed that...

Before the current manager of the Longhorn took over, we had some problems with rooms there, and so tried the Lazy 8 over on the south side of I-70. Either place will do for a weekend - which is good, since the nearest Super 8s, etc. are 42mi. east at Limon, or 20+mi. west at Watkins/DIA...

Krieger's got their hands full trying to satisfy the demand for their barrels - that's pretty obvious just from the time it takes to get a barrel from them. Which makes me even more appreciative of them keeping their QC standards high, and not giving optimistic delivery estimates when I place an...

Larry, I bought a heavy Jet 13x40 three years ago and have had good results with it after dealing with a few issues (POS 3-&4-jaw chucks, crapped-out chi-com single phase motor, etc.). I dropped a bundle on a Newall C80 DRO for it last year shortly before Grizzly announced their new gunsmithing...

Ron, I've only re-barreled one 6XC so far - a PacNor 3-groove 8-twist on a customer's rifle. He's the kind of shooter who would be at least as hard on a barrel as a 1000yd. BR shooter - except he doesn't clean barrels nearly as often. It's not unusual for him to sit and shoot up a couple of...

Denver Instruments MXX 123 and Acculab VIC 123 are excellent digital scales for the money. Both are made by the Satorius Group in the U.S., and are accurate to .01gr. I've had my DI MXX 123 for a couple of years, and have been very satisfied with it - sure beats the Dillon Determinator it...

JEC, the ejection port on the LA 700 (originally a .30-'06) I used to build a 284W on is 3.25"; both the short 700s in the safe have 2.4" ports. I gotta admit to being a nut about the 284 Win. - always thought it'd be a great cartridge if chambered on an action with a long enough magazine so...

Adam, The long 700 PTG bolt I bought for a 284W. LR prone rifle fits very well after I trued the action in a GTR-style fixture. Accuracy at 1000yds. has been consistent & satisfying. IOW, I'd go the same route again in a heartbeat.

Remington's QC seems to be pretty variable, based on Nic's post w/photos. The SA 700 bare actions I bought from Midway a year or more ago were pretty straight, and hardly needed truing. The polishing & bluing were also good. You never know how far out they are until after you've taken the time &...

I've had several very good scores on the NRA HP MR1 600yd. target while fireforming Dasher cases - the main thing you're giving up while fireforming is about 125fps of velocity. Accuracy with properly prepared FF ammo may or may not be as good as with formed cases, but at least in my experience...

I don't have any personal experience with the BR - I've chambered several of them for others, but haven't shot one myself. On the other hand, I had two Dashers built before starting to do my own gunsmithing, and have built three more for myself, plus several others for friends since. There are...

Mike... I rebarreled a Palma rifle that Warner had built for one of the Kansas City shooters last summer, and was really impressed by the quality of the finish of the tenon & threads of the pulled barrel. The threads actually had a mirror-like finish, and I also had to wonder how Alan & Dan...

Grizzly isn't the only brand with motor problems... The OEM 3hp single-phase motor in my JET GH1340W-1 lathe shot craps at close to the 1yr. mark. Since JET didn't have a replacement motor in-country, and it was still under warranty, they offered to pay $300 towards the motor of my choice...

I'll get in touch with the guys at BAT - those action screws of theirs are pretty classy. I went looking at a local Fastenal store for something like them, and they offered to try to find a custom maker, but I'd prefer to do business within our shooting fraternity.

brickeyee.... Butch is right - what I was saying is, since my shop doesn't have 3-phase, I bought a TECO/Westinghouse VFD that takes single-phase input, and 3-phase output. This model has a max rating of 3hp, so the 3hp 3-phase replacement motor actually puts out its rated 3hp. It's mounted on...

Terry, the single-phase 3hp motor on my JET GH1340W-1 developed a problem in the starting circuit that a new set of contact points didn't solve, and since JET didn't have a replacement motor in-country at that time, they offered me $300 credit towards whatever motor I could find that would work...

I built myself a LR prone rifle around a BAT 3L action this winter, and have been very impressed with this action so far. The quality of finish is certainly in line with the price, and the operation & accuracy are very pleasing. I was also impressed with the finely finished SS CS socket head...

Nikon doesn't have the range of magnification in their 30mm tube models that Leupold does. AFAIK, their 4-16x50 tactical scope has the highest magnification of any 30mm scope in their line, while Leupold has both 6.5-20 & 8-25 scopes in their 30mm LR target line. Most shooters like the...