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Safetry Officers With Authority Make a Huge Difference One thing I really liked at my previous home club (Poulsbo Sportsman Club) was that there was always a safety officer present. The club did not open without a safety officer and was closed, when the safety officer left. There was after...

Say What?!!! At my home club, Tacoma Rifle and Revolver (in Tacoma, WA) we set out wind flags all the time on the high powered range, as well as the rimfire range. The club does not supply wind flags and any member bringing wind flags is responsible for setting them up and taking them down...

In both my BAT 222 and my Ruger No. 1A 222, I have found a load that gives excellent reliability. It is 22.2 gr. of H322 for my Berger 52 gr. FB bullets. I do not change it for weather and seem to get the same results day after day. Keep in mind, I am not a big time competition guy, just a...

That sounds hopeful. My concern comes from my experience with my Ruger No. 1V in 220 Swift. That rifle has a 14 twist. Using Berger 55 gr. bullets, I got that rifle down to a consistent 1/2 MOA. When I tried a box of 63 gr bullets, I found they created textbook keyholes, regardless of the...

Thanks. That is what I was hoping to learn. I want the flexibility to shoot heavier bullets, as well as the standard 52-55 gr. bullets. While the rifle is a Ruger No. 1 that I am having converted from a 1A to a 1V, with a heavy varmint barrel and a varmint stock and not a BR competition...

Is your rifle a 223 or a 222 like mine? Other than one friend, I know no one other than me, shooting 222 Rem.

I am having a rifle re-barreled with a heavy target barrel. This rifle is in 222 Remington. According to the Shilen site, the best twist rate for bullets up to 55 gr. is a 14 twist. For bullets up to 63 gr. Shilen recommends a 12 twist barrel. While I mostly shoot 52-55 gr. bullets, I would...

If it was me, I would be contacting Weaver today, either to get a replacement scope that has been fixed or to start the procedure to get your money back. My situation is a bit different than yours. I bought the side focus Weaver specifically due to a disability of mine that a side focus scope...

Only the 46s Have the Problem I just got off the phone with tech support at Weaver. I also wrote to them. Here is the complete text of the e-mail reply I got from Weaver: "Hello, We have found an isolated problem with only the T46XR. We have not had any issues with the T36XR scopes...

All Good! Well, I finally got to the range today and fired 25 rounds with the new Weaver on my BAT 222. Everything seems to be just fine. I saw no evidence of lubricant leaking on the lens. I will be out again soon. I will report here after 100 rounds. That should be enough shooting to see...

I figure I have a few years left before I will be seriously old. I try to ignore the fact that my sons are 47 and 32. My oldest grandson is 19 and in college. I figure I have at least five years before I am a great grandfather. It is odd really. Most of my life I was the young guy among a...

As I said, I used the wrong term. If you go to accurateshooter.com and do a search on scopes, you will find the article I quoted in my last reply. Now the good news: my new T-36 XR arrived today. I will get to to the range next Wednesday. I plan on shooting at least 50 rounds with it on that...

Wrong Terminology I used the wrong words. What I have read are two issues with the Leupold side focus scopes. One is backlash (that is what I meant by wandering crosshairs). The other is a mismatch between focus and parallax. Neither of these cannot be overcome by careful procedure when...

Lets just hope the XRs do not suffer from the wandering parallax that I have read owners of Leupold side focus benchrest scopes have experienced. I have two Nikon side focus scopes and just sold my Zeiss Conquest side focus scope. None of those three scopes have any issues with parallax...

I did not misunderstand you. If Dan Killough says he has tested the scope he is selling me and assures me it will not leak lubricant on the lens, so I am taking him at his word. If it proves to be not true, I will be very disappointed. After all, I wrote and called him on the phone about my...

No Slight Intended This is my first experience with Dan Killough. I always assume any business is honest and reliable unless experience proves otherwise. Now Dan has promised to send me a scope without the oil leak issue. I will take him at his word. I did not mean to demean any other...

You may be correct. I will just trust Dan Killough to stand by what he sells. I will let you all know how it goes, when I try out the scope. Has anyone who bought from Dan been stuck with a defective scope? I doubt it. A small volume business like Killough Shooting Sports could not survive...

XRs at Killough Have been Checked for defects. I posted the text of an e-mail exchange I just had with Dan Killough in another thread on these scopes. I will repeat it here: Here is my letter: As your records will show, I just ordered one of the new Weaver Side focus scopes. I am concerned...

At my home club TRRC, the 'High Power' centerfire range has concrete benches. No problem there. The rimfire range has movable wooden benches. All of those wooden benches move with the slightest touch. They are heavy enough but by touching one with my knee, or just settling in to look through...

First of all, for those who are concerned about my disability, this is not a problem at all. With many years of experience in dealing with partial right side paralysis, I got it. I only mention it to help explain some of my choices. It saves on a lot of Q&A. My most recent health issues are...