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Post by Boomwhop »

I hope you put a new scope on your rifle!
It's a shame that after your one man crusade for Niko
Sterling scopes and 300 rounds of wasted ammo the
scope turns out to be a piece of junk! :eek:
Better luck this time!
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Wow what a website. I just got back from town. Spent $220 :eek: setting myself up to reload some twenty-aught-four. I was gonna start a post to ask where to start with the ingredients I bought and acloco has already been hard at work with WAAAAY more possibilities than I could afford to start with. So? Hows it going so far? I have 3 out of the 6 bullets and 2 out of the 6 powders. But HEY I got 1000 of the same primers!!!!

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Post by Glen »

Great picture!! :wink: I'm thinking some Congratulations must be in order here. Whats the story??
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Post by acloco »

Boomwhop wrote:I hope you put a new scope on your rifle!
It's a shame that after your one man crusade for Niko
Sterling scopes and 300 rounds of wasted ammo the
scope turns out to be a piece of junk! :eek:
Better luck this time!
Scope was not on this rifle, originally....but a Handi in 204.

But, I purchased the Savage in 204, then put the Nikko scope on it....and knew the results in 5 rounds. It twas the scope...not the Handi.

So..the Savage is wearing another BSA - 6-24x44, side parallax, blah, blah. It is what I can afford.

I have a 8-32x44 BSA on my Savage in 223....longest confirmed kill is 587 yards.

Longest confirmed kill with the 17 Rem 700...with a 8-32x50 BSA - 485 yards.....times two. Two cousins used to inhabit the same prairie dog mound...they are now in heaven together.

Purchased one more selection of bullet today....Nosler 40 grain.

Expense.....expensive?.....no..not in the least. Considering that Cabella's sells 204 ammo....200 count for $129 - $169.....which translates to 65 to 85 cents per round....reloading is cheap.

Could EASILY pay for a LEE basic load kit, bullets, & brass.....with the first 200 rounds that you load....and STILL take momma out for a nice dinner. Lee anniversary kit is $75 - hand primer, scale, powder thrower, press....200 bullets - $32. Pound of powder - 15-18. 200 primers - 4.

Ready to load your first 200 rounds - 75+32+18+4 = $129.....
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Post by Rugerdogdog »

Thanks Glen. I just had to sympathize with acloco. Im only 33 but that pic is my youngest. In 10 years I'll be 43 in his same boat. Lil Cheyenne will be 11, Middle Kayla will be 14 and Abriana will be 17. :shock: My dog, Ruger, and I are the only men in the house!!! It should be interesting. But hey, I already have all 3 of them wearing CAMO!!!

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Post by acloco »

Forgot about the Nikko scope - it is on the way back to the distributor - WITH several targets.

I REALLY like the scope. Excellent clarity, good eye relief, etc, etc.

I would dearly love to send a bill for the bullets and powder.
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Post by Boomwhop »

I'm a firm believer in,you get what you pay for,especially
with optics! That being said,I do have a wide selection of cheap
or low end scopes that definantly have their place!,but not on
any of my varmint rifles. I do have a couple old Tasco 24x fixed
power scopes I bought in the late 70s that are as clear as
any I've owned and are used frequently still on one of my
22.250s and a 218 bee. I bought 4 competition target Leupolds
in 1980 for 7 to 800 dollars apiece that are still going strong
after 20+ years! That was a lot of money back then for a scope!!

As far as reloading being cheap?Maybe way back when I first got started,
but $125.000.00 for a reloading and gun-trophy room addition ain't
cheap! :lol:
Boomwhop;gotta love that sound!!!
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Post by acloco »

Boomwhop wrote: As far as reloading being cheap?Maybe way back when I first got started,
but $125.000.00 for a reloading and gun-trophy room addition ain't
cheap! :lol:
Whoa...you would have to shoot A LOT to recoup that investment.

Love your screen name..... prairie dog at 400 yards.....BOOM WHOP Somersault!!!!

Yes...you get what you pay for. But, I believe the lower/middle manufacturers are starting to push the others. There is quite a few scopes in the 3-500 range that will give the 800+ scopes a strong run for their money.

Only problem with me........well....MONEY!

I figure if I can kill a p-dog at almost 600 yards, more money on a scope is not going to matter.

Practice will help more than anything.

Added - add one more bullet to the lineup.

Also - thanks to everybody that participated in the bullet swap - VERY nice to see everybody work out some trades.
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Post by Rugerdogdog »

Wow Boomwhoop, You mean to tell us you have a $125K trophy room and you arent posting pics of it for us to drool over?!?!?! What gives? Someday when Im rich and famous.........
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Post by Boomwhop »

You can't even build a two car garage here on
the Cal. coast for $125K any more!!! :lol:



ps. I'm not rich or famous......just in debt :D
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Post by acloco »

Boomwhop wrote:You can't even build a two car garage here on
the Cal. coast for $125K any more!!! :lol:

ps. I'm not rich or famous......just in debt :D
Ah...gotcha. Southern? Northern? Or Middle? We used to live in Citrus Heights area (north/north east of SAC).
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:eek: :eek: :eek: Im building a steel-building 2 car garage in the spring for about $7000!!!
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Post by acloco »

Heck a storm heading my way....supposed to last 3-5 days (rain, snow, then rain)....ugh.
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YupYUP. Its in UT right now. :cry: 2" of snow so far. 20degrees, 15mph wind, wind chill is 14. No end in sight. New Years day looks good tho. Back into the 40s!!! :D
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Post by jo191145 »

Glen wrote: It's usually dead when the staples go thru it. :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol: As a paper puncher I really appreciate that.
As a non betting man I'll go with the 35 Berg and H-322.
Your best accuracy might not be at your desired velocity though.
Your gonna let a little weather age and tarnish all those loads. Get out there and post some results :twisted:

Sorry acloco, feeling a little twisted and evil today ;)
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