HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR

BE SAFE AND MAY GOD BLESS.

Swamprat

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.

A Merry Christmas and safe Holiday season to all of you!

 SSL

Staying Busy

I have been busier than a one armed paper hanger lately.  Seems Christmas always does that.  Got several projects going at once.  One of them is this holster and mag pouch for my Great Nephew, Tucker who is in the army.  Hope he likes it.

Merry Christmas to everybody.

Swamprat

New Spotting Scope for the Range

After weeks of agonizing research and consideration, I flipped a coin and ordered a spotting scope. I read review after review on umpteen web sites and am more confused now than ever. I was leaning towards a Vortex, the scope I bought is amazingly clear but the reviews on the spotting scope were not very good. I settled on a Celestron with ED (I hope that,s not what it sounds like). It was more than I wanted to spend but I can't see the dang holes in my targets and am too dang old and crippled to walk out there after every shot. Sue has started shooting with me at the range and insisted we buy a good one for "our Christmas Present," so I did. Here is what I bought, I'll let you know if it works out or not.

Celestron 52304 Regal M2 65ED Spotting Scope

The Regal M2 spotting scope series is the next generation of our top-performing Regal F-ED spotting scopes. Day or night, the Regal M2 is optimized to provide the sharpest images available. You’ll love them for bird watching, nature…

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY.  

BE SAFE.

17 HMR TNT GREEN

Since California demands that all bullets used in hunting be non-lead in the near future, it kinda put me and Bill at a loss as to what to do with our 17 HMR squirrel rifles. Until now I have not been able to find any nonlead bullets available for them. I found some CCI loaded with 16 gr. TNT Green Bullets that are approved, Midway had them. I ordered 2 boxes to see how they would shoot.
The wind was gusting at the range today but I decided to try them anyway. I needed to... order more if they turned out ok. They shoot a little lower than the lead bullets it's sighted in for but all things considered I am gonna try to get more.

The first shot is at 50 yds. You couldn't ask for better. 

  The group opened up a lot at 100 yds but without the wind I think it would have been much better. 

I also took my 223 to check zero in case I use it for bobcat later this month. I can live with that.                                                                                 Swamprat 

USAHUNTER STRIKES AGAIN.

Bill went to Colorado and got his bull on opening morning.  At 74 he is amazing. 

He shot it with these bullets.  They are Barnes TTSX 225 gr. for his 338 Win Mag.  One of them passed through the shoulder bone and took out a big chunk of meat on the opposite shoulder and stopped just shy of exiting.   Barnes Bullets are awesome.

By the way, these are from the reloading bench of Swamprat. lol