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The problem with laws is that there is no one set of laws. Crossbows are perfectly legal during archery season if you have a Disabled Archery Permit. That said, certain areas do prohibit certain specific things, items or practices that, under normal circumstances, would be perfectly legal. Case...

Since I'm here again, I thought I would give you a second choice. I'm assuming you are buying a 50 caliber, which is the most popular caliber sold today. You can also try a Barnes 50 caliber (actual diameter is .451) 245 grain Spitfire MZ BT. They come all packaged with yellow HPH-24 sabots. If...

A friend just bought one of the new Traditions Nitrofire muzzleloaders and asked me what I thought of it. I hadn't heard of it and when he described how it worked, I was HIGHLY skeptical. I am NOT a lawyer, but I am pretty familiar with California laws, so I did some research and found out this...

I reload this for my son's 7mm. 61.0 grains of IMR4831 pushing a Barnes 140 TTSX at 3016 f/s gives a 0.46" group.

I would go with Thor. Email them and request a free sizing pack to get the exact bullet for your bore. These are a full-bore "X" bullet from Barnes are are a GREAT bullet.

Absolutely! I use my AR in 6.5 Grendel with a Barnes 120TTSX bullet for deer, hogs and antelope. Like what was said above, it's not the style of rifle, it's the bullet you use.

A bit on the pricey side, but WELL worth it. First of all, I'm assuming that you are hunting with a partner since you are asking about using a radio while hunting. I strongly recommend a Garmin Rino if it's in your budget. This is a "twofer" because you get a radio AND a GPS in one unit. The GPS...

You first have to look at the laws WHERE you want to hunt and WHAT you want to hunt. If you are talking deer, you will be safe with a 50 cal. For elk, you might have to go to a .54. Some states prohibit in-lines, or sabots, or scopes. If you're talking Kalifornication, in-lines and sabots are...

For muzzleloader hunts, your rifle must be "primitive"...no scope. During the general season, scopes are fine.

Fine Firearms in La Mesa or La Mesa Collectables in El Cajon

I just can't stop tinkering! Here's the latest 5-shot group using WC844 (H335 equivalent).

Look at the 18 x 24" Splatterburst sight-in targets on Amazon

You need to do a ladder for each bullet. I have found that even identical weights of similar bullets fly differently. I was doing a ladder once for my 308. The 150 grain Barnes TSX flew like a dream, but the 150 TTSX would not pattern. Go figure!

For the .223, look into the 55 grain Barnes MPG (Multi Purpose Green) bullet as well. 23.0 grains of H335 gives me a velocity of 2809 and a 0.41" group. I just killed a coyote at just over 300 yards on my first hunting trip with this bullet. I had just finished working up the load and sighting...

The final results are in! All my problems were due to a defective scope. It was returned to the factory, repaired and re-mounted. All is well now. Results are: 120 TTSX - 28.0 grains of H335 - 2372 f/s - 0.46" group 115 TAC-TX - 30.0 grains of CFE223 - 2418 f/s - 0.72" group 95 Hornady V-max -...

Here's the 0.46" four-shot grouping for the Barnes 120 grain TTSX using 28.0 grains of H335 at 2372 f/s.

First try with the 115 TAC's produced a 0.91" group. Not too bad for a starting point. Still playing with the 90 TNT and 95 V-max bullets, but both have produced sub-MOA groups with two right at half-minute groups. Lookin' bad for the prairie dogs!

Thanks. And thanks for all your help. I now have two ladders built for the 115's you sold me the other day, one with CFE and the other with IMR8208. I also have 5 confirmation rounds made up for each of the two 90-grain TNT targets. Range Day is Wednesday. Let the cordite flow!

The new Odin Works barrel did it! I shot four ladders with the Speer 90 grain TNT using CFE223, IMR8208, Reloder 10x and H335 and two ladders with the Hornady 95 grain V-max. There were more sub-MOA groups than there were groups over an inch and four right at or under 1/2". I wound up with two...

More testing indicates I have a bad barrel. I cannot get consistency in any group, no matter what powder or bullet. I will get a great group one day, like around a half-inch, and then come back with a five-shot string to confirm the previous grouping and it goes crazy, like up to 3". Tore the...