These ranges are typical for many long-range scopes and are great choices for both zooming in close to your target and zooming out to track them as they move. I was really pleased with the 50 mm objective lens. It allowed me to see my targets clearly, even in low-light conditions. I...
If you’re looking through your scope when you make this adjustment and you see your reticle moving down while e you’re adjusting “up” on your elevations turret, don’t panic. Your scope is not broken. By turning your turret “up,” the reticle must go down inside the scope so that...
A: No. It is impossible for me to tell you about your gun without examining it. And, in any case, not being a collector it is unlikely that I could help you very much. Take it to a local gun shop and let them have a look at it, they can probably answer at least some of your...
An 80 year old model J.C. Higgins Sears Roebuck 22 Single Shot Model 103.18 rifle came back into my life. It was the one that I cut my hunting teeth on as a boy of 11 yrs old. It could shoot 22 Short, 22 Long and 22 Long Rifle ammo and it was very accurate. It was a great...
While learning about gyroscopes I read (Gyroscope Reference 3, 1913) that (1) the purpose of rifling in a gun barrel is to slow down the bullet so the (black) powder has more time to burn and develop higher pressure and that (2) at long ranges the spinning of the bullet makes it le...
Excellent at shorter ranges Can be shot with both eyes open Usually shorter and lighter than traditional scopes What I Look for in a Scope The intended uses of the rifle drive my criteria for choosing an optic. Beyond that, there are a few things that I look for in any scope I am cons...
The Mauser M98, like its predecessor, proved to be robust and reliable, capable of handling higher-pressure loads than other designs while offering excellent accuracy at long ranges. And since its inception, the Mauser 98 has become one of the world's most cloned and copied gun designs, provi...
(15N) which is on the heavy side by comparison with something like a Winchester M70 which has a 3.5lb pull on a very crisp trigger system. But 5lb is a reasonable weight, I had a nice continental side by side sidelock ejector shotgun years ago with heavy but crisp triggers and it ...
As I had my shotgun with me, it occurred to me that I could try to hunt these birds. Though, I quickly realized that it would probably be illegal to do so, this being California where hunting seems quite heavily regulated. Besides which, I didn’t know what kind of bird I’d be ...
Bring the rifle to your head and press your cheek firmly into the stock.Keeping your head up, bring the rifle to your head. Place the buttstock of the rifle near the centerline of the body and high up on the chest. Press your cheek firmly to the side of the stock of the gun, like...