Bushmaster
My name is Daryl and I am a guide for Critter Gitter Outfitters. I bought Hawk Optics Varmint SF 4-16×44, I have to say for under $200 these scopes are hard to beat. The Varmint SF has an adjustable parallax (puts crosshairs and the target on the same focal plane) and is very clear, even at high magnifications. Underneath the scope turret covers there are low profile target turrets, which are easy to read and can be set back to zero. It has a mil-dot reticle that has .5 mil reference points, the mils are true at 10x and is very helpful with range estimation (I will do a separate article on mils and range estimation). I have been impressed with the quality of this scope… Continue reading
I just bought some Barnes Varmint Grenade bullets for my Bushmaster Predator upper (20” barrel with a 1:8 twist). I was browsing bullets for predator hunting thinking that I was limited to a 65gn bullet at the smallest with the 1:8 twist of the rifle when the Barnes Varmint Grenade bullets caught my eye. I saw that a 1:10 or faster twist was recommended for that 50gn bullet. I didn’t believe it until I took it out of the box and looked at the bullet. Without there being any lead inside the Varmint Grenade it was almost as long as some 70gn-75gn bullets. So I bought them and figured I would test them out and try something besides Nosler, and Hornady VMAX for a change. When I… Continue reading
These are the steps I go through when reloading. There are other steps depending on what exactly you are doing. If you are making wildcats from standard casings or making some Ackley improved casings there are a few other steps that aren’t listed but for the most part this is how you will prep most casings.
-My reloading procedure for handguns
Inspect brass
Clean brass
*Lube brass-some dies don’t require lube
Decap and size
*Trim casings (if necessary)
Prime
*Expand case neck- I only do with lead bullets
Charge with powder of choice
Seat bullet
*Crimp (for autos)
Inspect round
-My reloading procedure for rifles
You don't have to go through all these steps for rifles but I do anyway because I… Continue reading
Char cloth is a great fire starting aid and is something that should be in every wilderness survival kit. Char cloth will easily catch a spark and turn it into an ember or keep an ember from a bow drill going longer than it would have otherwise.
The only things you will need are a hammer, a small nail, a t-shirt that is 100% cotton (anything that is 100% cotton will work), and a tin that is air tight; a altoids tin or shoe polish tin will work. Then you will need a small fire or burner to char the cloth. I chose to use t-shirts because everyone has a old one lying around somewhere that is 100% cotton or if you don’t then… Continue reading
The uses of 550 paracord are limitless, whether you find yourself in a survival situation or you are just on a campout, it seems like you can never have too much of it. I am always looking for convenient ways to carry more 550 cord with me on my outdoor adventures. Recently I have been making rifle slings out of 550 cord.
The slings are relatively easy to make and take me about two hours. Depending on how thick you want the sling and how tight you want it woven, it should take anywhere from 35-50 feet of cord. You will also need your sling swivels, 3 pencils, a 2×4 (or any piece of wood really), and 2 nails.
First you will need to measure… Continue reading
