StillLearnin

I noticed in another thread someone asking about the S&W Sigma and since I did not want to get the other thread off track I thought I should start a new one. If you are thinking about buying a Sigma...Stop. I am not saying you should not buy one I am only suggesting you shoot one before you buy. I do not own one personally but a friend of mine brought his out to my range a while back and I got a chance to shoot it. It has one of the worst triggers I have ever shot. I have shot pistols with DA triggers before but the sigma is ridiculus. I just wanted to give the heads up to anyone thinking about buying one. As with any Gun/Caliber I believe you should shoot it befor you buy it, when you can.

First off I am not writing off any particular brand. Second I know I am not that great of a shot, but on a regular day I shoot relatively good groups and I can tell when I had a bad hold, put too much pressure on the grip, had a poor pull, etc. I can also tell when I went through my routine the same as the last two or three shots and I end up with a flier. Maybe it is me maybe not. I was simply wondering what seperates a $40.00 box of ammo from a $9.00 dollar box. All of the ammo I have shot recently is the cheap stuff $9.00 to $15.00. Thanks

I have been putting quite a few rounds through my rifle lately trying different brands and weights. I have gotten 3/4" and one 1/2" group but most are around 1 1/4". The one thing I notice the most is how much a round can vary coming out of the same box. I shoot a Remington 700 30-06 and have shot Winchester 150 and 165 gr. Power Points, Remington Core loks 150 and 165 grains, and Federal 150 Grains. I know for maximum accuracy I need to reload, but I won't have a reloaded unitl around this time next year. My question is do the more expensive rounds have tighter quality control than the less expensive rounds. Or are they more expensive because of the bullet type. Thanks,

In about a month or 2 I am going to buy a ruger single action but I cannot decide on a caliber. I was first planning on getting the 45 convertable that shoots 45 lc and 45 acp. But I am open to suggestions on other calibers. Like the .44 or .4I am trying to stay away from a 357 because I am going to buy a double action revolver in a 357. Things to look for. Ammo Price Ammo Options (bullet type, weights etc.) Recoil I would say about 90 -95 % of the time I will be plinking, but I would also like to use it for deer and hogs at around 20 yards no more than 30 yards. And of course I will be at the range to test fire anything before I buy. So..... What do ya think ???

I just bought I Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14 and now I need new rings. I was wanting something similar to these. http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=164699 or these http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa...601620&rid= But I have also been looking at the Burris Signiture series. http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=416175 Any suggsetions? I know a lot of people don't lap their rings they just slap a scope in rings and call good, so my question is how inportant is to lap the rings, assumuing they don't have any major burs or anything? Also I did a search looking for the article about scope mounting that used to be on here and I can't seem to find it Thanks,

I have been looking for a new rifle scope for a while now and still am having trouble narrowing the search. I will be going to look at some in person next weekend to check the clarity and such. The two I am planning on looking at are the Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14x40 and the Burris Fullfield II 4.5-14x42 I like the parralax adjustment and the warranty on the nikon but I think the burris might be a better quality scope any suggestions.

Re: my deer country, 5 miles in no roads I think it is time for a trip to Utah !!! Why no horses?

I have been working on one of my rifles lately and it is getting time to buy a scope. I am currently looking at a Bushnell Elite 3200 5-15x40 or a Leupold Rifleman 4-12x40. Any input as to which one I should lean towards.

Re: Cold Oklahoma Hunt Man that looks awsome!! Everything we've got around Enid and Stillwater is frozen.

A while back someone asked for advice on shooting tables, so now that I finally uploaded some pictures I figured I would show mine off. I built It during the summer and have barely used it since my gun range is very close to my duck hunting pond, but the duck season ends this weekend so it should start seeing some use shortly. The range I have at the farm only goes to 100 yards. I built the table on skids so I can drag it closer, say 50 yards or 25 yards to shoot pistols. The top is 4' X 4' minus the corner that is missing.

Re: layout blinds Here is one of the only pictures I have of the blind set up in the field. It was a very windy day, as you can tell by the FB with its head in the dirt We were hunting over 3.5 dozen decoys that day, this is a picture of the far right hand side.

Here are some pictures from Decmber 3, we were 1 canada goose short of a limit!!! This hunt was during our first snow storm here in Oklahoma as now we are in another I guess it is time to go again This is a picture of what the entire field looked like we were hunting in. Underneath all the snow was a ton of corn. Being that it was a dry year alot of corn fell to the ground and the geese loved it. After the hunt The 2 specs we shot. All the geese lined up up. And Finally a size comparison from a lesser and a greater We Killed 2 greaters 3 lessers and 2 specs, Not a bad day at all.

Re: First Ducks of the Season Great Pics. What happened to that one's head

Re: Goose calling tips Hmm....Where to begin. The flute you bought was probably a primos and if it was on the back of the package it should describe some of the different sounds in the goose vocabulary. That is a start. It sounds like you pretty much have the flute figured out. For the Short reed. As for it sounding too high the more back pressure you use the lower the sound you will get. It is hard to give advice on a short reed except for 1. Practice 2. Practice 3. Practice I would recomend buying one of the many DVD's for learning to blow your call like the HS Goose calling 101 or the Primos mastering the art. I have them both and they are both pretty good. If you are just wanting to kill geese the flute will do fine as they have been killing killing geese for years. But if you are really serious about it pratice alot with short reed and they sound awsome. Hope this helps.

Re: Deer Vs. Bobcat There are a lot of other cool photos just scroll fowards and backwards.