Dear Editor: Please inform your readers that contrary to what Mr.
Rinker erroneously wrote, rifle barrels down to 16 inches in length, as measured from the chamber end to the muzzle end, are perfectly legal under federal law. Rifles fitted with such require no special licensing. Conversely, shotgun barrels cannot legally be less than 18 inches.
Thank you, M. McPherson Colorado
Dear Editor: Thank you for including the article on the .25 BR
Mini Mauser in the last issue of TVHM. I think the experi- ment was well worth sharing. The resulting rifle is light, accurate, and does the job. Attached are photocopies of two groups to indicate the fine accuracy this chambering can provide. Also, I neglected to include velocity readings. Best
accuracy seemed to come with Varget, a bit under 2,800 fps with the 100-grain Sierra GameKing boat-tail. IMR 4895 provided the best velocity, exceeding 2,900 fps with top loads, again with the 100-grain Sierra GameKing boat-tail. Currently, I am working on loads with the new
70-grain Sierra BlitzKing and the 90-grain Sierra BlitzKing. There’s always more to be done and more to report.
31.9 gr.
Varget, 100 gr. Sierra GameKing, WSR primer, 6mm Lapua case, 0.143"
Sincerely, W. Boggs Pennsylvania
Dear Sirs: I was recently elated when I read that the Idaho state
senate was considering a bill that would require all law enforcement personnel to ignore the federal endangered species act for the wolf. Many anti-hunting groups have changed their tactics by reintroduction of predators into states where our forefathers had the common sense to remove them from civilization. Wolves don’t respect state boundaries or private property lines. In Oregon the state wildlife management refuses to deal with the problem
31.3 gr.
Varget, 100 gr. Sierra BT, WSR primer, Lapua case, 0.143"
even though ranchers in eastern Oregon are suffering loss of sheep and cattle. It has long been my viewpoint that the people who
wish to disarm the American citizens are working from the premise that if there are no game animals to hunt, there is no need for firearms in the public. I see the reintroduction of predators into our states as a nefarious agenda. On the humorous side, the introduction of the lynx
into Colorado isn’t going too well. Forget the fact that the lynx was never a native of the state and that they are still spending $500,000 a year on it. But the local wildlife doesn’t like their turf intruded on. The cougars are eating the lynx and less than a handful have survived. Once again our tax dollars at work, for what? I don’t
know.
Yours truly, D. Porter Oregon
Dear Editor:
Re: Cabela’s customer relations. While rummaging through my inventory of “problem
equipment to be dealt with later,” I came across a Cabela’s digital scale that I never could get calibrated, so I just put it on a shelf. On a whim, I decided to send it to Cabela’s, along
with a letter informing them I couldn’t remember when I bought it, but, that it would not calibrate even when new. I asked them to evaluate costs to repair and if it was not economically feasible to do so, just toss it in the trash can, with no hard feelings on my part, since it had to be long out of warranty. I should have returned it earlier. Time passed and I forgot about it, considering it to
have been tossed. Much to my surprise, a new scale, in a carrying case, arrived. Cost: zero. Shipping: zero. Letter of explanation not included. Receiving it “said it all.” I urge fellow reloaders to consider Cabela’s for reloading components. Kudos to Cabela’s.
J. Conrad Ohio
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