Videos tagged with Jim Harmer

This review showcases the Ruger Guide Gun, emphasizing its immense power with a 400-grain bullet. The rifle generates a substantial 90 ft-lbs of recoil, significantly more than a typical elk hunting round. Visuals highlight the rifle's construction and the powerful firing sequence, demonstrating its 'elephant gun' capabilities.

The Sako S20 is presented as an overlooked yet incredible production rifle, excelling in accuracy with sub-MOA groups even without break-in. Its 'ammo-blind' nature and proprietary magazine design offer significant advantages for shooters and reloaders. Despite initial weight concerns, the rifle's robust construction and smooth action prove superior for field reliability and consistent performance.

This video explores the accuracy differences between factory ammunition and handloads, demonstrating that some rifles perform better with specific factory loads while others excel with custom handloads. Key factors influencing accuracy include bullet selection, powder choice, temperature stability, and precise seating depth, especially for VLD bullets. While handloading offers potential cost savings and greater control over components, achieving consistent powder charges requires accurate scales, and the break-even point for equipment investment varies significantly by caliber.

Jim Harmer of Backfire revisits the Tikka T3x Lite after three years, confirming its status as a top-selling hunting rifle. He highlights its exceptional action, reliable feeding, and crisp trigger, while noting the stock's flimsiness as a primary drawback. The rifle offers excellent accuracy potential, typically achieving sub-MOA groups with match ammunition.

This "Free For All Friday" episode features a special guest interview with Jim Harmer from the YouTube channel "Backfire!". The discussion will cover Jim Harmer's background, the landscape of firearm channels on YouTube, the challenges of YouTube censorship for 2A content and potential solutions, his best hunting stories and favorite hunts, and his essential gear including rifles, cartridges, binoculars, and other must-have items. The segment will conclude with a viewer Q&A, emphasizing the importance of staying armed and ready for survival.

This video explains the differences between First Focal Plane (FFP) and Second Focal Plane (SFP) rifle scopes. FFP reticles grow with magnification, keeping subtensions accurate at all powers, making them ideal for long-range shooting. SFP reticles remain a constant size, with subtensions only accurate at one magnification, often preferred for simpler, shorter-range hunting. FFP scopes are generally more expensive due to manufacturing complexity.

This video compares four popular 7mm rifle cartridges: 7mm-08, 7mm Rem Mag, .28 Nosler, and .280 AI. It analyzes their ballistics, trajectory, wind drift, barrel life, and recoil. The .28 Nosler offers the flattest trajectory but has the shortest barrel life and highest recoil, while the 7mm-08 is noted for low recoil, making it suitable for youth hunters. The 7mm Rem Mag is recommended for its balance of power, efficiency, and ammo availability.

The 6.5 PRC offers a flat trajectory and excellent energy retention for its class, making it effective for long-range hunting. Despite its performance, it faces competition from similar cartridges and has a notably shorter barrel life compared to the 6.5 Creedmoor. Its manageable recoil makes it accessible for a wide range of shooters.

This guide demonstrates the proper use of a hand clay pigeon thrower, emphasizing safety and technique. Key insights include the importance of a wrist snap for clay release and advanced throwing variations like the 'upward skip' and 'cut-in' for hunting practice. The video also covers creating challenging 'donut' targets and throwing doubles.

This beginner's guide to shooting clay pigeons with Jim Harmer covers essential shotgun fundamentals. Key takeaways include proper mounting, shouldering, grip, and sighting techniques for consistent accuracy. The lesson addresses common mistakes like missing low and behind, and provides methods to overcome recoil flinch. Emphasis is placed on maintaining a continuous swing, follow-through, and adopting a stable stance for effective recoil management and target engagement.

This video provides a comprehensive introduction to shotguns for beginners, explaining the fundamental differences between shotguns and rifles, and detailing the anatomy of a shotgun shell. It covers various shotgun actions like pump-action, semi-automatic, and break-barrel, and clarifies the concept of 'gauge' in relation to bore size. The guide also touches upon shotgun uses, chokes, sighting methods, and different shot sizes/slugs.