huge leap in pressure for that extra 135fps......... 760 is so easy to metre its not funny...even just using spoons its dead easy to load with.
Liked On: 23-01-2020, 09:46 PM
42.4gr AR2209, 143gr ELD-X, 2.850" COAL, CCI BR4 primer... works for me. 2760-2800fps depending on temp and altitude. At 43gr I saw mild ejector stamps, so backed off. The Lapua SR brass has...
Liked On: 22-01-2020, 11:45 AM
The Tikka's in 6.5cm come with an Med+ sized magazine which is longer than the normal Med/.308 etc sized magazine, which at least in my experience allowed for seating of 143ELDX to the lands and...
Liked On: 21-01-2020, 09:03 AM
I don't know where your hunting, but if its any kind of, supplejack, lawyer and vine infested, westcoast Taranaki jungle, you be sick of all the sticky out bits, on your chassis rifle, before the day...
Liked On: 21-01-2020, 09:02 AM
I acquired this new un-fired vintage Tikka M55 in .243. I believe it was manufactured somewhere between 1975 & 1979. Interesting rifle. Made when Tikka was independent of Sako. No plastic anywhere...
Liked On: 17-01-2020, 09:50 PM
Ok its an old song title used for click bait but check this out :-) Met up with tonyd (https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/members/tonyd/) and his Enfield No4 T Sniper rifle. Here are both...
Liked On: 16-01-2020, 09:29 PM
Armed tramping. Covered hundreds of KMs without shooting deer[emoji849] By the time I find one my pack is much lighter cause there’s no food in it.
Liked On: 14-01-2020, 09:17 PM
Greetings All, Many, many years ago, mid 1970's if memory serves I was a Mountain Safety Council Fire arms Safety Instructor. We taught the half open bolt method to be used when close to deer. At...
Liked On: 14-01-2020, 08:27 AM
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Depending on your projectiles they could vary that much themselves, a more accurate method is to measure to the ogive as that is the critical dimension to get consistent, ogive to lands. Other...
Liked On: 13-01-2020, 02:47 PM
Only thing on your list that I dont do is neck turn. I do anneal every firing and dip my brass in graphite prior to charging and seating. If I feel anything iffy during seating I put the cartridge...
Liked On: 13-01-2020, 02:45 PM
Yeah cheers for the replies guys, two things I wondered about have been answered thanks to 25 / 08, I like the idea of an adjustable check piece, but probably not needed when using a 25-30mm tube...
Liked On: 13-01-2020, 08:11 AM
168 nosler bt are a great 30 cal bullet. Accurate and effective. Soft bullets do destroy meat though. I just accept it as a consequence of getting a good blood trail and quick kill. 120 yards, mv...
Liked On: 12-01-2020, 06:38 PM
But dont think a 6.5x55 cant keep up. I run one and its more accurate than me and ive got it in the sweet spot using 147eldm doing 2815fts with ADI2213sc (its now 28" after being threaded 2 weeks...
Liked On: 08-01-2020, 11:11 PM
Aldo Leupold: "Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching—even when doing the wrong thing is legal.”
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