You're right, this really has been done to death. Pick a reasonably slick middle weight bullet like a 165gr NBT or 168gr ELD-M and load it up reasonably warm with 2206h or 2208... it will just...
Liked On: 28-04-2023, 03:49 PM
I could do something like that, I'm still perfecting getting the printed threads spot on but am pretty close. If I just printed the end cap quite thin then if "it" was to happen then it wouldn't be...
Liked On: 28-04-2023, 05:53 AM
I jam a rubber chair leg tip over the end of my knurled thread protectors to seal the barrel and also works in the safe to protect the crown when storing barrel down. Keep barrel covered in the bush...
Liked On: 28-04-2023, 05:53 AM
Ok then. I’ve screwed it up a few times. 1. Lost a fallow trophy of a lifetime with a .270, never recovered the animal after days of searching with assistance of a dog. My logic is that on the...
Liked On: 27-04-2023, 06:23 PM
I guess I'm about to prove I'm getting old or just a contrarian but I don't buy into this 'must be 16-18 inches' deal. As has been pointed out short barrels are more damaging to your hearing and...
Liked On: 27-04-2023, 08:29 AM
Went to the Arawhata for the second period. One of our group got both the biggest trout and the oldest stag I ever saw. Rabbits for Africa. Nasty sandflies. Two days of enforced rest in a small tent...
Liked On: 27-04-2023, 04:53 AM
Dunno mate. But signs on brass are the last resort method of inferring pressure for exactly this reason. Pressure signs highlight what the weakest link is and you know that if you push it, that's...
Liked On: 24-04-2023, 07:56 PM
Hi I have run Hodgdon superproformance in the Creedmoor and .260 it's a bloody good powder. I'm getting 2810fps with the 143 ELDX in Laupa SRP cases and same speed in Danny's Tikka .260 with same...
Liked On: 24-04-2023, 03:45 PM
Went out last night with this to secure more donation meat https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/af161/Kiwi-Greg/IMG_0029.JPG?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds...
Liked On: 23-04-2023, 04:25 PM
Well I’m sorted lads. Going to grab the ‘elite’ that 6.5 CRD offered up. A good shooter too by all accounts, looking forward to it!
Liked On: 20-04-2023, 04:02 PM
It should go real good. I have used the 22-250 with a 50 grain GMX mono on a number of reds and it was like a lightning bolt! I imagine your load will be even better
Liked On: 20-04-2023, 08:58 AM
Projectiles are the cheapest part of a hunt, even the most expensive hunting ones are cheaper than a decent cup of coffee :)
Liked On: 20-04-2023, 06:31 AM
Those 6 rounds got an average of 3673 fps with an ES of 9. About a 0.7" group. Mickey Duck, 1:7.
Liked On: 19-04-2023, 03:14 PM
3845 fps in my 6CM with 69 Absolutes, for comparison 3400 with 80 TTSX :thumbsup: Haven't used them hunting yet...this weekend :)
Liked On: 19-04-2023, 07:13 AM
I'm sure looking forward to giving the 73gr HH's a go from my 22-250AI. 221621 Aiming for somewhere between 3500 and 3700 with Re26.
Liked On: 19-04-2023, 05:19 AM