Hi grandpamac. Thanks for your input. From all the research I have done( mainly this forum) the cast 151gr projectiles can be quite a loose fit in the neck and prone to moving. The crimp will fix...
Liked On: 09-08-2022, 11:43 AM
There has been a lot of trial work done on Robinia in NZ, and the results have indicated that it produces extremely well here, but only on fertile, sheltered sites that would also grow great...
Liked On: 03-08-2022, 10:17 AM
I planted 2 hectares of black Locust or Robinia for posts over 20 years ago. I have since found out it makes good longbows. If anyone wants some wood it's free. I can even deliver lower Nth Island...
Liked On: 01-08-2022, 09:06 AM
I would sight it in 1 1/2" high at 100 with the factory ammo, then its ready for hunting. Then play around with reloads but dont change the scope until the reloads are perfected. If the reload...
Liked On: 24-07-2022, 04:52 PM
the cheek weld thing has been fixed many times over..pair of wooly socks,one over the buttplate up onto stock and stuff the other one inside it to raise check rest...I must have seen 50-100 different...
Liked On: 24-07-2022, 04:18 PM
Definitely. It really amazes me how well it shoots :)
Liked On: 24-07-2022, 04:17 PM
Spent the afternoon sighting in the old .303 . Absolutely stoked the way the 106 year old girl shoots. Averaged 3 inch, 3-shot groups at 100 yards when I did my job correctly, and even a couple of 2...
Liked On: 24-07-2022, 04:13 PM
What’s wrong with just getting the data straight off the ADI website. Surely that’s up to date and even max loads are very conservative?
Liked On: 19-07-2022, 08:50 AM
Thanks Jhon and others, I have had a couple of very helpful PM's as well. I'm not so much thinking to save money, more to get a good quality round set up, to avoid chopping and changing in todays...
Liked On: 12-07-2022, 09:13 PM
I have got all of my IMR4198 reduced load info from a chap in the US, that has done extensive work with reduced loads in many cartridges from 223 up thru to 3006, using IMR4198, RE7 and a few other...
Liked On: 07-07-2022, 01:37 PM
Geeze Gramps, that's pretty interesting! I don't think I'm game to up the charge any further. My barrel is 18.5in. While I took someone else's suggestion and checked my chrono with 22 LR I'm...
Liked On: 29-06-2022, 06:53 PM
100 yards using knee as a rest 200177 It’s all over but the grilling.
Liked On: 26-06-2022, 11:13 AM
Yes do dust it off for a range trip
Liked On: 22-06-2022, 08:28 PM
I go hot and cold with reloading I just do lots of 100 now and by the time iv used them iv got a hankering to load again . I only have one rifle and load about 40x.308 rounds a year for a friend of...
Liked On: 22-06-2022, 08:28 PM
My main full power hunting load is 43g 2206h with 150g Cor lokt ,was thinking 35g might be a good starting point,work up in .5g increments ,no chrono so be guesswork mostly ,will go for most accurate...
Liked On: 21-06-2022, 07:17 PM