Greetings sometimes1, Glad to hear you are tracking down the problem and have not lost your sense of humor. When we are young , in our 20's, 30's and early 40's, we think we are bullet proof. In our...
Liked On: 13-07-2021, 10:40 PM
Greetings All, To be honest I am a little flabbergasted. The computer even pulls the handle for you. I think andyanimal31 sums it up as best for the ultra precision and ultra long range shooters....
Liked On: 12-07-2021, 11:11 AM
Greetings All, A few bits of trivia. The card wad in .303 cartridges was there primarily to hold the cordite in place when the case was formed to its final shape. Anyone who has broken down a...
Liked On: 11-07-2021, 09:55 PM
Greetings All, A few bits of trivia. The card wad in .303 cartridges was there primarily to hold the cordite in place when the case was formed to its final shape. Anyone who has broken down a...
Liked On: 11-07-2021, 11:00 AM
Thanks for that inozz, The rifle belonged to a departed friend. The barrel was badly pitted but shot really well. Fortunately I had an as new no4 barrel that I picked up for a pittance about fifty...
Liked On: 10-07-2021, 08:15 PM
Greetings Tertle, Addictive indeed. There are two here at the moment plus 2 that were .303 at one time. I only shoot light loads so the cases fire form without lubrication and only neck sizing in a...
Liked On: 09-07-2021, 02:45 PM
Greetings All, To be honest I am a little flabbergasted. The computer even pulls the handle for you. I think andyanimal31 sums it up as best for the ultra precision and ultra long range shooters....
Liked On: 09-07-2021, 12:58 PM
Greetings Kiwi-adam, You should learn quite a bit by shooting the loads you already have. If your top load of 28.1 grains shoots OK and the velocity is acceptable you might consider loading up a...
Liked On: 06-07-2021, 02:38 PM
Greetings All, It's the rabbit holes that make faffing about with rifles so addictive. May this always be so. Regards Grandpamac.
Liked On: 05-07-2021, 03:29 PM
Greetings sometimes1, Glad to hear you are tracking down the problem and have not lost your sense of humor. When we are young , in our 20's, 30's and early 40's, we think we are bullet proof. In our...
Liked On: 04-07-2021, 09:07 PM
Greetings GWH and7mmsaum, Thanks to you both. GWH I was looking at single loading for the 162 AMax projectiles as they need a LOA of 74mm or so to get close to the rifling. this is a very long...
Liked On: 04-07-2021, 09:32 AM
Greetings 257 Weatherby and Micky Duck, I don't remember snow falling in Taradale in the late 50's and early 60's and if barbed wire was ever on the menu I must have been away that day. Regardless...
Liked On: 03-07-2021, 08:05 PM
Greetings Tikka 7mm08, Looks like you have your load for the big stuff sorted. Perhaps an understudy load with one of the excellent 125 or 130 grains projectiles available these days may be in order...
Liked On: 03-07-2021, 05:58 PM
Greetings Pommy, You seem to have tried almost everything to get the ES down so perhaps there are two questions. First what was different between the high ES loads and the low ones, and yes it was...
Liked On: 02-07-2021, 07:08 PM
Greetings All, This has been a very good thread and I thought I would, as a card carrying old fudd, offer a few observations on the old and the young. When we were young we moved through life...
Liked On: 30-06-2021, 10:47 PM