I’m inspired. Got the 6.5x55 in the Ute and I’m off for the night. 10 rounds of 140 grn Gold Dot should do some damage if I do my bit. Realistically I should only need one or two. Really, I’m more...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 01:46 PM
If you get stuck without ammo, let me know. Happy to pass on the factory ammo for what it cost me.
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 01:46 PM
'Caberslash' has it right - it's the bullet that does the damage and that's the way it's always been. The round lead ball was used from the 1400's to kill men on the battlefield, then to kill...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 01:46 PM
Perfect range day this morning so ran through 2 x 5 shot groups, 1@51gn and 1@51.5gn to satisfy my curiosity and others. Apologies for the messy target. 214403 214404 Noticed some visible...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:10 AM
In ref to your 2nd to last line - my favourite is 7x57 - not obsolete, just getting left behind because people think it's getting old. The other is 6.5x54MS and I don't know if any commercial...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:06 AM
Components are quite easy to obtain and I probably reload over a thousand rounds of 44-40 every year. Hunt and target shoot with one. I do have some factory Winchester Ammo in the cabinet that was...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:05 AM
44-40... Old man has a model 1892 Winchester 44wcf which was passed down from my late grandfather. Made in 1907. Have around 30 rounds that are 30 years old left with it (been stored well and dry...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:05 AM
Had an old BSA bolt single shot when I was a kid we'd shoot trout with. Me and my mate would load it with a short and put the whole gun under the water, inch it close to the trout and pull the...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:04 AM
I have a 1905 Winchester single shot .22 "Boy's Rifle". At least that's how I think of it. A lovely proportionate small 22. Bought it in Dunedin in 1980 for $25. It was well worn when I got it with a...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:03 AM
7.62x39 is a great round. Ammo can be very cheap, generally easy to find, light recoiling and reasonably effective on medium game. My kids prefer shooting my Ruger Ranch which is surprisingly...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:02 AM
Everybody knows the 308 was made redundant 61 years before it was designed.:)
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:02 AM
Some, not all are about wring the last bit of accuracy or speed with every trick in the book. Some of them are other cartridges tweaked with a sharper shoulder, shorter or longer neck with less body...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:01 AM
plenty id say........... plan on taking mine to the range next week (weather permitting ) to make sure its ready for the roar and any winter hunts i might get ....a lack of variety on the ammo shelf...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:00 AM
In a beautiful rear locking S&L. Action like silk.
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:00 AM
Greetings @ Tahr, In the very early 1990's a friend and I were chronographing some 6.5x55 loads on my new 35P. One load was the Norma 140 grain load. This chronographed 2,750 fps. a little faster...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:00 AM