If he has a hankering for another rifle then the 30-06 certainly fits the bill. A bit of a step up from the 308, and easy to load for. But if it was mine I wouldn't be limiting it somewhat by...
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 08:02 PM
30-06 should put bullets out at around 150fps faster than a 308. A 22" 30-06 will put bullets out substantially faster than a 13.5 inch 308 especially with heavier projectiles.
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 08:02 PM
He planning on keeping the short bush 308? Why not just get another 308 with a full length tube, simplifies the reloading process even further.
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 08:02 PM
Have a read of my recent 30-06 load developement thread, mine was 22" barrel and was plenty deadly out to plenty far away shootin 178gn eldms at a moderate pace. ...
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 08:01 PM
Haha Sideshow yeah it’s the last point that you can ruin a perfectly good stock. I was asked once to checker a forend to go on a Holland and Holland single rifle. Man, it took me days to pluck up...
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 08:00 PM
Hunter_Nick yeah my bum was going “Man hole cover………20cent piece”! Once you start it’s kind of therapeutic though :ORLY::D
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 08:00 PM
Thanks to all for the kind comments. I really enjoy the process of crafting something that has the potential to last through generations, and could see that it was becoming a bit of a lost skill here...
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 07:33 PM
Mt Nimrod...I can remember when Paterson's ran the place...early 70's around a bout when on the roo board... I remember when the first ever Thar turned up there,was a buzz.Not ti mention the...
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 07:25 PM
I really enjoyed this video; trying to use an 1873 Winchester 44-40 rifle (using a repro Uberti) shooting at 400y to recreate the Lonesome Dove movie shot. I like his channel; especially when he...
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 07:14 PM
COAL adjusted to 3.340" for mag fit. Unlike 3.380", which is not mag fit. FFS. 58.4gn (0.5 MOA first shot cold clean barrel to left) and 58.8gn shot well. Going to try 59.0gn to see if group comes...
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 06:16 PM
Marketing & dare I say it, influencers are the key to the success of any gun, rifle or cartridges. The sales of 270 Winchester boomed while writer Jack O’Conner (influencer…wasn’t a thing in the...
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 03:18 PM
First novel I have read in a while Really enjoyed it
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 03:18 PM
Greeting to all of you a little bewildered by the endless procession of new must have cartridges, rifles, optics etc etc etc, I was born in 1949 and by the time I started to take any notice of...
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 03:17 PM
Bunny Hunter Not just the young generation ;) Tech is great; I love my Topo50 app on the phone for example. I just think it's picking appropriate tech for what you need to efficiently get the job...
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 03:16 PM
Bumblefoot & Grandpamac Never truer words ever spoken This younger generation have to use technology There a time and place for dial scopes This is the key reason i taught both my boys to shoot...
Liked On: 06-02-2022, 03:16 PM