2209 will work but I found 2213sc to be more accurate.
Liked On: 06-09-2018, 08:57 PM
As others have said - out of the two you mention 7mmRM would be better for "long range" .... but begs the question - what is it you want to achieve when you say "long range" ? & are you going to...
Liked On: 06-09-2018, 08:53 PM
I would (and do) use the 150s, any 10 twist barrel will stabilise them just fine, 140s are a funny thing in the 270, they dont have the speed of a 130 and dont have the thump of a 150, some might say...
Liked On: 06-09-2018, 07:03 PM
Hello all, Homebrew.357 I be leave in the middle of this thread some one asked if you were a toolmaker and you said no. Well I am a toolmaker and I am telling you, you are indeed a toolmaker and if...
Liked On: 05-09-2018, 06:59 PM
Hi guys , I`m going to start on making the barrel for this Sharps rifle , so will start a new post just for this and give you an idea of how it was done on my lathe. Will stop this thread from...
Liked On: 05-09-2018, 06:35 PM
Hi Toby, Yes, I self taught my self I suppose over the years, if you had a car you had to fix it yourself, a garage cost to much, My first "gun" was made of water pipe, using black powder and used to...
Liked On: 05-09-2018, 06:32 PM
But wait there`s more!, I also used car spring for the set triggers, they need to be hard as well, with lots of milling, grinding and polishing , made the set spring as well and a bit of a test ,all...
Liked On: 05-09-2018, 06:28 PM
I think he's building it to last. :D There's just no substitute for good quality stihl steel...
Liked On: 05-09-2018, 06:27 PM
I use 125gn Seirra Prohunters with a good dose of 2208 up their date, 20” barreled Sako. Bang flop. Fallow, Sika,Reds and Thar no worries. 94420
Liked On: 04-09-2018, 07:29 PM
Moa Hunter Good to hear your advice. Im not against using 140 grainers, its just I have a full box of 130 grainers I want to get through first to save $$ and in my experience even the factory 130...
Liked On: 04-09-2018, 07:23 PM
I,m using Speer 130g HP factory ammo at the moment, they work really well , yeah i noticed they a label as such.Thought Accubonds would be to much for fallow. I,m really after a good all round...
Liked On: 04-09-2018, 07:13 PM
I use Sierra 125 gr FNHP (# 2020) in my 30-30, does the job even if it has to go thru a tree on its way! I don't know what accuracy is like out at 200m though. All 30-30 projectiles i have used in my...
Liked On: 04-09-2018, 07:13 PM
hehe I'm so tempted to keep a few of the 158 gr XTP's at 2550 fps just to "vanish" some possums. On goats I only got about 100-150mm of penetration and complete blowup with no exit hole. Don't get...
Liked On: 04-09-2018, 08:42 AM
Nope but I get tired of the bluster and the emotional use of anti doc rhetoric such as the title of this thread. I have never ever had a problem getting information from the Twizel office. They...
Liked On: 02-09-2018, 09:24 PM
94280 These are from a break-in session it takes a couple or three sessions to get them casting right.
Liked On: 02-09-2018, 03:45 PM