2209, only light loads with the Sierra 130s (41 to 43gr) as only had 15 projectiles to play with initially.
Liked On: 01-07-2019, 10:49 PM
My 85 finnlight 260 has a mag length of 2.97 inches. The only projectile I have come across that I can't have touching the lands is the Nosler 142 LRAB. Length to ogive for most projectiles touching...
Liked On: 01-07-2019, 08:09 PM
I finally got the 30-30 to the range today! I started with the 7.5gr load, intending to work downwards from there, but the 7.5gr were already subsonic (1086fps). I tried the 8.5gr (1173fps) and...
Liked On: 01-07-2019, 12:50 AM
I finally got the 30-30 to the range today! I started with the 7.5gr load, intending to work downwards from there, but the 7.5gr were already subsonic (1086fps). I tried the 8.5gr (1173fps) and...
Liked On: 30-06-2019, 10:01 PM
I cranked up the old desktop today, here are some photos from a (non-hunting) trip to North America 15 years ago. All animals are wild and free range, lots of photos but they are only 40-50kb each...
Liked On: 19-06-2019, 07:32 PM
We had six baby rabbits hanging out down the end of the drive so I set up the game camera on the fence next to the burrow entrance. It's just a cheap cam from the 1-day website but the quality of the...
Liked On: 19-06-2019, 07:31 PM
Roberts 151 grain cast projectiles in front of 14 grains of Trailboss does about 1600fps in my 308. Very pleasant to shoot, but I haven't tried on an animal yet.
Liked On: 17-06-2019, 08:02 PM
Here is my first ever rifle - an air rifle I got as a a birthday present about 36 years ago. My brother took it out after some rabbits and reckoned he dropped it barrel first into soft ground, but...
Liked On: 17-06-2019, 06:48 PM
113261 bigbear
Liked On: 13-06-2019, 09:06 AM
113261 bigbear
Liked On: 12-06-2019, 11:51 PM
113261 bigbear
Liked On: 12-06-2019, 11:09 PM
Nice rifle too! :)
Liked On: 19-05-2019, 02:40 PM
I use sportwash for my hunting clothes. I also hang the camo patterned ones on the clothesline inside out, but for security reasons rather than to stop them fading.
Liked On: 17-05-2019, 02:46 PM
Had the same happen several times when using collet neck sizing dies. I think either not aligned properly, or collet stuck in closed position
Liked On: 13-05-2019, 03:08 PM
0.050 jump to the lands if loaded to mag length (may be slightly less, but at least 0.035)
Liked On: 08-05-2019, 01:22 AM