Greetings Magnetite, I tried 49 and 50 grains of AR2213SC behind the 129 grain SST which gave 2,720 and 2,780 fps respectively. You may get a little more. As far as your accuracy figures go you...
Liked On: 02-09-2020, 08:55 PM
Greetings, A Ruger no 1 in some rimmed calibre, 6.5 x 57R maybe. My cobber in Oz has one in .275 Rigby (aka 7 x 57 Mauser). Could probably afford one but advancing age and decrepitude together with...
Liked On: 02-09-2020, 01:09 PM
Greetings All, I would recommend against forming .280 AI cases from anything other than .280 Rem. The head space dimension for .280 Rem cases is about .050 inches (1.25 mm) longer than the other...
Liked On: 02-09-2020, 09:58 AM
Greetings Planenutz, It's not pressure that is cracking the cases, it's excess headspace. Assuming you are starting with new brass, or cases fired once in your rifle, the cases are being full length...
Liked On: 02-09-2020, 09:44 AM
Greetings ebf, Thanks for pointing that out, not. I had to have a look at Wilson's web site. 5 Ruger no 1 rifles! I don't think I have ever seen that many in the same place in NZ. After tea and a...
Liked On: 02-09-2020, 04:14 AM
Greetings, A Ruger no 1 in some rimmed calibre, 6.5 x 57R maybe. My cobber in Oz has one in .275 Rigby (aka 7 x 57 Mauser). Could probably afford one but advancing age and decrepitude together with...
Liked On: 01-09-2020, 10:10 PM
Greetings MB, None of the rifles in this thread are actually needed in the narrower interpretation of the word but, as is often pointed out, need has little if anything to do with it. Regards...
Liked On: 01-09-2020, 09:22 PM
Greetings Magnetite, Looks like your rifle gives a little more velocity than mine with your selection of components. I note that you are using a suppressor which some suggest gives more velocity so...
Liked On: 01-09-2020, 08:17 PM
Greetings ebf, Thanks for pointing that out, not. I had to have a look at Wilson's web site. 5 Ruger no 1 rifles! I don't think I have ever seen that many in the same place in NZ. After tea and a...
Liked On: 01-09-2020, 08:04 PM
Greetings ebf, Thanks for pointing that out, not. I had to have a look at Wilson's web site. 5 Ruger no 1 rifles! I don't think I have ever seen that many in the same place in NZ. After tea and a...
Liked On: 01-09-2020, 07:11 PM
Greetings Planenutz, It's not pressure that is cracking the cases, it's excess headspace. Assuming you are starting with new brass, or cases fired once in your rifle, the cases are being full length...
Liked On: 01-09-2020, 06:29 PM
Greetings, A Ruger no 1 in some rimmed calibre, 6.5 x 57R maybe. My cobber in Oz has one in .275 Rigby (aka 7 x 57 Mauser). Could probably afford one but advancing age and decrepitude together with...
Liked On: 01-09-2020, 06:17 PM
Greetings ebf, Just because I can really. We are dealing in hypothetical rifles here so practical does not come into it. I have seen just one single shot, NZ made I think, in that calibre. A .257...
Liked On: 01-09-2020, 06:00 PM
Greetings ebf, Just because I can really. We are dealing in hypothetical rifles here so practical does not come into it. I have seen just one single shot, NZ made I think, in that calibre. A .257...
Liked On: 01-09-2020, 05:55 PM
Greetings, A Ruger no 1 in some rimmed calibre, 6.5 x 57R maybe. My cobber in Oz has one in .275 Rigby (aka 7 x 57 Mauser). Could probably afford one but advancing age and decrepitude together with...
Liked On: 01-09-2020, 05:39 PM