Greetings, You all spotted my obvious mistake, they were 129 SST projectiles although I do have some 160 grain round noses. Hmm. and yes it was a 6.5x55 and not some new fangled thing that does the...
Liked On: 25-01-2024, 08:37 PM
Greetings All, A blast from the past. The state of the art in the olden days. Standard T3 Lite, Tikka rings, 6x36 Leupold scope with ballistic reticle. Load 159 grain SST at 2,810 fps. Earplugs in...
Liked On: 25-01-2024, 08:37 PM
Greetings again, The 6x36 scope (no longer listed) weighs under 300 grams. I don't have the bipod on for hunting as I can't use one in the field. A series of unfortunate events over the last year...
Liked On: 25-01-2024, 05:06 PM
Greetings again, The 6x36 scope (no longer listed) weighs under 300 grams. I don't have the bipod on for hunting as I can't use one in the field. A series of unfortunate events over the last year...
Liked On: 25-01-2024, 04:51 PM
Greetings, You all spotted my obvious mistake, they were 129 SST projectiles although I do have some 160 grain round noses. Hmm. and yes it was a 6.5x55 and not some new fangled thing that does the...
Liked On: 25-01-2024, 03:59 PM
Greetings All, A blast from the past. The state of the art in the olden days. Standard T3 Lite, Tikka rings, 6x36 Leupold scope with ballistic reticle. Load 159 grain SST at 2,810 fps. Earplugs in...
Liked On: 25-01-2024, 03:35 PM
Greetings, Looking through the data a couple of questions present themselves. 1. I don't see any groups mentioned so were these actually recorded and if so what were they? Their position on the...
Liked On: 24-01-2024, 10:13 PM
Greetings, Looking through the data a couple of questions present themselves. 1. I don't see any groups mentioned so were these actually recorded and if so what were they? Their position on the...
Liked On: 24-01-2024, 10:00 PM
Greetings All, Most of you have noted the reductions in load data for some cartridges over the last few decades. This was attributed to the more accurate electronic PSI pressure measuring system...
Liked On: 23-01-2024, 03:53 PM
Greetings All, Most of you have noted the reductions in load data for some cartridges over the last few decades. This was attributed to the more accurate electronic PSI pressure measuring system...
Liked On: 23-01-2024, 01:15 PM
Greetings All, I have been sorting out some handloading stuff for a friend who is shifting house. Among the packets of old cases, some loaded there were about 8 cans of powder, some unopened. There...
Liked On: 22-01-2024, 04:43 PM
Greetings, Looking through the data a couple of questions present themselves. 1. I don't see any groups mentioned so were these actually recorded and if so what were they? Their position on the...
Liked On: 22-01-2024, 01:44 PM
Greetings, Looking through the data a couple of questions present themselves. 1. I don't see any groups mentioned so were these actually recorded and if so what were they? Their position on the...
Liked On: 22-01-2024, 09:47 AM
Greetings, It never ceases to amaze me how much joy there is to be gained just faffing around with old rifles (and shotguns). For us older chaps it keeps our minds active if not our bodies. Years...
Liked On: 19-01-2024, 10:31 AM
Greetings, It never ceases to amaze me how much joy there is to be gained just faffing around with old rifles (and shotguns). For us older chaps it keeps our minds active if not our bodies. Years...
Liked On: 18-01-2024, 06:35 PM