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   Hearties liked post by STC On thread : Hunting Rifle

   Its amazing how some people will "recommend" second hand rifles with actions that are at least 60 years old to a beginner and then woffle irrelevant stuff about feeding and extraction (all decent...

   Liked On: 18-02-2025, 09:24 AM

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   Hearties liked post by Marty Henry On thread : New 7mm offering by federal

   I can't agree with that, Newton's third law says that when two bodies interact by applying force to one another, in this case the gun and the bullet the effect is equal on both but in opposite...

   Liked On: 10-01-2025, 06:51 AM

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   Hearties liked post by akaroa1 On thread : A superb article on why "node load deveopment" is toast

   And if you wait even longer it will come back into fashion again

   Liked On: 17-10-2024, 07:53 PM

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   Hearties liked post by John Duxbury On thread : A superb article on why "node load deveopment" is toast

   If you wait long enough everything falls out of fashion. Whether it's true or not.

   Liked On: 17-10-2024, 07:53 PM

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   Hearties liked post by tibo On thread : Is the new 7mm PRC a lemon ?

   Just saw this post on the fb 7mm prc group 248859

   Liked On: 08-05-2024, 12:28 AM

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   Hearties liked post by LJPRMC On thread : Is the new 7mm PRC a lemon ?

   I shoot a 7mm prc ..... this works for me . !75 gr eld-x at 2950 ft/sec , motivated by 68 gr of 2217 or 67.9 of H1000 , any mag primer you like , COL 3.3 in ADG brass , 24 inch barrel , shoots sub...

   Liked On: 08-05-2024, 12:19 AM

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   Hearties liked post by Flyblown On thread : Tikka’s .243 Win change…. 1:8” twist!

   Well after however many years of Forum members banging on about fast twist .243s, Tikka has actually gone and done it. I read elsewhere that they have changed their .243 Win twist from 1:10” to 1:8”....

   Liked On: 05-12-2022, 06:32 AM

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   Hearties liked post by Flyblown On thread : 6mm Creedmoor vs 243

   It’s all in the twist. I have both .243 Win and 6mm Creedmoor… One hits a whole lot harder than the other. You can see it, hear it, feel it. THWOP! If you want to kill a good sized red deer at...

   Liked On: 21-05-2022, 05:26 PM

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   Hearties liked post by Flyblown On thread : Norma Bondstrike

   Fellas, I didn’t really intend for this to be a “look at this long-range thousand yard deer bullet” kind of thing. I’m not really into shooting deer that far out, but by all means debate it if...

   Liked On: 21-05-2022, 09:23 AM

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    Hearties liked post by Jhon On thread : 308 Twist rates v projectile weights ?

    16" 1:12 twist sends 200gn cast sideways - lol

    Liked On: 09-04-2022, 06:00 AM

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    Hearties liked post by Flyblown On thread : The original WTF bullet? Wow.

    Ha ha I laughed hard when I read this. Fuck it took me back 29 years to a very clearly remembered occasion on a huge Northern Cape plaas, the first time I took my .243 Winchester out of its bag. ...

    Liked On: 26-07-2020, 07:44 AM

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    Hearties liked post by muka88 On thread : .270 140 game kings exploding

    I have dozens of boxes of bullets bt, gamekings ,eldx ,eldm,sst,accubond and they all do the job about as well as a 50cent spear soft point,

    Liked On: 04-04-2020, 05:51 AM

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    Hearties liked post by Mooseman On thread : Best powder and primers for 143gn Hornady ELD-X 6.5 x 55mm

    I load 49 grs of AR 2213SC under the 143 gr ELDX my COAL is 79 mm and I get 2754 fps Av out of my 20 inch Tikka T3 X. Work up to this load , it is safe in my rifle but may not be in yours. 46 grs...

    Liked On: 16-06-2019, 07:01 PM

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    Hearties liked post by dogmatix On thread : New Trump rules for Gun makers

    The US media ignores the fact that 80% of shootings in the US are with pistols or (far lesser extent) shotguns. Or that these shootings are in predominately poor and black/Hispanic neighbourhoods....

    Liked On: 19-02-2019, 08:34 AM