Looking at it from the other end. I measured the freebore on a martini Enfield I was interested in, dropped a projectile in the breech then ran some of that plastic coated spring curtain wire up...
Liked On: 20-07-2023, 09:27 AM
True but boring :)
Liked On: 20-07-2023, 09:26 AM
22lr .223 .308 i dont really need anything else
Liked On: 20-07-2023, 09:26 AM
Was going to suggest maybe spread some around for testing as you wouldn't want to get stuck with a shitload you can't sell if they get a bad rep
Liked On: 20-07-2023, 09:26 AM
Hi guys Just checking in here what the group thinks of the idea of me importing projectiles. These are flat base hunting projectiles (simmilar to sierra pro hunter etc) cup and core bullets. ...
Liked On: 20-07-2023, 09:25 AM
Since this thread started I have dropped the 7mmRM and added a 243win. Still very conventional.
Liked On: 19-07-2023, 09:21 PM
Reminds me of a story which I think I posted a couple of years ago. In my teens I used to stay at a mate's place. His father was a farm manager. Hanging on the back of the wash house door was the...
Liked On: 19-07-2023, 09:20 PM
303 corrosive ammo is very acidic The muzzle end always got wet in the rain and the acidic sludge in the barrel ate the rifling to the point you could fit a projectile in there by hand :) ...
Liked On: 19-07-2023, 09:19 PM
Well, possibly minute of barndoor.. My brothers had a Rem .308 semi on their commercial boat and that would allow a bullet in the muzzle to the base of the neck. They still shot deer with it...
Liked On: 19-07-2023, 09:19 PM
I re-chambered a .22 Hornet H and R single shot to 219 Donaldson Wasp because I could. That is similar to Micky Ducks wanting a 224 .22 Savage Hi-Power ( the original uses .228 projectiles and no one...
Liked On: 19-07-2023, 08:22 PM
My most practical calibre that keeps the freezer full is my Howa Mini 223, but my favourite calibre is the .303. Especially my latest aquisition; a BSA 1916 .303 SHTLE III* (FTR) rifle. But I do have...
Liked On: 19-07-2023, 07:46 PM
Had one years ago in a 12ga. Could hit a 6" card at 50-60 yards with slugs.
Liked On: 19-07-2023, 07:45 PM
Greetings, Had a Winchester 88 in .308 years ago. It shot very well but the trigger was not flash. It booted more than my M700 in spite of lighter loads and a heavier rifle due to a stock with a lot...
Liked On: 19-07-2023, 06:39 PM
I bought a Marlin 336 30/30 last year, absolutely love it, it’s the complete opposite aesthetically to my plasticy Tikka which I value for its practicality but have no pride in ownership. What...
Liked On: 19-07-2023, 06:38 PM
well - let me think - .22lr, .22MR, 22-250, .243, 6-284, .270, .303, 7mm RM, numerous 12gaige, - but the one cartridge to rule all is the 270 - can load it up and down,,,, The one I want - a 2...
Liked On: 19-07-2023, 05:13 PM