My first deer gun was a Marlin lever in .44mag. Used to hand load 180gr projectiles ahead of Blue Dot powder. Hot load, traveling at 1800fps. Very snappy recoil. I could almost, but never quite,...
Liked On: 24-04-2019, 06:04 PM
I'm way to mathamtologicaly retarded to understand the true ins and outs of these fine reloads, although I understand on paper I cannot comment in theory. So....I just carry 80gr super x for...
Liked On: 24-04-2019, 05:06 PM
[QUOTE=hotbarrels;826775]gundoc, do you do trigger polishing for these? Cost? It is a simple and inexpensive job for any half-decent gunsmith. It is better to get it done locally than go...
Liked On: 24-04-2019, 05:00 PM
I really appreciate you posting this thread hotbarrels. It has been a very timely reminder for me to sort my shit out as I went through my first-aid kit today and realise it has been pilfered over...
Liked On: 23-04-2019, 08:36 PM
Reminds me of a quote from a guy who was part of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team. He was commenting on an exercise gone wrong and people being hurt. He said: "they crossed the line between Hard ass...
Liked On: 23-04-2019, 08:36 PM
First of all, I'm an idiot. I know that, and I don't need anyone's off hand comments to reinforce that fact. I am posting this up as we all learn from our experiences and I hope that someone else...
Liked On: 23-04-2019, 08:25 PM
Jared one other thing to note with such a short barrel in an 06 family case is that there will be quite a muzzle blast and still burning powder coming out the muzzle. I assume you are running a...
Liked On: 23-04-2019, 06:30 PM
I have shot about 20 deer using both 357 and 44 magnum. Two stags at one time one behind the other at a measured 100 yards in Ashley Forest some years ago. The majority were shot well within 30m as...
Liked On: 23-04-2019, 06:29 PM
The last one I had I sold on here after shooting dozens of deer with it. I sold it because I also had a 7-08, and I rate the 7-08 shooting a 120 grn bullet far superior to the .243 without any...
Liked On: 23-04-2019, 06:19 PM
Yep I was using them at around 3000fps too but out of 308.....vaporised bunnys and possums.....goats didnt argue, only shot a few deer with them but neck/rib lung shots worked well. Of the bullets I...
Liked On: 22-04-2019, 10:49 PM
I used to use those Speer 130gr HP in my 30/06 at about 3000 fps. They were dynamite on goats in the bush. DRT with shoulder shots, even on big billys. But no good on the old Texas heart shot. The...
Liked On: 22-04-2019, 10:49 PM
Im a huge fan of the 243 for deer hunting, its my go to rifle. For a bush stalker its perfect, from small fallow to the largest of Red stags it knock them all over no problem. Shoulder is the way to...
Liked On: 22-04-2019, 10:46 PM
I shot my first Deer many years ago now with a .243 and I lost count of how many Goats . I was a Parkerhale with a fixed 4 power Leupold scope with weaver rings , I can still remember it well and at...
Liked On: 22-04-2019, 09:08 PM
Fly fishing tonight, no fish but cannot complain about one of 109292the best fishing spots in the world 109293 109294 109295
Liked On: 21-04-2019, 08:58 PM
Out of Delaware this morning with both kids on board.... quite a stiff noreasterly made everything difficult.... swinging round on anckor constant tangles. Fishing was slow to be fair tho the girl...
Liked On: 21-04-2019, 08:57 PM