Do you get cratered primers with factory loads in that rifle? My 300 Rum craters primers with any load I have tried so it could be the firing pin or something else along those lines. So long as your...
Liked On: 03-11-2020, 08:50 PM
Good to hear the animals are still there if you go look for them. Nice looking heads and cracker photos.
Liked On: 03-11-2020, 08:24 PM
Yes the Vixen is probably one of the best 222 around, I bought one while culling goats in the 70's and now wished I still had it. So true those 7 shot magazines were great.
Liked On: 03-11-2020, 12:23 AM
I think he is hoping somebody with Quickload could get him started.
Liked On: 02-11-2020, 06:33 AM
That would suck big time.
Liked On: 01-11-2020, 09:01 PM
You can say that again, sounds like December now for the powder shipment. That's if the US doesn't hover it up too.
Liked On: 01-11-2020, 07:53 PM
These are 143 gr ELD X bullets recovered from deer, first is out of my 6.5 x55 taken out of my big Sambar stag, retained weight 89 grs , range 40 yards speed about 2700 fps. Second is out of a big...
Liked On: 01-11-2020, 11:33 AM
I haven't hunted the roar period in Fiordland but have heard that the Wapiti tend to start a little sooner than the Reds. Somebody on forum may have a better idea so hopefully they will give some...
Liked On: 31-10-2020, 06:30 PM
Good haul of fish alright, the young fella bought up a few good fish, you guys will be enjoying a feed of fresh fish ,Well Done.
Liked On: 31-10-2020, 03:10 PM
I used to load 65 grs of 2213 SC in my Rem 700 7 mm Mag with the 162gr Spire point and velocities sat around the 2950 fps. 69 grs sounds hot but if approached carefully would be ok. Around 3000 is...
Liked On: 31-10-2020, 01:23 AM
Just got back from a evening hunt or should I say scout around. Nice evening with a light but steady breeze and quite warm. I did a bit of a drive about first and only seen the odd old print here and...
Liked On: 29-10-2020, 11:12 PM
If you have seated the projectiles in deeper then there will be more jump to the lands. You may need to adjust the seating die further. I generally raise the ram on the press and screw die till it...
Liked On: 29-10-2020, 10:50 PM
Go the grey power, be joining the ranks shortly but still several years behind you fellas , good haul of meat and the boar has a nice set of teeth. Keep it up love your adventures.
Liked On: 28-10-2020, 08:47 PM
Good haul of fish alright, the young fella bought up a few good fish, you guys will be enjoying a feed of fresh fish ,Well Done.
Liked On: 27-10-2020, 11:24 PM
I don't load the Berger elite but load the 175 LRAB in my 7 mm Mag using RL 26 using 65.8 grs which is .1gr under the book max and get 2900 fps. COAL is 83 mm
Liked On: 27-10-2020, 09:08 PM