Out of curiosity I pulled my various 223 ammo out of the safe and these are the measurements of the loaded ammo, ADI Factory Load .247" Norma Factory Load .247" Norma Reload .247" Lapua Reload...
Liked On: 24-04-2022, 03:43 PM
CR Pain also distributes Weihrauch rifles. Along with the different stock design between the HW 66 and HW 60J there is also a weight difference. The HW 66 weigh 3.15 kg compared to 3.6 kg for the...
Liked On: 24-03-2022, 08:24 PM
If there is more than 5 thou difference between your fired case neck outside diameter and the sized case then Redding suggest you use more than one bushing. I had this same issue when sizing for...
Liked On: 07-03-2022, 08:20 PM
Back in the mid 80s I sold a new International in 250 Savage. It was one of the rifles Howard Lopdell imported when I had a small gun shop in Rotorua. It had a very nice stock for a Ruger.
Liked On: 07-03-2022, 08:19 PM
Back in the mid 80s I sold a new International in 250 Savage. It was one of the rifles Howard Lopdell imported when I had a small gun shop in Rotorua. It had a very nice stock for a Ruger.
Liked On: 07-03-2022, 08:15 PM
If there is more than 5 thou difference between your fired case neck outside diameter and the sized case then Redding suggest you use more than one bushing. I had this same issue when sizing for...
Liked On: 07-03-2022, 05:38 AM
@akoroa1 the Ruger American Compact in 22 WMR have a 1:14" twist from what I have read.
Liked On: 06-03-2022, 04:19 PM
Between the mid to late 80's Howard had a company called South Pacific Gun Supplies based in Beachlands. He imported rifles from the USA and sent several of them down to me in Rotorua where I had a...
Liked On: 03-03-2022, 10:24 AM
Although the 220 Swift was originally based on the 6mm Lee Navy or 236 there are quite a few differences that would make necking the 220 Swift back up to 6mm far from easy. Firstly the 6mm Navy...
Liked On: 23-02-2022, 08:50 AM
Back in 1979 I bought a new Ruger M77 in 220 Swift which still sits in my safe alongside three 22-250s. As far as velocity goes it is a lot easier to propel a 55 grain projectile at well over 3700...
Liked On: 20-02-2022, 09:31 PM
Back in 1979 I bought a new Ruger M77 in 220 Swift which still sits in my safe alongside three 22-250s. As far as velocity goes it is a lot easier to propel a 55 grain projectile at well over 3700...
Liked On: 20-02-2022, 06:34 AM
Back in 1979 I bought a new Ruger M77 in 220 Swift which still sits in my safe alongside three 22-250s. As far as velocity goes it is a lot easier to propel a 55 grain projectile at well over 3700...
Liked On: 19-02-2022, 09:28 PM
Between the mid to late 80's Howard had a company called South Pacific Gun Supplies based in Beachlands. He imported rifles from the USA and sent several of them down to me in Rotorua where I had a...
Liked On: 04-01-2022, 10:55 AM
Between the mid to late 80's Howard had a company called South Pacific Gun Supplies based in Beachlands. He imported rifles from the USA and sent several of them down to me in Rotorua where I had a...
Liked On: 03-01-2022, 10:02 PM
The last deer I shot with my 223 was a very large Red Hind in Pureora Forest. It was an offhand neck shot at around 70m and the handloaded 55 grain Norma Oryx pulverized her vertebrae. To me the...
Liked On: 24-10-2021, 08:31 PM