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Aanalog_peninsula replied to the thread Show off your 100-year-old guns.Proofed in February 1930, so only 94 years old, but we will get there soon. A Friedrich Triebel 8x65R double over 12ga 70mm.
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Aanalog_peninsula replied to the thread CZ/Weatherby fan? You need this rifle!.I prefer a stock closer to Tiffany blue in color as it matches better with my watch dial face, otherwise I’d write a check.
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Aanalog_peninsula replied to the thread What Watch do you wear when you hunt?.I wear my “this” watch. As in, “Hey, y’all, watch this!”
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Aanalog_peninsula replied to the thread How to sell a rifle in another country?.If you are trying to sell into the US, you will have to use a licensed firearms importer who will have to submit an ATF Form 6, etc...
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AGot woke up early morning by Bernard at Nhenda basecamp. 250 meters from camp we could see this guy... we estimated +4 m... Nice...
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Aanalog_peninsula replied to the thread 210gr Copper Solid 300 Win Mag?.Uhh…. Why are you using a.300 WM then complaining about meat damage? Use a .308 with a reasonable 180 grain bullet and the problem goes...
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Aanalog_peninsula replied to the thread 10's & 12 3.5".The theory is that the larger bore diameter of the 10 makes patterning of large shot sizes easier. The reality is that all shotguns are...
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Aanalog_peninsula replied to the thread ReconAfrica to begin drilling well onshore Namibia.I hope they hit a home run. The people of Namibia deserve a better life and economic stability.
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Aanalog_peninsula reacted to Riflecrank's post in the thread Slow burning powder and a 23" barrel with
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Finding that the Texas Heart Shot had exited bison's throat, I shot him again post-mortem in the other ham from only 25 yards, and X-ed... -
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I used 110 grains of RL-15 with the 570-gr bullets (GSC FN and Barnes XLC, olde-style blue-coated) in a 23" barreled .500 A2 for my...
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Aanalog_peninsula replied to the thread Slow burning powder and a 23" barrel.My rifle is magnaported, which reduces muzzle jump dramatically, but does little for actual recoil. Magnaport required me to have the...
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Aanalog_peninsula replied to the thread Slow burning powder and a 23" barrel.IMR4350 is really a reduced load powder in the A2. I don’t believe you can stuff enough powder in the case to hit max pressure with...
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Aanalog_peninsula replied to the thread Slow burning powder and a 23" barrel.IMR4350 is really too slow for optimum use in the A2. The cartridge itself is very forgiving, and I’ve found acceptable loads with RL15...
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Aanalog_peninsula replied to the thread Slow burning powder and a 23" barrel.Yes, it’s a Hannibal. I’ve never been brave enough to shoot it from the bench.
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Aanalog_peninsula replied to the thread Slow burning powder and a 23" barrel.Surprisingly well. Some say the A2 stock looks like a club, but it does what it’s designed to do, which is absorb recoil. Note the...
