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If Santori makes a bad cheese I haven’t found it. Everything they put their label on is excellent.

Always liked that. Antique Winchesters. Sharps. High Walls. Half round looks so good!

How much does it weigh? Maybe there’s a BPCR enthusiast some in the ranks.

You might post this in “gunsmithing” if you haven’t had any luck in the open forum.

Any idea what month and year it was sold on AH?

I find the Big Game in .416 much more pleasant to shoot than a Ruger 77 in .375.

Gah—the way he’s giddy at around the 6 minute mark is hilarious. “…160 grain…maybe eland…!” I’ve watched it three times and keep laughing. Good for him!

Same. Never had that problem either.

Make sure you tell us how this story ends, please!

I emailed the staff at Shooters World powder asking about .416 load data (none available on their site) and they informed me that their 4350 was “the slowest burning of any commercially produced 4350 powder”. They recommended beginning with starting charges for any published 4350 data and work...

Just curious, what twist rate is the Dakota barrel? Might be a candidate for boring out if .260 isn’t an ideal chambering. Glad the move is…going…

If they were that price in my AO it’d already be in my inventory! Life is short—behave accordingly.

For those of you in Texas, Spec’s has a brand we cozied up to last summer, “Drilling Springs.” Beefeater price, Bombay quality. Burns pretty clean.

Does this mean the Dakota is staying home?

I’m not sure what’s more amazing—that @SkullKeeper is selling, or that it hasn’t been sold.

Is anybody sporting a Seiko 6105 or 153 (“CPT Williard”)? I’ve been kicking them around for a couple of years.

That’s not an M1 Carbine.

IH didn’t make carbines.

It’d depend on condition and how correct it was, of course, but Rock Ola made relatively few (~230k) of the 6.6 million that were made, making it one of the more desirable for serious collectors.

I took a big facebook this morning. Very important to stay regular.

They’re also offering free HAZMAT on orders over $99.

For everyone that shows up every month or so looking for a Kimber Caprivi or CZ that’s had a makeover, this is a helluva deal.

I’ll take the 300 set, please.

I don’t know about the rest of you but this is appointment reading for me!

I emailed Parkwest recently about rebarreling a Dakota 10 and got a very nice, very quick reply “yes we can, yes we will! What caliber do you have and what do you want it to be?” My response hasn’t been replied to yet, but I figured with DSC and Shot Show they’ve been busy. Plus I’m not in a...

I’m reasonably certain TR’s M1903 was a .30-03, not ‘06. A very minor difference but a difference nonetheless. As I recollect he was dissatisfied with the accuracy and sent it back to SA and got a very polite reply of “now Theodore, this is an ‘03, not an ‘06, we checked the accuracy with ‘03...

Barnes made a 250 gr RN projectile but IDK if anyone ever picked it up as a factory loading.

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Auto Trickler is the best one I’ve seen or used. It is priced accordingly.

Check the twist rate—it might not stabilize that light of a bullet.

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@ Green Chile I remember this rifle from Gordy & Sons well. I handled it in the store a number of times. It’s a beautiful piece, the black background that G & S does a good job of contrasting some of the wood grain but it’s a deeper, darker piece of walnut and less red that I remember in person...

That’s a peach of a plea bargain even for white collar crime, probably enviable by the immediate family of a head of state. I’m not going to comment on the merits of the case but I wonder how long most men would stand up to what’s basically the full force of state attorney general aimed at...

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The take downs could be finicky with headspace. Measure your brass carefully after your first range session and consider neck sizing.

Do you shoot left or right handed?

What make of double? Can you post pictures of the brass and share load data?

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Rent it an apartment and visit it on weekends and when she’s out of town.

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What size steel targets do you guys shoot? I’m assuming 0.5” thick AR500 (because that’s the biggest I can find!), what diameter, shape, etc?

Congratulations. I love how the 22” barrel looks on the Big Game. Even if the 24” barrel was the original configuration, the shorter, heavier barrel is far more appealing to the eye.

Agreed. Most ranges have regs banning steel targets entirely for rifles, or caliber limitations targeting .338 Lapua type cartridges (range fan limits) that de facto prohibit medium and large bore rifles from being fired at their facilities.

If I was going to buy any .405, Hawk would be my first stop for projectiles—300 or 400 grain.

I’ve shot a .405 in a converted Enfield No. 1 Mk III with the standard twist rate (whatever Winchester used). We swaged down .416” Hornady 400 gr RNs to .411” and charged with Varget (I think)—it shot VERY well. I’m sure a single shot would easily duplicate or better that performance.

He also claims to be “double distinguished,” but there’s no record of a Geoff Miller having any distinguished badge—rifle or pistol—with the CMP. I don’t know why people make grandiose claims of easily verifiable accomplishments.

The difference between fine firearms and cocaine is you can go to rehab and kick cocaine.

Every 527 I ever shot was a hammer. Hard to believe that CZ dropped it. And that they never made the LH 527 in 6.5 G.