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  1. Phil Giordano

    Fishing in Yukon

    'Morning Friends, next year - between late august and first week of september - I'll be in Yukon for a Grizzly and Caribou hunt. I will hunt around Snake River, Bonnet Plume Lake and Bonnet Plume River - really close to the border with NWT (area "6"). Have any of you ever fished there? I believe...
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    Accuracy issues with new factory ammo?

    'Morning Gents I discovered accuracy issues with some RWS cartridges, purchased a month ago. A rifle I own, used to produce tight groups with a given factory ammo, now spread all over with the same brand and bullet. I'm talking about RWS Evo, in my darling Sauer 8x68. Everything else is tight...
  3. Phil Giordano

    My new (old) Winchester 70 Featherweight : please an help in guessing his age

    Just purchased a "like new" Featherweight in 270 Winch, a rifle/caliber combination I've always wished to have. It appears to be in 101% condition, still the factory grease over metals, never ever fired, never bases/rings mounted on. It's an unsold rifle from a closed (...quite long time ago)...
  4. Phil Giordano

    Partition 416 : any opinion?

    'Morning Friends, I plan to find a good recipe for my 416 Rem - I will start in autumn but I'd like to ask an advice to you all well in advance. I have Norma 203B, Norma Brass, Fed 215 and.... Nosler Partitions 400 gr. Now : I know it's not the first bullet that comes to mind talking about...
  5. Phil Giordano

    The Art of Robert Bateman

    Well friends, I just want to share some paintings from some Robert Bateman books I have. Obviously I'm posting poor pics from some pages, anyway for who did't know him, they could be a pleasant discover. I would stress you to search more and more paintings of him, as to me he's the most...
  6. Phil Giordano

    Advice for 300 Wby & TSX

    Friends, need an advice for reloading my 300wby. Usually I use Norma MRP, but it will be totally unavailable for the next 10/12 months. I have H 4831 and IMR 4350. I use Norma brass (fired/ full lenght reformed/trimmed at 2.815"), Fed 215, and I'd like to try TSX BT 180. My rifle is a Sauer 90...
  7. Phil Giordano

    My long dreamed Rigby

    So, Gents, let me share with you a picture of my Rigby .416, a rifle I have long dreamed - actually, for 25 years. It all started with an article by Craig Boddington on "Rifle Shooter", October '97. The article was about the 450 Rigby, but there was a picture of two beautyful rifles, very...
  8. Phil Giordano

    Which .416 bullet for Lion?

    Which bullet (brand/model) would you use for Lion hunting in 416 Rem/Rigby? It may seems an obvious question, but today we have plenty of super tough bullets intended for Buffalo, and very few "old style" soft bullets for dangerous thin skin game. So what would be you choice?
  9. Phil Giordano

    Need 416 Remington Brass

    Does anyone have 416 Remington NORMA brass to sell? Please only from EU since Customs is very tough on this kind of items. Thanks
  10. Phil Giordano

    Need 416 Remington Brass

    Does anyone have 416 Remington NORMA brass to sell? Please only from EU since Customs is very tough on this kind of items. Thanks
  11. Phil Giordano

    Greetings from Rome, Italy

    Hello everyone, I'm a passionate rifle and bow hunter, reloader, and gunsmith. Very happy to join the party!
 
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