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886thecat replied to the thread .458 win mag for North America.You may want to try 450 TSX or other long bullets in your WM and see what the group size is. Some (most?) WM do not like short bullets...
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886thecat replied to the thread Current state of Dangerous Game optics?.Thinking it may be a good idea to pick up a Bushnell 4500 1-4 for range time and keep my Leupold for hunting. Wonder how long it would...
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886thecat replied to the thread One rifle for North American big game?.Depends where you plan on hunting. When in bear country, I carry a 375R or heavier. Some areas, a shot is like ringing the dinner bell...
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886thecat replied to the thread Famous Users Of The .30-06 Springfield Against African Dangerous Game.Hunter-Habib, The old Nitro-ex site has an area of online books, nickudu files, that are downloadable. Your friend could download these...
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886thecat replied to the thread 416 Rigby and filler.You can try firing a few groups normally (or tipping mizzle down first), then fire a few by tipping muzzle vertical and lowering...
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886thecat replied to the thread Spoke with Bill at Swift Bullets yesterday."Smoke and mirrors" is being awfully polite.
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886thecat replied to the thread 450 Rigby and whether to scope or not?.Up close, I find a true 1x scope with a heavy duplex to be as fast as irons. Anything aboxe 1.25x is slow and above 2x is really slow...
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886thecat replied to the thread Epoxy Cleanup.Acetone is ok but may wreck finish if it gets on a stock. My suggestion of vinegar is for hands where even acetone leaves a dark residue...
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886thecat replied to the thread Spoke with Bill at Swift Bullets yesterday.Buddy added up the value of all the benefits a girl (daughter of a friend) is getting from the govt. She is a druggie/sometime...
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886thecat replied to the thread Epoxy Cleanup.Definitely do not use for cleanup on rifle, or anywhere else epoxy strength is needed. Breaks down and weakens epoxy as well as removing...
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8Have seen quite a few posts about stock work . Since a lot of that work involves epoxy, thought it worthwhile to mention that kitchen...
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886thecat replied to the thread Tally windage problem.Mirror trick insures the croashairs are centered. Counting clicks can still leave crosshairs off center if scope is damaged internally...
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886thecat replied to the thread Tally windage problem.There is a small possibility that scope mount caps have been switched between bases or turned 180 degrees. If they were bored a little...
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886thecat replied to the thread Tally windage problem.Use the old "scope against a mirror" trick first.
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886thecat replied to the thread Thoughts on reviving a cowboy cartridge for dangerous game.With so many great DG cartridges, with such great histories in Africa it's interesting that so many have a Red Ryder on steroids fixation.