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Just need to be sure any stain doesn't keep epoxy from soaking into wood, thats why I used the nitric acid / heat process. Sealed first, then bedded with thickened eopxy, just in case stock moved a little when sealed. Too late to edit above.

Found a Bell and Carlson synthetic for my m98 bad weather rifle in the barrel of take off stocks at a small local gunshop for the princely sum of ten bucks. Couple small marks and has the old style sling swivel rods bonded into the stock, but was a good find since I didn't need anything fancy...

Forgot to say, Lee will make custom FCDies for cartridges not normally stocked, at a reasonable price.

Thanks for the heads up. Will check into ordering some. Wonder if any of the online sellers will take a preorder?

If you have the fired cases before the high pressure round, try seating live primers to see if primer pockets are stretched. If they go in easy, you were already above case pressure limit. Can just pop those primers in th rifle outside to not risk setting one off when decapping. I am wondering...

I have a G3 / HK91 semi auto build from a parts kit. Trust me, your brass aren't dented much. My rifle can mostly close a case mouth once in a while, then throws brass 30 feet. Just push a drift punch into case mouth so taper sort of rounds case mouth back open and then run thru sizer die. Have...

Have an older Zastava 7RM barelled to 375R. Feed rails needed to be opened up, mag box walls were thinned (widened mag), follower needed metal welded to side to match modified mag width (last round feed issue), ejector face welded up to add length (empty cases hitting on ejection port and not...

Not meant as troll post. Appreciate your definition, based on factual experience. Was hoping to hear the opinions of those who have "walked the walk".

Is a dangerous game rifle anything that will usually dispatch the animal, or is a DG rifle what a PH carries and relies on to handle business when things go sideways and it needs to work every time? Lots of game up to and including elephant have been taken with black powder round ball, Martini...

Any chance the bullet set back into the case when chambering? Should be able to feel loose or tight neck tension when seating bullets.

7RM and 300WM should be max 3.340". The 375H&H should be 3.600 max. Not sure what OAL max in Browning magazime is. A little rail work and maybe slight magazine widening should allow a 375R or 416R to feed from a 7RM or 300WM magazine. More complicated (expensive) if action needs to be opened up...

If mag box is long enough then H&H makes the most sense, but the Ruger would be same length as 7RM. Just thinking the R would be less cost to manufacture.

Barnes 375LRX, 270 gn with .449BC looks interesting. Especially if hunting in an area with bears. Makes the 375R seem pretty practical in the US.

Since the 7mmRM is available maybe Browning should consider chambering for 375Ruger also.

Do you know if it was a 416RM from factory or a rebarrel? I would remove the mag spring and try loading with just follower. If 3 fit, take a good look at mag spring, some have different radius at bends and can be taller when fully compressed. Follower may also have tabs on bottom to keep from...