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What thread is this picture part of, if any? Would like to read some details...

There is a fellow on youtube (Kentucky Ballistics) who I believe shoots all of those. Don't know if he actually owns all the rifles, though. But perhaps he would be willing to part with some brass if/when they have been reloaded enough times.

I see that @Mark A Ouellette was faster than me in replying. Typing on the phone is sloooow :-) Yes, it would probably not do much difference, but it will do some, even if the majority of the extra powder burns after the bullet has left the barrel. The extra powder takes up space, which means...

Yes it does. Ish. But the pressure curve is different as the peak pressure is reached sooner. And it could get into dangerously high pressures if too much of a too fast powder is used. If you load e.g. a 7mm RM with a pistol powder (i.e. fast) you could only load the case to so full before it...

Välkommen! Jo, så är det - bättre bilder och historier, mindre tjafs om huruvida 308 är perfekt för allt :-)

I haven't taken my 404 for any DG hunt, but my hope is that I'll be able to do that in the future. Have owned that rifle for 5-6 years, and in that time I have not purchased or fired a single factory loaded cartridge. I actually started reloading because I wanted a big bore rifle, where the ammo...

Very nice wood. Not too familiar with Ruger in general, or the "express" model in particular. Would that be standard on a factory rifle, or have the stocks been upgraded afterwards? Also, I thought that the M77 had a tang safety, but from these picture it does not seem like that.

Mixed results - a few of the deer I've shot in the heart/top of the heart have dropped on the spot. Not likely that the spine was hit, but perhaps a bullet (or bone) fragment might have hit the spine. Don't know if there would be enough energy in such secondary projectiles to stun the animal. I...

Probably not much difference, but your bog pod might be a bit sturdier/steadier than most other tripods. I believe that quad-sticks are also getting more common. Takes slightly longer to set up (an extra second), but is super-steady. Does not allow for as much horizontal panning, though.

I don't yet have a lot of experience with the NF bullets, but when we spoke on the Swedish Game Fair 2 years(?) ago, you recommended the PP bullet in 404J for the local big game, as it will open up a little quicker in softer targets than the SS. I bought a box or two to try them out. Loaded...

AFAIK all the production equipment was moved to Sweden following the sale of the company to Mr. Boström a few years ago. According to the web page it is located in Kristianstad in southern Sweden. I *believe* that Osby (a smaller town nearby) was listed previously...

52. Namibia. PG. Thinking about going for buffalo sometime not too far into the future.

Did pretty much the same thing around the same time last year, however only 7 days of touring on our own. We had very good dealings with Acacia Travel (on recommendation from Philip), to whom we communicated our want-to-see's. Through them we got an itinerary worked out, with rental car...

Interesting, but anecdotal so to speak. These particular ones are almost the same length, but either the 375 is loaded longer, or the 416 shorter, than allowed by CIP/SAAMI specs. It is quite possible that a 375 with a long bullet, but still within spec, is longer than a 416 loaded with a...

The 416 Rigby is a considerably longer cartridge if I'm not mistaken. Max COL for the Rigby is 95.25 mm (3.750"), and for the 375HH it's 91.4mm (3.600"). The empty case is not that much different in length, though. So I guess that it would be possible to build a 416 Rigby rifle on an...