Recent content by Delloro

Ok thx. I had bought some and it seemed OK, thought maybe you had a bad experience.

Do you mind if I ask why you are avoiding Hornady brass? No$ler, I understand though.

Birch is good, hard, if plain, wood for a stock. Something about utilitarian rifles appeals to me as well. Very nice rifle.

100% true. But I did put a decelerator pad on mine. It is not unpleasant at all to shoot, even from a bench.

I have one, you're going to love it.

Easy to add weight to those plastic stocks, but I agree with trying to find somebody local and asking them. How far are you willing to drive?

*Norma brass

Raven Rocks has not made brass at a very good price

Small ring, and looks like large thread. Some advise to avoid high pressure rounds. I'll see if I can send pics of what Kuhnhausen said about it.

Can tell ring size from a pic.

If that receiver is small ring, with large thread barrel shank, then they can stretch. Just an FYI.

Would love to see a pic of that rifle.

And if they did clean the bore to any effect, then a fouling shot would be needed. Bore snakes are useless for anything except what you describe.

If you want military, then you want a Mauser- or Enfield-based rifle. Not cheap. Mark X or Whitworth will be close and least expensive, built on commercial yugo mauser actions. Here is an jnterarms, a bit fancy for my taste https://www.gunbroker.com/item/921499915 A remington 721 would be...

You will lose velocity, which means less power. Expect to lose about 30 fps per inch. That means 120 fps, not the end of the world. But let's not forget the time and money spent chasing fps by manufacturers and reloaders alike. It does matter. That being said, I have a 338WM with a 20" bbl...