Recent content by DrBob

Also, Boddington's stepson yanking off the extractor from a Mauser action from a "brisk" clearing of the action. I did upgrade my 700 in 416 to an M-16 extractor. Remington Custom Shop, prior to closing, was offering both the M-16 extractor and double ejection plungers. I really wonder what...

I use temp insensitive powders from Hodgdon to work up loads... in Alaska...where any temp is ... well.... not African. The Brits reduced loads by 5 grains for Kynock lammo to deal with that same problem.

The 300 Weatherby is a fine cartridge. The modern bullets have brought it to where Roy Weatherby would be proud of it. The old style bullets couldn't keep up. The TSX series, the A-Frames and Northfork bullets make it great. Potent but then take a look at all of the crazy overkill cartridges...

.No. 1s: 300 Win Mag, 416 Rigby, 416 RM, 458 Win Mag, 470 NE (Hamilton Bowen).

Paste wax (like Turtle Wax)... but don't buff it off. Take the can with you for touch ups.

If alone in the bush with no back up..... the 375 is a little too light ... although the Ghost of John Taylor may haunt me for that. That's what the PH is for ... insurance. A guide...yes.... but a definitive ender of bad things...yes. The 375 H&H is not an "under-gunned" cartridge... just...

In O'Connor's writings his wife often used the 257 Roberts ... the necked down 7x57. Yes, I bought a 270 because of Outdoor Life's editor but looking back, the best balance is the 280 Ackley Improved... again 7mm territory. It took a long time for me to buy a 30-06.... but anyway you cut...

Cor Bon used one of their Sledgehammer solids .... 405 grain.... passed through one cape into another with side shot. Best penetration speed was 1500 fps. This is nuts. This is the definition of killing power ...just poking holes in the right spot but not even close to a stopping round...

Now..now... he forgot that it's not dis-May but dis-July.

Ruger had an aborted attempt at the 404 but had problems. It would be good to revisit and make. Alas, making a good double would be a challenge but worth it.

Classic "tinned" cloth. That and Barbour... the original "GoreTex".

How do you know that the party is a formal occasion? The Carhartts are washed.

Good information. One compromise for softer game like black bear would be the Nosler Partition. ...but not available right now.

Exactly.... penetration is obvious and expansion is all that is needed.

This is black bear.... nothing exotic is needed. The Hornady will do just fine. If I were handloading I'd even go cheaper Partisan 286 or Speer 270s. Expansion is the goal here as penetration is obvious. The TSX needs something hard to expand on and black bear isn't that.