Recent content by Hunter4752001

I wish you luck with your petition. Given the feral problems in Qld, and the resultant danger to agriculture and biodiversity, its almost criminal that State Forests are a refuge to any and all pest species. You might want to consider the Victorian model where the State Forests are open to...

What are your thoughts on annealing of the neck & shoulder prior to running the cases through the 400 H&H die? Also would you recommend firing a fire forming load prior to the first real load? ps in what very little case forming I've done, better results came from fire forming than by using an...

@pc3 Roger who is a member here @yumastepside does some very nice letherwork. He's based down in Tassie so no hassles with international shipping etc. Send him a pm and discuss with him what you need. He made a really nice closed pouch for me but he also does open pouches and I'm sure he can...

Over the years I have used several trimming systems ranging from cheap to expensive. None have really impressed me. Recently, after having some skepticism, I bought the Lee 3 jaw chuck and case length gauge in 375H&H. Lee is an interesting company. Some of their product are excellant 'thinking...

If you pull the bullet on a .22LR and pour out the powder you can see the amount of priming compound. I've seen a lot of failure to fire with most brands of .22 of recent years. Purely speculation, but I have often wondered whether all the main companies ditched quality control during the years...

M1 Carbine mags are a good fit for 45 Colt, single stack of course.

Very nice. I normally have my spare rounds in an MTM box. Nowhere near the look and feel of leather and potentialy a lot more noise. I definately like your solution.

@Carnivore hunter Yes, we can own 454 Casulls in Australia. A handgun suitable for big game hunting will be a large and heavy piece. A tool for the specialist handgun hunter, not something that is taken along "just in case'.

Africa is a large continent made up of several countries, each of which has their own firearm laws. As such there is no answer to the question as to what firearms are allowed in "Africa". If however you mean are double action revolvers allowed in South Africa, then the answer is YES - providing...

@CBH Australia your 375H&H will get the job done, but upsizing to a 458 Lott would give you a bit extra margin for Murphy. Given you're in Oz, forget about A-Frames, Bear Claws etc. They just won't be available when you need them. Look at Atomic29 or Woodleigh Hydros - both great choices and...

Black house cat /feral cat and a dodgy photo.

The diference in rim diameters is more than "a couple of thou". Try 11 thou, 405 Win = 0.543" vs 400 H&H + 0.532". May come down to individual bolt face. Worse case scenario would be a new bolt. Sounds like a great project. The only thing wrong with the 400 H&H is that it came out a century too...

Sounds like a couple of happy Cleaver's customers. Have to admit that their special price on the Chapuis is very tempting.

CEB make a nice all coper 300g handgun solid. However, because of the lower density of coper vs lead, the CEB projectile will take up a lot more room in the case and thus significantly limitting the amount of romm for your powder charge. The net result in my gun was that a max load using the...

If you're set on using monos then going with Lott is a better answer. The all copper projectiles are much longer than equivalent weight and therefore take up much more space in the case. As far as twist rate goes I don't think you'll have a problem with the standard 1:14" twist. I use 450g...