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Murray Leather ...slides and Belt

Rookhawk "What I can say is horrible things happen when we deviate from the plot. You are welcome to disagree as to causality, whether bullet diameter, powder type, metallurgy, or wad". Are you referring OSR

I will agree with rookhawk's assessment on British vintage vs newer Double Rifles, but then again I'm somewhat an English gun snob... Where I will disagree is his comment on bullet construction and older doubles Below are links to a study on Bullets, Barrel Strain and Double Rifles...

Well done !!

I take great pleasure hunting with my "expensive" rifles and shotguns. If wood and metal get worn the gun is refinished; wood, checkering, blueing, and they carry on. I was once chastised for carrying an English shotgun into our rough New England bird coverts by a gentleman driving a brand new...

What powders were you considering ??

Had a Total Shoulder replacement on my dominant side end of March Have been this year very comfortable shooting Clays with my 12ga O/U starting this Sept Have yet to shoot a Rifle larger than my 22 K-Hornet.. now 7 months post surgery ... Waiting till next summer a full year plus and yes I'll...

A Flat nosed bullet with the appropriate size Meplat will out penetrate a round nose bullet regardless it's diameter

Any practice helps, carrying your rifle a couple of hours a day helps, doing exercises with your rifle helps once or twice a day helps.. For what it is worth I have shot 3 cape Buffalo all inside of 50 yards have yet to use sticks ...

the intention of the small washer is to provide a better bearing surface between the spring's coils and "C" clip

not a problem did not notice ... My to FN Win's are a 400H&H and a 458 Lott If I remember the spring was captured by a "C" clip my gunsmith put a small washer between the spring and "C" clip

Had the same problem with a FN Win Mod 70 after about 200 rounds ...,,. The OEM Spring I was told was a 24-25lb spring... I purchased a Wolff extra power firing pin spring for a Win mod 70 that I believe was 30lbs... cut off the appropriate number of coils to the same length as original and...

Well Done.... Best of Luck Have shot 3 Cape Buff with CEB Raptors all inside of 50 yards they did not go far

Cape Buff all inside of 50 yards 1 400 H&H 1x6 Swaro 1 450 NE Express Sights 1 505 Gibbs Express Sights Aprox 25 Water Buff (Cull Hunt) 458 Lott 1.2x4 S&B

Are you familiar with the 75% rule??? loading a bullet that is 75% the weight of the bullet that the rifle is regulated for over the same powder charge should shoot to same POA POI ... for example your 450NE is regulate for a 480gr bullet over so many grains of H4350 75% of 480 is 360 a 350gr...