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Bob Nelson 35Whelen reacted to Rumrunner's post in the thread Ideal/preferred cartridge on species with
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-roe (buck) .270 - fallow (stag) - 7mm Mag - red deer (stag) - 7mm Mag - wild boar. - 7mm Mag - moose - 416 Rem Mag - brown bear - 416... -
If this D&R is indeed a short cut magnum, I think it could be reamed out to a .358-378 full-length magnum chambering on the #1 and have...
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At the time it was more than I wanted or needed. I am pretty sure it was/is a competitor to the 358STA. I never chronyed it but it was...
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Bob Nelson 35Whelen reacted to Ontario Hunter's post in the thread My next stock refinishing project with Like.
Here's how I speed up Linspeed application. Apply a thin coat with finger (avoid checkering until last coat). Let dry about forty...
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Bob Nelson 35Whelen reacted to Beck's post in the thread If the 9.3x62 became the new legal minimum? with Like.
Here is a question, how is 9.3x62mm ammo availability in Africa?
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Bob Nelson 35Whelen reacted to Beck's post in the thread If the 9.3x62 became the new legal minimum? with Like.
The 9.3x64 is actually more powerful than a .375
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Bob Nelson 35Whelen replied to the thread If the 9.3x62 became the new legal minimum?.@Forrest Halley Maybe if you read slower you will understand better. A bit like an Irish mums letter to her son. She wrote the letter...
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Bob Nelson 35Whelen reacted to Forrest Halley's post in the thread If the 9.3x62 became the new legal minimum? with
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I understood very little of the last three and a half pages. Essentially just a person talking to himself without regard for reply... -
Bob Nelson 35Whelen reacted to cash_tx's post in the thread My next stock refinishing project with Like.
Thanks, and that being the case, I will probably stop at the current 8 coats of alkanet oil; it is as dark as I want it to get. I'll...
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Bob Nelson 35Whelen reacted to Woodcarver's post in the thread My next stock refinishing project with Like.
As a general rule, oil can go over oil, but it absolutely won't go over poly or varnish. The SB blend, with alkanet added, as you have...
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Bob Nelson 35Whelen reacted to cash_tx's post in the thread My next stock refinishing project with Like.
I am nine coats in on the Alkanet oil (SB McWilliams London Blend) as of today, with plans to do at least an even dozen. Then I'm...
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Jruby nailed it,, get a chamber cast. Kits are (were?) available from Brownells. Wildcats are just that, and even if you have one...
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Bob Nelson 35Whelen replied to the thread 358 D&R Magnum.@jruby How was the 35 Weatherby. I bet she was a real screamer. Would have been brilliant with the big 310s. With 225s it would be a...
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Get a chamber cast done and then decide how to move forward. It is always good to know what you have and then make a decision. Once had...
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Bob Nelson 35Whelen replied to the thread 358 D&R Magnum.@Macduff From what I can gather from my research it's a shortened 378 Weatherby case a bit longer than the 350 REM mag and is capable...
