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grand veneur reacted to Accidental Villain's post in the thread How can the mechanical stress exerted by DG cartridges on the action be estimated? Peak pressure alone is not a solution with
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Well,, no surprises there. The Brevex M400 action is made of superb quality chrome moly steel. Shoot it with the greatest confidence for... -
grand veneur replied to the thread Advise On 9.3x62 Mauser.The same style also existed for the Carabine Rival from Manufrance, but the name RIVAL should be written on the receiver and I only know...
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Thank you Grand, thanks for the info.
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grand veneur replied to the thread Advise On 9.3x62 Mauser.I am not an expert, but it could be a Zivilmauser rifle with a 3/4 stock African Type in a high quality version. If that is the case...
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grand veneur replied to the thread How can the mechanical stress exerted by DG cartridges on the action be estimated? Peak pressure alone is not a solution.I own a custom rifle caliber 460 Weatherby Magnum built with a Brevex Mauser action, with which I have fired hundreds of rounds over the...
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grand veneur replied to the thread How can the mechanical stress exerted by DG cartridges on the action be estimated? Peak pressure alone is not a solution.Interesting, but how relevant are such parameters in practice? It is certainly good to know that when you select a cartridge for...
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grand veneur reacted to Hunter-Habib's post in the thread Belgium Brings Back A Gun Making Legend with Like.
My friend interviewed Mr. Benjamin Rophe who now owns Dumoulin.
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grand veneur replied to the thread Belgium Brings Back A Gun Making Legend.I am not so sure about that. Where did you get this information? Armes Prestige is the owner of Armurerie Elysées and is just a seller...
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grand veneur replied to the thread 8x64 Brenneke....Who has one ?.The cartridge 8x64 Brenneke was a good cartridge, but she never was really successful because at that time the cartridge 8x57IS was the...
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grand veneur replied to the thread Drilling back up question.As I have already mentioned, a drilling is primarily a double shotgun, and that is how it was used in the past. The bullet was only...
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A drilling ain’t bird nor fish , it will work but it will be more seldom than a combo gun in use in either Africa or India . I know of...
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grand veneur replied to the thread 404 Jeffery Build on a standard action ??.Regarding the steel quality of the various Mauser 98 actions, this generally varies considerably since this action was first produced...
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I’ve got three lightweight mountain rifles. 1. Custom Winchester M70 stainless in 300 WSM with a Krieger barrel and composite stock...
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I had this put together as a lightweight rifle but I’m no mountain hunter but I was shooting a lot at the time and got everything at...
