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JimP replied to the thread Be careful who mounts your scopes.If your gunsmith tells you that rings with just a single screw per side isn't good enough for a 375 and that you need to go with a... -
I just use a piece of pool noodle that I cut with a case of which I sharpened the edges. And then cut to length.
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JimP replied to the thread 45-70 dangerous game?.It is much like a parent telling a young kid that they can't do something, then that kid finds out for themselves that what the parent...
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There are countless threads where folks have done this. You can bitch about it, but people do it every year. There are a lot of dead...
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@Doug Hamilton and a lot of Hunters read too much and shoot too little
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JimP replied to the thread Rifle Fillers.It's just that you get better ignition and burn of the powder if it is close to the primer. So a piece of filler to hold the powder at...
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I’m not sure what all the hubbub is over a 45-70 hunting dangerous game is! Everyone knows that if you are to hunt dangerous game with a...
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JimP replied to the thread Lets See Your Upland Shotguns.I'd take a picture of my Ruger Red Label 20 ga, but it's buried in the back of the safe waiting for next September
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JimP replied to the thread 45-70 dangerous game?.That's the problem with most that are saying that you don't get the penentration with a 45-70. Odds are they are experiencing factory...
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JimP replied to the thread Rifle Fillers.Years ago I was loading some very light loads in a couple of pistol cartridges. I couldn't find anything in the loading departments so I...
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@1peggy there is no animus here, but you were misleading by accident or malapropism. The forum isn’t jumping on you, we are trying to...
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JimP replied to the thread Shoulder Bump questions.Try this. Run the shell into the sizer die and pretty much just size the neck. Then try it in your rifle and see how it chambers...
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JimP replied to the thread Rifle Fillers.Years ago I was loading some very light loads in a couple of pistol cartridges. I couldn't find anything in the loading departments so I...
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JimP replied to the thread 45-70 dangerous game?.What it comes down to is to wait for the correct shot before pulling the trigger. As the saying goes, a bad shot is bad shot no matter...
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JimP replied to the thread 45-70 dangerous game?.I haven't looked in quite a while but a number of loading manuals had two sections for the 45-70. One for older trapdoor and lever...
