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John Telford replied to the thread Stock Ideas for Mauser Project.Potentially you have a very fine custom gun in the making! Mauser did a run of .404 actions towards the end of 1939 an if your serial... -
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For me the 416 Taylor and any of the Newtons brought back into the mainstream would be great. -
John Telford replied to the thread Newly Acquired Jeffery .333 Nitro Express.Pull the stock off of the barrel and see if there is a serial number stamped into the wood. The serial number you see is the Jeffery...
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John Telford replied to the thread What is it about 404 Jeffery?.Have a gunsmith make the fish belly mag plate. Even Jeffery did this on some of the rifles.
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John Telford replied to the thread What is it about 404 Jeffery?.
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John Telford replied to the thread What is it about 404 Jeffery?.Interesting on the 420grns who is doing the bullets for you? BTW Rhino is under new ownership again and they have moved to our doorstep...
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John Telford replied to the thread Ethical Use of Hounds in Leopard Hunting: A Structured Analysis.The hunting regulations in Botswana only allow you to sit in a blind from4-6pm and 6:30-8-30 in the morning so hunting with hounds has...
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Not to be contentious, but I recommend the exact opposite. I do not trust SAAMI specs and the CIP / UK conversions from metric to...
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Guess I'm going to have to saw the front half of my stock off. How long is your barrel? I tried the Kynoch ammo once. Actually about...
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John Telford replied to the thread 1910 Mannlicher.The best is to get brass from Qualicart but please full length resize before using or the headspace will be incorrect. I use 270...
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John Telford replied to the thread 1910 Mannlicher.I was with Pierre yesterday- the MS in the photo will be going on Auction with Classic Arms soon if anyone is interested.
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John Telford replied to the thread 1910 Mannlicher.Indeed- the 1910 is the 9.5x57 or 9.5x56 if you go by the Austrian designation since they measure from the groove of the rim. The 1903...
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John Telford replied to the thread The "Best" big bore cartridges ever created!!!.Very interesting reading thanks @Tug I will try and post work done by Game Ranger Richard Sowery and his metrics for various calibers.
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John Telford reacted to Tug's post in the thread The "Best" big bore cartridges ever created!!! with Like.
"The accompanying table presents a comprehensive evaluation of various big bore cartridges, employing a weighted scoring system to...