Recent content by Nhoro

I had a further thought on the 30-06. I shot an impala last year. Offhand at around 30 to 50 yards offhand. I had walked past it so was twisted around so don't judge the marksmanship! I hits behind the ribs and the bullet went straight through like a solid. It was a 220 gr bonded pmp...

I would absolutely expect a shift from prone on a bag to standing off sticks. Even a sandbag vs a hard rubber rest or a v rest vs a flat rest. The magnitude of the shift may vary. There are so many variables that can change poi and you would just need to work through them and minimise each. I...

That's fighting talk ! Without knowing exact details it is hard to say- maybe wrong powder in handloads ? But I think the Blaser action has more moving parts and they are smaller and statistics are against them. Also one small malfunctioning part in lockup can cause a problem. I don't think...

You don't want high velocity or rapid expanding bullet. You will literally tear the animal in half. You would think that a normal plainsgame calibre will whistle through without expanding but even klipspringer and common duiker will have a big exit wound and the small duikers will be carnage...

I would start with a good first aid course. I do one every couple of years because you forget. Then first put in the items that you use often, painkillers, antihistamine, rehydration salts, a few different sizes of self adhesive plasters, anti biotic ointment, Thermometer ,lighter and magnesium...

All of the factors that you have outlined are related to pressure. Failure of the chamber or lugs would occur at peak pressure, so that is surely the main factor. So engineers will determine the weakest link, ie chamber or lockup. Then determine the failure pressure for that component and reduce...

I think you should fix your primer seating first and see if the problem persists. If your primer is not seated and worse is angled, then the firing pin wastes its energy seating the primer and in addition will not hit the anvil inside the primer squarely. Then see if you need the extra spring or...

Did you pull your bolt apart and see if there was any crud in the firing pin ?

Quite the opposite. .416 Rigby (400-grain bullet): .330 SD Note: 410-grain bullets have an SD of .338 .458 Winchester Magnum (500-grain bullet): .341 SD .338 Winchester Magnum (225-grain bullet): .281 SD Note: 250-grain bullets have an SD of .313 .375 H&H Magnum (300-grain bullet)...

Maybe your firing pin has some grease or gunk in the mechanics. Maybe also a cold day at the range. Then a couple of years in warm dry conditions allowed the pin to free up or whatever was blocking it came loose? I would clean the firing pin and spring and the hole that it sits in thoroughly...

Probably because the stock dried out and shrunk. Especially if you have a dehumidifier in your gun cabinet.I see you are in Texas, probably the cause. For that reason I did not put localities on mine, I just cranked them tight during a dry part of the year-winter in my case. They haven’t...

Personally, I think that your first thought should be towards the gun that you are most familiar with. When you see how often people are left yanking on the trigger because someone forgot the safety or the safety is in a different place eg shifting from a CZ side safety to a shotgun tang safety...

That is interesting, I would suggest that the powder weight difference at 5 or 6 grains is pretty small compared to bullet weight and rifle weight and so has less significance. It would suggest the Hornady load is travelling at higher velocity. I have a 458 lott. The difference between 2050 fps...

I do half marathon./ 3/4 marathons in Zimbabwean conditions. So I have researched and used rehydration salts. Also hunted/ guided/ filmed hunts. Generally I am acclimated to zim conditions in Harare- so 35 deg max. But I have lived and worked in Mozambique and Chiredzi so no stranger to 45 deg...

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