Recent content by Nhoro

Glad the tape idea helped. So the tape on the flat horizontal part of the follower has no real effect. It raises the rounds a fraction higher. It is the 60 deg bevel that is effecting feeding. Try it to check by cutting off the flat sections. So basically the follower is not pushing the last...

Welcome back, the forum has changed over the years and it is good to get some old boys back.

Recoil is a result of accelerating the bullet to velocity. The weight of powder has an effect because it is also accelerated. So chamber pressure doesn't change the recoil but changing powder volume/ velocity etc may change both the recoil and the chamber pressure simultaneously. One is not...

Funny story, some of the peppers for Tabasco are grown in the Zambezi Valley near Chirundu town. It is practically in Nyakasanga safari area.So your Tabasco has a huge number of air miles only to end up right back where it started. The farmer also runs the Chirundu Safari Camp. Leave your chili...

It looks like oxidation. The black on scopes is usually anodising. You can get galvanic corrosion where 2 metals are in contact and the more reactive metal corrodes where moisture collects. Steel action connected to rings connected to scope, you will get corrosion if water sits for any length of...

I don't think South Africa is any more dangerous than normal. We always avoid dodgy areas when there anyway. I have family all over SA and all are carrying on with life as normal.

How does a bullet fail if it destroys the heart and kills the animal?

World champion shooter are confirmed shooters and so by your logic, they dont have to practise shooting ? I would say they practise more than anyone. My observation is that in the field, well practised shooters put animals in the salt. At our local big bore shoot, the best performers are...

I think practising with a small bore is always useful. I use an airgun and .22 for shooting. They both develop your shooting technique and trigger control. Then when you practise your big bore, you have good fundamentals and can then just work on recoil management. I have a CZ 550 magnum length...

Fro mthe video, it looks like the round pops straight out, it is held by the feed lips. The fact that previous left side round fed ok suggest follower is at fault or possibly weak spring. I see you ordered a spring. The follower needs to exert a 60 deg pressure on the last round. If the pressure...

Hunting dangerous game is not inherently more difficult. In fact, for some animals, the target area may be bigger. I think leopard is a more difficult skillset but buffalo offer a bgger heart lung than plainsgame. The cost of a bad shot may be higher in danger and monetary terms but the actual...

Alloys harden because the tin or antimony atom gets in between the lead atoms and disrupts the even pattern of lead atoms. The lead atoms can no longer slide over each other and easily form new bonds as they are deformed and so the alloy is harder. Over time, these alloying atoms like tin and...

I have used Vv 133 and 135 for heavier copper Pergrines. Gordon's reloading tool suggests VV 140 and 540 would also work. Check vihtavuori website for reloading info.

As a general rule of thumb, the follower only effects the last round although it can influence the second round a little. Spring tension can have influence but check @ontariohunter mag box width first. Also check the box is square and straight. My brother has an issue where recoil bows his mag...

I am not fussed about group size. If you read on the Internet, everyone is able to shoot sub moa all day. I put my pack over the bench, use it as a rest and take a shot. I would like to see a bullet hole within 1 inch of the centre. I will usually walk down and check the shot, giving the...