Recent content by Rick HOlbert

Amen to that brother! I guess I'm just old school as a rifle with finely grained wood that looks a mile deep with a deep blue finish makes my heart beat a little harder. These plastic/carbon fiber stocks with carbon wrapped barrels leave me cold. To me they are tools. On the other hand, wood...

Life is way too short to live with just a few rifles!!

BF, Swift also offers a 300grn 35 caliber bullet but,... who knows when they will be available again. I get my North Fork and Woodleigh bullets from Reloading International. Good folks to deal with.

Howdy Jack. As a matter of fact I have tried Hawk bullets. Have always been interested in the Hawk cartridges. I ordered a box of their 358 diameter 225grn RN with the heavy jacket for load development. Sadly with every powder I tried, including my go to W748, could not get them to shoot less...

Well, in the 358, none personally as I don't use them in that caliber. I tried them in my 9.3X62 on a whitetail at 115yrds and it blew up like a varmint bullet. I've taken several clients to Namibia who were all shooting magnums and using Accubonds. At ranges below 150 yards they all came apart...

Hello Nosler. Compared to factory loads (not handholds ) I can get within 100fps of factory 35 Whelen loads. I personally don't care for the Accubond as I've seen them fail on numerous occasions. Just my take. But use what works for you. I prefer North Fork PP and Woodleigh Weldcore bullets...

For lighter game I've been using North Fork 200grn semi- Spitzer's. Kills like a bolt of lightening and will shoot lengthwise through a 150lbs deer. Have yet to recover a bullet.

Very good indeed. The 350 Rem Mag is a great round. At the time I couldn't get Swift A-Frames (still can't) so good friend Bob 35 Whelen got those Woodleighs for me. They hold together and penetrate like crazy. Didn't recover a single bullet even after going through both shoulders at 170 yards...

Howdy Jack. Cases are Star Line. Bullet was the Woodleigh Weldcore RN 225grn. I used W748 powder ( I won't list the charge weight for liability reasons ) with the overall length at 2.80in. Chronographs at 2520fps in my 22in barrel with no pressure signs. 225grn Barnes TSX's use the same load...

Thanks much sir. I've used Barnes TSX's ( they compress the powder more than I care for but no pressure problems ) and Woodleigh Weldcore's RN @225grn. Outstanding performance.

The sable bull at the top was an animal I hunted for 3 years. I like unusual mounts. He was an old warrior and deserved a clean end rather than letting the hyena's and jackels have him.

DGR, the head space problem was with later rifles. I personally knew Elmer and spoke with him about this. That was a long time ago. The original specs for the 400 Whelen chamber had sufficient shoulder to headspace properly. It may have been Griffen&Howe who built his rifle. Having a senior...

NECG has discontinued their post front sight blade. Was looking to buy one for a "retro Scout rifle" I built on a Remington 660 and after going to their website found it was no longer available.

Howdy Zim. From what I understand, there is a minor cut that has to be milled into the striker for the safety to engage in when moved to the middle or full safe position. any gunsmith who has worked on a Winchester M70 shouldn't have a problem doing it.

Dimac, If unable to get A-Frames I would also go with the North Fork semi Spitzer. Bonded lead core in the nose and a mono metal shank. They flat work! they are my 2nd choice after the A-Frames for a soft.