Recent content by roklok

I dont have a 550, but I thought the feed rails were part of the receiver, and therefore not able to be "squeezed". Are the feed lips part of the magazine box ?

Thats what I figured was happening, the extractor was pushing the case out, not the bolt face. See post 24. So it could be a feedlip problem, follower problem, or extractor problem. How much of the extractor is engaging case head ? If the lower outboard corner of extractor was relieved this may...

I searched for that exact title, could not find your video. Is it set to public ?

Looks like a nice rifle, not sure $5,000 is out of line or unreasonable for a period British bolt gun but I am not an expert on these rifles. 5+1 ? What scope mount is that ?

What part of the bolt assembly is pushing the last round out of the control of the feed lip/lips ? Is it the bolt face or is it the extractor ? Or is the last round popping out of the control of the feed lip when withdrawing the bolt with no forward movement?

Sending PM, interested in Enfield 30-06 depending on what pics show.

Perusing Gunbroker, came across this rifle. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1179133089 Listed for $32,000, the checkering looks quite amatuerish. Overruns, the pattern does not match the points, just can't imagine this checkering quality or lack thereof on a Rigby rifle. Is this a...

My first African animal was a cape buffalo. A hunt I dreamed about since I was 9 or 10. Plains game is a nice way to get some extra hunting time in, but does not hold enough allure for me to go to Africa just for that. I have been blessed with getting a wide variety of big game animals in the...

Hmm, never heard of this. I have a stash of bullets for .35 Whelen I bought in 1992, 34 years ago, consisting of Sierra Gamekings and Nosler Partitions. I am still loading the partitions from this stash, and haven't noticed any deficiencies. If one were to compare new bullets to the old with...

Beautiful bull !! Congratulations !

So many variables with felt recoil, but when I plug the numbers into a recoil calculator comparing 300 with 180s at 3000 and a 35 Whelen with 250s at 2550, the Whelen shows a bit more recoil with like rifles, which more or less matches my experience. My favorite 35 Whelen has a narrow butt, and...

In my experience a .35 Whelen shooting 250 grain at 2500+ has more recoil AND terminal performance than a 300 whatever with 180s.

Divide dimensions by 5, that should be a simple calculation from 100 to 500 yards.

I will take the 2-7 compact, PM inbound.

Here is one purported to be made in 1980 with unbroken checkering. 1980 Interarms, Whitworth Express Rifle - Mark X, | Proxibid https://share.google/m1tsgIXfxjqpRykpj I believe all the Whitworths are solid rifles, but the earlier ones are more desirable in my opinion. Higher quality unbroken...