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Looks fantastic!

You are very welcome. I hope it gives you many years of good service.

9.2 mm and 5,300 joules. That’s roughly 2,480 fps with a 286 gr bullet. Admittedly, factory loads I am aware of do not meet this threshold, however, it’s a pretty easy mark for a hand loader.

Congrats sir! You now officially have the Africa bug!

As I understand your regulations, that is not accurate. Your limit is bullet diameter and energy, not cartridge specification. A 9.3x62 loaded to minimum energy levels, which is very possible, meets the Zim requirements. Otherwise, Don Heath’s work in this regard was in vain.

Here’s a pic of my son packing out a brown bear hide and skull. May not look like much in volume, but weight wise that’s a load!

Nothing else comes close. When they were adjusting it for me at Barney’s, the salesman had me carrying him around the store with it. If you get over to Anchorage, you should take the pack to Barney’s and have them adjust it for you.

Curious, does anyone know if a sitting president has had his picture put on currency, or is this a first?

Yep, manual disconnect, then after restart, manual connect which is where the phase alignment came in.

All I remember is the dial indicator. You’re taking me back 26 or 27 years.

Ouch!

Question for you, years ago I ran an oil refinery in Wyoming. Main power came in off the grid, but we had one diesel generator driven by an old submarine engine, and three big gas driven waukeshaws. When we would bring a waukeshaw online we had phase indicators and manually switched them into...

Agreed!!! I was way over my skis on this one. Glad an expert jumped in to clarify!

I should have mentioned that this is a very high end solution. Basically a commercial grade unit but a quick check on pricing is pretty attractive.

He settled on a Briggs & Stratton Fortress 20 kw, 993 cc vanguard, propane with an intelligence series automatic 200 amp switch. He runs it off a 350 gal propane tank. He spec’d every component and handled the install himself. Generac has the advantage of being a one stop shop. Where I...