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From my outback adventures, I noticed the fox, dingo and feral cat are now all close to the same size and color. They all must be close to filling the same niche.

Lever guns are notorious for vertically stringing shots with different weight bullets or velocity. In saying that, you can say they are velocity sensitive, so all things being reasonably the same, a lower velocity load will print lower on the target, and as the velocity goes up, so does the...

I would have to turn to my Winchester M1895 .405 WCF, loaded with quality 350 grainers such as a Swift at about 2250 fps. This carries about 4000 fpe, with a bullet having near .300 S.D. Should do the job on anything that I'll likely ever be going after.

Stylish looks of course... That or a beer opener!

A tried and true Winchester model 1895 of course!

Short of elephant and large rhino, the .405 will do fine, so long as you modernize the loads with premium bullets and powder. If done right, you should be able to get 350 gr. Swift A-Frame up to about 2250 fps without too much trouble, and at a reasonable pressures. I've taken 4 large buffalo...

I've tried using both the 9.3mm Gator and the .375 Hornady gas checks. They both fit the shank well, and I can't tell any difference accuracy wise.

I would buy a box of each of the following 45 ACP +P, shoot them for reliability and accuracy, and go with what my pistol liked best, with reliability being foremost: - Grizzly Cartridge; 230 gr FMJ & HP at 1000 fps - Underwood; 230 gr FMJ & HP at 1000 fps - Buffalo Bore; 255 gr Hard Cast at...

I think that I'll get an H&K model HK45C Compact. It was developed for the US Navy Seals and is called the Mark 24. They developed it for extensive use of +P and +P+ ammo, and had Winchester developed special purpose 185 gr FMJ at 1250 fps and a 230 HP (Black Talon?) at 1080 fps. These...

I have one of these moulds with the gascheck. I cast them with alloy 2, sized .368", lubed they come out close to 290 grains. My go to load is 14.5 grains if Rx Green Dot, giving me close to 1600 fps in my 9.3x66 Sako. I like to lay out clay targets at 200m and lobb these in there after I get...

Could "MR" just be their abreviation for "Mauser"?

I've always liked using either the FN 98 action, or the Win 70 pre-64 action to build serious hunting rifles. For the FN 98's, I like to install the 3 position Winchester type safety shroud on the bolt. Both designs tried and true over the years, with all the bugs worked out.

After a nasty mountain lion experience, my wife tried a few different handguns out, both revolvers and auto loaders for her backwoods trail gun in Montana. She settled on a S&W mod 60 .357 mag with the 3" barrel. It is simple, easy to shoot, light, compact, easy to carry, and as such, she...

I believe that they were originally intended to be used in the 7 mm Remington Mag at full hilt. Back in the 80's, one of my friends used them in a Rem 700 with a full case of H870. If I remember right, he got acceptable hunting accuracy (1 1/2"-2" groups at 100), but nothing stellar. When he...

Yes, I believe it will do 200 yds comfortably, but 300 yds is a stretch for it. I think 250 yds is a good limit for reliable shooting for that rifle cartridge combination. You're basically limited to iron sights using a cartridge with the trajectory similar to that of the 30-30. I've sighted...

Try both and go with the most accurate.

I think you already know what you want. A .375 would perfectly pair up with the 450/400 for anything, anywhere.

Lots of already built 375s out there. Save yourself a head ache and pick one that suits you.

If he had to choose a dangerous game caliber under the 375/9.3mm size, it would be a the 358 Norma Mag. With the right projectiles and loads it would give up little to the 375 H&H.

Most of the .375 H&H AI data is fairly old and powder characteristics have changed since then, even if it labeled the same brand and type. I would recommend using newer .375 Weatherby Mag data (since they are similar), like on the Hodgdon website and start low and work up.

I've seen some very nice Browning and Beretta O/U double rifles that came with an extra set of 20 ga barrels. I would go with one of those setups. You have a choice of 7x57, 7x65, 30-06, 8x57 and 9,3x74 on the rifle side, plus up to 3" loads (slugs, buck and shot) on the 20 ga. That pretty much...

Lovely! I used to have a H. Holland revolver in .500 Eley. Wish I kept it!

For those Sig lovers, I have a P220 ST that I wanted to turn into a 45 Super. I figured it would be a good candidate since it has the stainless steel frame and good chamber support. I did switch out the hollow recoil spring guide pin with a solid one and bought extra heavy recoil springs (22...

How about a photo of your 577 trio.

I think Taurus made some reasonable 32 H&R Mag and 327 Mag. I would put them a step higher in quality than the Rossi, and good value for $$$.

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Over the years, I've seen too many people short stroke in a hairy situation (including myself), so I prefer a standard length to the magnum purely for that without regard to chambering. I do love some of the magnum length rounds though. :)

Agree, looks like a 43 Mauser to me. Do you have any measurements on it?

Most of mine are 24", but I do have some shorter and some longer. I think that you'd be happy with anything in the 22"-24" range. Long enough, but not unwieldy.

I like to have my big game hunting rifles set up for about 3 lbs with as little creep as possible. That's about as low as I can go and still have pressure feedback on my finger with light gloves on. Plus I know a jar to the rifle is less likely to set it off.

A real beauty! Now take her out and put a few scratches and dings on her to get it out of the way.

You can always have a swage/bump die made up to reprofile the bullet shape to better suite the leger action. I had one made up by C&H, where I can use it to reshape just about any lead core bullet to flat nose profile specifically designed for the 50-110. Here is a photo of before and after of...

Swift has a line AF with flat noses designed for lever guns. Very good move on their part. I've already bought a couple boxes of their 450 grain .510" for my 50-110.

Here are my two beauties. Winchester 1886 Winchester 1895

I have two lever guns that I would consider dangerous game rifles. Though elephants and rhino are not on my list. First is an original Winchester model 95 in 405 WCF. The other is a modern Winchester model 1886 Takedown Deluxe that I had Turnbull go over and turn it into a .50-110 Win Ex. My...

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My current rimmed guns are: .405 WCF .45-70 Gov't .50-110 Win I wouldn't mind a nice .38-55 Win

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