Topped with the Trijicon 1x6 and Alaska Arms QD mounts, I'm pretty happy with it. Easily a sub MOA shooter and the first MOA dot down is good at 300 yards. I'm pleasantly surprised with it.
Worked up loads in the .416 Guide gun with the 350TTX's and was pleasantly surprised at the accuracy and speed. I backed it down from max and am at 2545fps, which simply amazed me in a 20" barrel.
Thanks so much for all of the information and stories, I didn't think this question would generate as much information as it did. It's very interesting to hear about stories across the world and how the environments relate to how firearms perform (or don't). Here's a picture of some of my winter...
shootist,
It would be interesting to weigh the PPU brass vs the Lapua and see what the difference is. I've had to tune down loads based on brass wall thickness'. Did you notice if he was using a small primer Lapua case? Just curious.
The only stuck case I've seen up here was on a friends rifle, when he put a warm, possibly damp round into a frozen chamber. It took having to thaw that thing out to get it loosened up and drop out. Definitely not an African type situation.
Thanks for the feedback folks, good information. I am pretty nerdy when it comes to reloading and get as scientific as possible with the data and recording everything I do as well as the chronograph data. I keep my loads at a safe level that provides good accuracy and have never had any...
I keep reading about people who end up with cases stuck in rifles when they go on a hunt in high temperatures. Can someone tell me if this has happened to them and if so, what other signs were showing on that case? Were the primers flattened or pierced? I do quite a bit of reloading and run up...
I've used mine in various configurations (ground, tripod, bench..etc). I've never had a problem just looking down the notch in the top of the unit and aiming it towards the target. It's been a great asset for reloading and very useful for my long range shooting. You do need to be careful exactly...
That's a beautiful rifle WAB!
FourFive8, I don't have an already scripted agenda, I'm just trying to glean any information on a niche type rifle that could possibly double in Africa. I'm actually surprised nobody has recommended a bigger bore type rifle in 458 Lott or similar by a specific...
Wow! Thank you for all of the great input and recommendations folks. Here's a little bit more information about me and some of the rifles I have and have used.
I've used the Ruger Guide guns in both 375 and the 416. I'm currently working on testing some reloads in the .416Ruger guide gun with...
Hello,
First time post for me here on this forum. I've read a lot of information on this site and it definitely looks like the place to post my question regarding rifles for dangerous game. I live in Alaska and am searching for input on having a custom rifle built. This rifle will mostly see use...
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