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Thank you, Mark! This is fantastic info, I appreciate the depth you went into! Lots of good practical advice, the data behind it, and experience there! Greatly appreciated! Thanks to everyone who has responded, all of you have provided fantastic information, experience, and perspective!

Howdy! I’m doing some looking around and I haven’t been able to find many people posting reliable first hand information on this combination, which is surprising considering it’s an affordable quality option on the market. Does anyone here have one who would be willing to discuss their...

Howdy folks, I’ve got a bolt action project and I’m looking for a reputable gunsmith in the Austin area for this sort of work. I’m especially concerned about express sight installation and internal action work to fix feeding issues. Is there anyone of good quality that y'all can recommend? Thanks!

Speaking of course in .450-400

I would buy, and with any luck I’ll be in the market for my first double in 2026 or 2027. Chapuis is also already at the top of my list for when it comes time.

Very Very good point. The countries I am most interested in are Cameroon and Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has a minimum of 9.2 (curiously enough), but I am uncertain about Cameroon. I have heard an interview with a PH where he recommended clients bring either a .375 or 9.3 as the smallest caliber for use...

Good to know, finding a ballistically similar pair and matching the velocities does seem pretty straightforward!

That is all very good and detailed information! Thank you, that’s very helpful!

Good to know, so essentially find the soft your rifle likes best, and then match up the solid that gets the closest results. Is it safe to say that since like as not the solid is going to be used at short distances it’s not imperative that it be perfect, but workably correct (I.e in a spread...

I will be reloading for my premium loads! The only stuff I might use that’s factory is likely to be Prvi for hunting thin skinned game in NA if the rifle likes them well enough. I’ll be putting a QD mount from Griffin & Howe on it, so I’d have a separate optic for that if they get good enough...

Howdy folks, I’m building a 9.3x62 for general purpose use on plains game and the occasional buff. I’m curious how selecting a soft/solid combo works. Do you start by finding the soft your rifle likes and then fining a solid with roughly the same POI? Vice versa? Or is it really that...

Hello all, I have a previously sporterized 1903 that I’m doing a build with, and I was planning to have blank talleys fitted but I just noticed that with the previous drill and tap the front holes are not aligned with the back holes. If this proves to be an issue, I’m considering all my...

I gave it a slightly more forceful jiggle and the bolt did come open. Looks like I’m gonna need that trigger safety after all! I saw a video of a guy with an old Holland .375, and one of the things he was really happy about was that they had both the Mauser safety and a trigger block safety...

Nice! How is the balance with that 25” No. 5?

Pictures are fuzzy, tried to get it to focus. Mauser style after market safety from Beuhler, but only two positions. It does lock the bolt, but it’s an easy safety to bump.

That’s good to consider, I’ve been going back and forth between two stock makers, one I like a lot but is more expensive, the other I also like and has a good reputation but isn’t quite what I initially wanted. The 2nd one is the one I am considering if I do a mannlicher stock, because that’s...

Being that we’re looking at a 22-23 inch bbl, would you suggest going for the #4 for the muzzle weight or would a #3 be a better bet?

Hello, I’m building a 9.3 on an old previously spirterized 1903, and I’m trying to decide on a barrel contour. I’ve read #4 or #5 contour are good bets, but not all manufacturers number their contours the same way and I’m not sure how that translates to PAC-NOR. I’m intending to send them the...

Beautiful .404! How does it shoot?

The stock it has on now isn’t bad, but it’s not what I’m going for. It has a higher Monte Carlo comb that feels a little awkward if I want to get down on irons, and is a little clunky. It is already sporterized, just in case anybody thinks I’m cutting up an unadulterated WW1 issue 1903.

I didn’t see the blank Talley bases at first, those would be a good bet, but I do also like the G&H side mount wvfred mention too. G&H is classic 1903, and it seems like a perfect solution even though it does come at a premium. I also have a question about floor plates. I really want to find a...

What make is the scope mount? I’m planning on leaving the safety as is, but the Timney suggestion is a great idea! I’ll probably do that!

I have a previously sporterized 1903 (high number 1918 manufacture) that I’m doing a 9.3x62 build on. I want an unobtrusive and solid quick release scope mount that will give excellent usage of the irons when I remove the scope and will return to zero when the scope is put back on. Talley seems...