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OP, take a look at the new Montana Rifle Company 2022. They offer a wood and blue version. A .308 Win with a Barnes TTSX 150 - not the TSX - will be comfortable for your wife to shoot and effective on critters. Adding an APA muzzle brake will bring recoil to near zero. They make some...

Lon, the Heym Martini has grooves cut into the side of the square bridges. The Alaska Arms rings clamp directly onto the square bridges, no extra base is required. Look closely here, this is the ring clamping directly onto the square bridge: On scopes, over the years shooting many 10’s of...

Will add a footnote, the Alaska Arms rings came with nice layer of protective coating of some sort. Make sure to take the screws out and then use a degreasing solvent such as acetone or Gun Scrubber on the rings and screws. The inside of the ring surfaces needed rubbing with a Scotch Brite pad...

Ok Lon, I went and mounted the combo this evening and the Alaska Arms 0.6" rings made for the Heym Martini work with the Nightforce NX8 1-8x. There is absolutely no room to move it forward or back. First, I tried some Alaska Arms 0.5" rings, which will work, but which are tight. The...

Mark, the Heym Martini receiver is approximately 0.625" longer than a Model 70 .375 H&H receiver. The NF 1-8 has enough tube length to fit on the M70. Here is the NF pulled off another rifle and just sitting atop the M70, 80's vintage, and Heym for some photos. Note, the yellow lines are...

I have that rifle in .416 Rigby and also that scope. The tube is too short to mount in typical quick release rings. I am working on how to make a Pic rail attach with quick release. German claw mounts welded to the bottom of the rail are looking like the best/only option so far. Perhaps one...

???? 1911’s have been issued to front line troops for more than 100 years - more than Glocks by a factor of 1,000x or more. The USMC placed an order for 1911’s as recently as 2014.

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The top one is very nice, the bottom one is exceptional. Congratulations! :giggle: (y)

Watch the shipping charges from Bruno's. Closely check your final invoice and credit card statement.

Fake. There is zero chance of any LEO involved making any public statement at this point in time. The sniper that used deadly force will have a lawyer telling him not to talk publicly. Also note the time stamp, Sunday July 14 at 1600 hours is 4 pm EDT, which is over one hour in the future...

Most family docs are not up to speed on the issues facing foreign travelers, which vary by country. My family doc sent me to a PA whose only job was dealing with foreign travel. She did a great job checking our itinerary against country specific medical issues. Some were not obvious at least...

Grab those and don't look back. They are a bit hotter than CCI's. So, back the load down 2.0 grains and work back up. Watch the chrono for correlation with your prior load's velocity.

You're welcome. Higher velocity improves the TTSX's performance. It is by far my favorite bullet. Good hunting.

If there is time remaining, consider dropping to the 150 TTSX. It will increase speed and reduce recoil for her. Varget works well and H414/Win 760 will turn up the speed if you have that on hand. The extra velocity also will help with wind correction inside of 250/300 yards.

For those using 4350, are you using a filler with it?

michael458 - “The Barnes original FN Solids were all 65-66% meplat of caliber, nose profile was good, no real major issues there. It would feed in Winchester M70s 100%..........In the beginning, Barnes Touted the FN Solid as the best thing since sliced bread was invented, and RN could be...

Just a guess he is not pulling a wadcutter out of a .505 Gibbs.

It is just the force setting off the primer material. Remember the firing pin pushes the primer material onto the primer anvil to ignite it. The inertia applies to the primer material just like it does a bullet. So once every 1 in a million times the inertia carries the primer material onto...

They make a .50 cal collet. It will pull it just fine.

Use the RCBS collet bullet puller. It is a far better puller. It also is safer. There are occasional reports of bullets igniting with inertia pullers, rare but enough to warrant consideration. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1012943183?pid=680804 Order collets for the various bullet...

These are my most used in recent years, a Kephart in 20cv by Paul Rasp dba CPE Knives and a Case Bose Bullnose Trapper in 154cm.

Just wanted to say that is a wonderful photo.

Congratulations, well done. :giggle:(y)

Midway has .423” 400 grain TSX in stock: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1010415195?pid=568239&utm_medium=shopping&utm_source=ammoseek&utm_campaign=568239 In Canada, Prophet River has them in stock...

Burning a pound of powder with those is another $50 out the window for likely will be poor and frustrating results. Buy the bullet you want, do not waste any more time, effort, or money with those.

There are two nice Verney Carron O/U in .450/400 on Gunsinternational.com. I have no connection to them, just passing info along.

He has posted that he has cancer, is undergoing treatment, and his wife is guiding hunts for him. Perhaps a bit of understanding and compassion are in order.

Seemed like a very interesting post to me. Skydiver, please keep sharing info. Mr. 0.5% in Texas. (y)

This animal was about 475# live weight, 174# net meat weight on the scales. Note the small exit hole in the hide compared to the internal damage:

Use the TTSX, run them light and fast, if broadside aim for the high shoulder 1/3 down from the back. If quartering, aim for the forward edge of the shoulder down 1/3 so it exits on the rear edge of the offside shoulder. If possible, wait until they lower their head. For some reason I cannot...

Is this for a .375 H&H or another of the .375’s? Here is a link to V-V’s load data for the .375 H&H, which still includes the 270 grain Barnes XFB, which is what you appear to have, and includes N150, the powder you want to use. Click on grams or grains, whichever you use. You’re welcome...

With identical loads and bullet weights, the earlier versions tend to have higher pressure than an equal weight TSX/TTSX. Use the 1st or 2nd edition of the Barnes reloading manual or start at the lowest end of the current load data.

Please bring in some load data manuals.

Congratulations and that is a beautiful rifle.

Would not sidelocks remove more wood than sideplates?

This horrible pattern will continue until we examine WHY our kids think it is ok to kill other kids. Laws cannot replace decayed moral values. Our country is very ill now.

I’ll skip the details because this is about you, not me, other than to say I was in a wreck with a spine injury that I still wrestle with every single day and will for the rest of my life. What I have learned, whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right. The mind is powerful medicine...

Both the Eastern and Western Gorillas are rated as "Critically Endangered," which means a greater than 50% risk of extinction in 10 years or 3 generations, whichever is longer, but not more than 100 years at a maximum. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9404/136250858...

Not true at all. I only full length resize, even back when shooting competition and reusing brass over and over in practice. Use headspace gauges to assure the brass is not resized too much, no more than 0.003” measured at the shoulder, anneal it every few loadings, do not push it to the...

The most reliable answer to the question is to go shoot a target at each distance. The targets tell the truth. Plus, practicing at different distances will train the brain on what to expect and how to react.

What distance is the shot?

Long ago when I started shooting long distance, I shot a really small group. As I looked at the target smiling at the nice small group, my wife asked, “why is that good? It is nowhere near the bullseye.” That simple question really struck me. Since then, my standard for hunting and my...

You’re welcome.

One option is to call JES Rifle Reboring to see if he can open up the existing barrel to .416”.

Stick to the 7mm or .30’s and use a Barnes TTSX or LRX. The TTSX has become my first and go to choice for deer and pigs. Use the LRX if you want a higher bc.

Beautiful rifle, congratulations! (y)

Nice shooting with iron sights. Congratulations on the beautiful rifle.(y)

For some unknown reason, this question crossed my mind today. The longer I considered it, the less certain the answer became. What is the difference between a “safari” vs a hunting trip?

So sorry Toby. He still lives with you in your heart and mind and through you to the next generation you help. Prayers for you and your family.