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That detent is long gone. My gunsmith didn't install it on the new foreend, and left the front of the foreend flat to compensate. If I run into the same issue that you have, my plan is to fabricobble a new detent out of repurposed AR parts.

Update: There's a master engraver who lives near me, so I think that phase 3 will be getting the flat panels engraved. I'll post that when it's done. I also came to a decision on the bedding after pondering the (really good) advice from this thread. First, I'm going to just bed the front of...

I would avoid any belted magnum that doesn't rely upon the belt. For many years the .375 H&H was the parent cartridge for necked down magnums, though these calibers had more than enough shoulder to headspace there. The reason why the WSM series used .404 Jeffrey dimensions was to claw back...

Finally done! It's a 54 with a 3 position safety from time immemorial, now with a new .30-06 barrel, a color case hardened receiver, and a Claro Walnut stock.

I hesitate to post pics because my M70 is hideous, but I bought it with money I earned cutting grass and have been working on it for over 20 years. It's a stainless classic with a Proof carbon 29" barrel in a slightly blown out .300 WSM case. It has a stainless Williams billet extractor, a...

I do not have experience shooting African creatures, so take that into account. However, faced with a similar question, I went with a 9.3x62mm. Most of this assumes someone who is interested AND comfortable with reloading, so if you're sticking with factory ammo then this post has almost zero...

I actually like the heavy barrels on the Cynergy for its intended use in a duck blind. Combined with the short action relative to an auto, the balance is still good AND the barrels are a lot more resistant to "Oh &$#@*" moments in the darkness. Now for an upland gun or a pure clay buster, an...

The Aluminum receiver helps, but the barrels are also much thinner than a Browning. I point this out because there are aluminum receiver Cynergy shotguns that are still much heavier than Instinct shotguns.

I actually grew up hunting with an SBE2. I like the Benelli, and my stepdad still has it, but I prefer the balance and simplicity of the O/U.

The Cynergy fixed most of not all of the issues with double triggers. I love mine and wouldn't trade it for anything. That said, Browning chose to make it hideous in a market full of buyers who value a very traditional aesthetic. That, said, I have spent a LOT of time fighting autos to make...

I bought an Instinct 12 for my stepdad and almost stole it. The thing that the Italians excel at is thin barrels: my Browning Cynergy feels like a poleaxe in comparison. I would also vote 12, having just spent plenty on an old 16 ga A5. For better or worse, the world standardized on 12 and...

I agree, the existence of improvements to existing things doesn't make the older stuff any WORSE. I put together some 170 FP loads for my great grandfather's 1894, and that gun could easily kill an elk or moose at 100 yards. If you're not using heavier bullets then the "Creedmoor" mod does you...

The one knock on the 7mm-08 is that it doesn't incorporate the genius of the 6.5 CM. SHORTENING the case a touch sacrifices a bit of powder capacity for the ability to use modern, long bullets. I believe that a "7mm Creedmoor" could be an absolutely perfect all around caliber by pushing 180...

I actually posted about that on the .35 Whelen thread, but I broadly agree. My first rifle was a push feed Model 70 Ranger in .270. I wound up selling it to a gun collector neighbor (who still regularly kills deer with it) to get an M70 classic stainless in .300 WSM that I've steadily modified...

.300 HAM'R .300 WSM 9.3x62mm The .300 HAM'R, basically a .300 BLK stretched to maximize velocity with a 150 grain bullet at the expense of shooting subsonic, might be my favorite in NA. There is surprisingly little that a 150 SST at 2250 FPS can't do in North America, and recoil is only...

Further, a modification to the foreend would give you an excuse to add an ebony cap. When presented to "the boss" this can be justified as "practical". Win-win.

The nice thing about my pile of factory second bullets is a lot of opportunities for load development. If shots per session and/or ultimately cost are limiting, then each shot doing double duty for practice and load development makes a ton of sense. I am thrilled to get whatever ideas have...

If I can hit 2600 with a 286 SP and 2500 with a 300 DGS, then I'd be thrilled to use it for everything, including deer in East Texas if I want a retro feel.

250 grains is just about perfect for any NA game animal; I completely agree. But the question that arises from that assumption is: Why not use a .338-'06 to do the same job? "Because I already have a .358 Whelen that I like and I enjoy shooting it" is a completely reasonable answer, and tons...

Hopefully gonna get them back in 2 weeks. Will post pics as soon as I'm able.....it has been 2 years.

If I remember, I can actually load some equivalent loads with WLR vs WLRM primers and 286 SP bullets and post velocities. If I remember.

I would love to see 270-300 grain bullets for it, which is really the one missing piece that handloaders cannot address. Stated another way, I can put a 220 grain Hornady round nose in a .30-'06 or a 250 Spire point in a .338-'06 or even a 250 grain ATIP in a .300 WSM. I think that the 250 in...

There is the fact that Bell's "Safari" spanned decades and he was a legendary marksman. His sentiments are accurate, but not necessarily demeaning.....just sadly true. In a different context, I've heard it explained many times that the rise of the .300 magnums in NA hunting had more to do with...

The only saving grace is the 2.5x scope....it has massive eye relief, so a half moon isn't a concern, but it will be a pleasant rifle to carry if not to shoot.

Well if there weren't better choices in the 120 years since the A5 was invented, I think we as a species would have a far bigger issue than "This antique shotgun that I like has been outclassed!". I have a lot of efficient guns that work well for their task....the Cynergy 12 ga is a great...

The three guns that I'm looking at taking are a pair of custom Turk Mausers in 9.3x62, a .458 WM and a shotgun (this one or my Cynergy 12 ga). The other idea that folks have suggested is leaving the .458 at home. That's a mostly legal question because I am pretty set on getting a buffalo...

It sounds like the FRONT of the screw channel also needs epoxy so that the screw can't batter the wood in the wrist to death. Is there any other surface that can absorb the forward momentum of the bolt/barrel slamming home without saying "yes, we will redesign the entire receiver to use a...

1) it sounds like in your experience a double is legally much less exciting to the local authorities than a semi-auto. I don't pretend to understand the laws, but I do prefer not to be arrested in third world countries for "arms trafficking". If an over/under makes that less likely and makes...

I always start with quickload -10% and then work up to pressure signs. There are a times where I don't need to hotrod it, but I have no issue pushing velocity if that gets me something. The guy at GA precision spoke to me for like an hour and a half one time when I just called to buy some...

The rear tang screw really does seem like bedding will fix the issue. I think that the solution is to bed the front of the buttstock and ensure that the rear of the screws and the tang aren't making much contanct. That way the recoil force is directed ONLY into the front of the buttstock and...

I agree that the detent housing would be tough to hide completely, but where that pin is located is pretty concealed. Anyone examining the gun closely enough to see it would probably view it as a feature rather than a problem. As for the balance issue, in my specific case, the barrel is 24"...

So the hypothetical steel "force transmission ring" would need to incorporate the magazine cap retention detent pin from the removed portion of the stock. I am pondering if the steel ring should be glassed to the stock OR left to slide freely in relation to the stock. It can't be allowed to...

Shouldn't it then be possible to make a steel ring to fit aorund the forward end of the magazine tube to transmit the force to the magazine cap and simply relieve the wood where that ring sits? I.e. basically what Remington wound up doing....it doesn't seem like a part with terribly complex...

I installed a new spring and bushings first thing after I got it home. There are several different bushing configurations, so I'll try a few out and make sure but right now it is configured for magnum loads. This gun was made in 1929, so it isn't a Sweet Sixteen, which I think was invented...

Yes, and to be clear I have a bunch of lead shells, but I also found a case of #6 Hevishot on sale at Midway for 50% off (which meant that it was only double the normal cost per shell!). I am relieved to hear that I have decent odds of using this thing as intended; it was an impulse buy, so I...

I came across a 1929 FN A5 16 ga. The wood looked like it was from 1929 and someone had cut the barrel down to 25" with the last 1" devoted to male threads for one of those ghastly choke-compensators that were so popular in the 1950s. The sale price had been adjusted accordingly, but the real...

My original plan for 28" but the gunsmith left it at 29" because carbon Proof blanks are a little confusing as to what goes and what stays. I was worried too, but 1) it's a short action which gets you an inch back and 2) carbon fiber is magical. You can shoot that rifle from the shoulder, and...

If anyone wants to chime in with velocity numbers on 250 grain ATIPs or 212 ELDXs, I am very curious. I looked long and hard at a .300 PRC, but running numbers in Quickload and looking at published data, I couldn't justify moving on from a .300 WSM even in a ground up rifle build (which I...

My issue is that $4250 gets you most of the way to a new custom rifle with better components. Modern stainless barrels can be had for $5-700, while pretty wood blanks are available for $400 and absolutely stunning blanks that need finishing are available for 2x that. You can find a deceased...

I think you make broadly good points, but I think that there are several different questions bring asked here. 1) many folks like the 6.5 CM because it's popular, even though its strengths overlap with their use case less than a 7.62x51. .308 Win is a better choice for them, and this is the...

I wanted to reply to your point about the .375 and .416 specifically. I started with just the 9.3x62 because after shooting one, I realized that the recoil was nothing to be scared of. As I looked more into things and realized that I might run afoul of regulations hunting buffalo with a 9.3, I...

Thanks for the advice. I'm more than happy to find that a brake isn't needed on the .458. My thinking was that a threaded barrel may be the best compromise in that it's almost instantly convertible between bog standard, reduced recoil at the cost of muzzle blast, and reduced muzzle blast for...

My first 6.5 CM was a gun I built for my dad off of an old Rem 700 ADL .243 Win that was just taking up space in a gun safe. Rebarrel, blueprint, bedded the stock myself in a Magpul hunter and added a new trigger. Worked up a load with Hornady 143 grain ELDX bullets that somehow did 2950 from...

.458 WM brass was unobtainium for a while.

Primer Reference. Note that they are up front that these are unitless numbers, so purely for comparison within the list. But the big take-aways to me are 1) Federal Match and CCI primers are much more consistent than anything else and 2) Most of the LR primers have a non-zero chance of being...

What's the worst case? Obviously that the primer goes off and shoots things, possibly even pieces of the die, outward. It isn't going to sever your carotid, but VERY small amounts of force will damage your eyes to the point that you get a forever eyepatch. Now consider how much higher or...

It seems like the heavy bullets for the .30 magnums have made them into absolutely ideal PG rifles. I am very interested to hear more on the 212 and 200 ELDX as mine is a .300 WSM with a 2.950" max OAL, so the longer copper bullets are out for me.

I have been lurking here for quite some time, and after all of the great information that I have gotten for free, I will try to share some experiences which may help otheres. This is a companion thread to another in the .375 and blow forum, with regard to a 2 gun battery that I'm building for...

I have been lurking here for quite some time, and after all of the great information that I have gotten for free, I will try to share some experiences which may help otheres. This is a companion thread to another in the .375 and up forum, with regard to a 2 gun battery that I'm building for...