Pre-64 Winchester 70 9.3x64 Brenneke - The mystery continues

'have both pet pre- and post-64 CRF&E M70s. They are extremely accurate and reliable! Same for some custom Mausers. With respect to push feeds, it's all over the map (and IMHO not the wisest choice for DG, which also includes PG that'll kill you when wounded!) It's quite possible that the post '92 Stainless CRF actions may actually be stronger and with better tolerances...my 1-hole .416 seems to think so! 'Saw a beautiful Portuguese SS M70 in .338 WM at a shop a few years back-still kicking myself for not buying it as I've not seen one since. It did have a very trim barrel for mountain hunting or lots of walking, but i wondered how it shot, how it performed, soaked up recoil, etc.?!
 
it's always been said that push-feeds are cheaper to manufacture-and there it is. But, not absolutely required for non-DG, and many custom push feeds shoot superbly and win awards! Factory rigs are often finicky to say the least. They need "hot-rodding."
 

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Grz63 wrote on roklok's profile.
Hi Roklok
I read your post on Caprivi. Congratulations.
I plan to hunt there for buff in 2026 oct.
How was the land, very dry ? But à lot of buffs ?
Thank you / merci
Philippe
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
Chopped up the whole thing as I kept hitting the 240 character limit...
Found out the trigger word in the end... It was muzzle or velocity. dropped them and it posted.:)
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
2,822fps, ES 8.2
This compares favorably to 7 Rem Mag. with less powder & recoil.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR MY RIFLE, ALWAYS APPROACH A NEW LOAD CAUTIOUSLY!!*
Rifle is a Pierce long action, 32" 1:8.5 twist Swan{Au} barrel
{You will want a 1:8.5 to run the heavies but can get away with a 1:9}
Peterson .280AI brass, CCI 200 primers, 56.5gr of 4831SC, 184gr Berger Hybrid.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
I know that this thread is more than a year old but as a new member I thought I would pass along my .280AI loading.
I am shooting F Open long range rather than hunting but here is what is working for me and I have managed a 198.14 at 800 meters.
That is for 20 shots. The 14 are X's which is a 5" circle.
 
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