Hi BAW, I just recently bought an Alexander Henry Navy model in 577-450 - is it likely to be "overbore" like the Martini-Henrys? It has fairly reasonlable looking henry rifling after a bit of...
Type: Posts; User: Texinoz
Forum: Military Rifles
Hi BAW, I just recently bought an Alexander Henry Navy model in 577-450 - is it likely to be "overbore" like the Martini-Henrys? It has fairly reasonlable looking henry rifling after a bit of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Have used standard .22 pellets with Small Rifle primers and from 0.5 to 0.7gn of bullseye to thin out the sparrow population and head shoot young rabbits out to around 15 yards or a little more....
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have an original .310 [Francotte] in really good nick that will remain original, one in 222 Rimmed (my fox gun), one in 2LR, and a project gun that will be chambered in the old 32 Ideal (also...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
One thing about the Argentine contract 43 Spanish rifles (bottleneck case not the straight tapered Reformado...) is that they are apparently the only RBs with a "knoxform" (octagonal) chamber area...
Forum: Factory Rifles
357 Max yes 357 mag no - in a bolt action. But I need a Left bolt too!
Might have to settle for a H&R or similar break action rechambered to 357 max.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Greencountypete, it is almost shall issue - must pass a knowledge and practical test in most states and they do check rigorously for no criminal history. Satisfy the above and you get your license....
Forum: Our Town
Lol - here in OZ (with very few actual freedoms), we have metal detectors for everyone leaving a gunshow. Cuts the temptation to steal quite a bit! You shouldn't be tempting people with the idea that...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
As per an earlier post, I buy stuff that might seem expensive to US residents - but many suppliers in USA do not ship overseas post 9/11 and you simply would not believe how expensive and hard to get...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Anyone have a Lyman 446187 mold 470gn heavy version that they want to sell?
I am desperate for one. Apologies if this is not the right place for posting this.
Mark
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
If the rifle is the 71/84 with tube mag it should be true .446 groove diameter and boolits that size should work well. The original single shot model 71's had deeper grooves more like .452 and the...
Taurus thunder pump action 45 colt (Lightning lookalike.) Jams or flips cartridges over any time you try and rapid fire it...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Wow - no mention of shot placement as an issue - or what species of deer. Over here we have tiny little fallow deer (usually waaaayyy less than 100lbs) up through red deer to quite large Sambar.
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |