Recent content by 112Savage

6.5x257 Roberts AI should be closer to 6.5-06 or 6.5-284 Norma ballistics than to creedmoor or Swede

I think as with all forums, you have to sift through and find what works for you. There are people giving good advice even though it may not be applicable to YOU. Here is my experience: I hate tumbling brass! I don’t like cleaning or reaming primer pockets- an article on accurate shooter...

This plus… belted magnums can have hugely varying base to shoulder datum measurements which can significantly affect pressures especially with virgin brass. What I’m saying is that the shoulder of a belted magnum can move 0.030” or more on the first firing. This has happened to me and that is...

I tried this, maybe I’m not working it correctly, but I couldn’t find the “snapshot”

Unfortunately LSB won’t give me the GB sale number and I never bid on it. I can’t find it in my watch history. Can you tell me how to find old watched items? Looks like they get cleared after 90 days

I’ve already tried that. They said they couldn’t.

Hello all, I know this is a long shot but here goes. In July 2022 I bought a left hand Dakota 76 30-06 in the African style. It had a sister rifle in 416 Rigby which had the same serial number except with R at the beginning. The serial number is R0171L. I didn’t have the funds to buy both at the...

Pressure tested load data from reputable sources.

You are looking for powder and bullet recommendations for a cartridge designed in 1905. Otto Bock didn’t have solid copper bullets or any of the powders currently available. So your response is utter rubbish. I’m not pushing beyond limits, I’m optimizing the cartridge/bullet/powder combination...

I’ve used RL17 and RS Big Game with 286 grain bullets. The reason for such high velocities is getting the most out of the cartridge and not handicapping it by pressures established in the early 20th century. 65 grains of big game has been established as a 60k psi load by pressure testing using...

A REAL or SERIOUS hunter and gamekeeper wearing a flat cap and breeks who guides in Scottish Highlands who regularly has rifles with silencers in his photos.

I think most people are going to tell you to scoop that up in spite of the hogsback stock. It looks really nice plus it has extras.

After handling the new beretta straight pull rifle as well as the savage impulse, they aren’t in the same league as far as fit/finish/feel compared to the Blaser and ROLS. The beretta has some neat features for lefties like me, but it just felt too… plastic. The Blaser is more “luxury”, it is...

I took no knives on my first safari because I was originally scheduled to go through Amsterdam. If I had two perfect knives, I would suggest the Von Gruff hunter-skinner or the Siembida northern shrike/ Magpie. They are totally different knives and steels but should serve the visiting hunter well.

I bought a used 2022 ram eco diesel limited. I have put 10k miles on it in less than 3/4 of a year. On the highway it gets 27-32MPG spending on the load of passengers/equipment. Around town it’s 23-27MPG. The air suspension is amazing but I understand it’s a liability. I tow lighter loads...