Recent content by Alistair

To your cited historical examples, any rifle that'll hold 10" or so at 200 would complete those shots just fine. We know the rifle in question manages 2.5" at 50 on that basis, nothing more. Based on my own experiences with older rifles, they're not generally as accurate as modern stuff either...

If we could apply sufficient economic pressure to encourage the Iranian people to revolt, why haven't they already done so? We've been doing it pretty much non-stop since 1979. If the Iranian people were so keen to rise up, why didn't they do so back in February 2026 when we were actively...

I wouldn't call it collective insanity. In fact, it's ruthlessly logical on their part. The Iranian regime is a small party dictatorship, operating in a country with the resource curse. They don't give a crap about their people, because their people have no bearing on their survival. For the...

I'd generally agree that the Iranians are stringing Trump along, but I would like your thoughts on how exactly he could achieve their destruction even if he wanted to. From where I'm sitting (and these are simply my own opinions formed on what data I have available), Trump has an incredibly...

In theory, maybe? In reality, that seems hopelessly expensive and complicated. It might help with cooling, it might not, depends how deep the mines are. It's a safer bet to just stick em in North Dakota, Wisconsin, Maine, etc, take advantage of the lower ambient temperatures and the readily...

Some numbers on this. There are approx 16,000 golf courses in the US, which collectively consume approx 540 billion gallons of water per year for irrigation. So 34 million gallons per year each...

Have fun! One thing to bear in mind when you go; unlike most shooting, driven game is a 'team sport'. Being from Germany you might well be familiar with that concept from driven boar or the like. Your conduct will impact your enjoyment, but also the enjoyment of everyone else there. Be safe...

Depends where you want to shoot, how much you want to shoot, who you know, and how fancy you want it to be. Same as any shooting discipline really. For my own part, I used to do some beating for the local shoot as a child and as a teenager. Got paid GBP30/day or so for the beating, got free...

One other thing you might want, now I think on it. If you're planning to do some load development, you'll want a way to take apart cartridges as well. If you do a ladder test and find an appropriate powder charge, only an imbecile will then shoot off the higher charge weights above your target...

Yup, one for each. You can get universal decapping dies if you want, but easier just to get one for each, set it up, and size and decap in one cycle. Equally, I think there are seating dies that do a range of cartridges based on bullet diameter (eg 30 cals, 375, etc) but I just bought one per...

I'm of the (admittedly not that informed) opinion that it's pretty unlikely, but perhaps not impossible. If he is going to do so, I'm also of the opinion that it'll be sooner rather than later, and will likely coincide with China having a go at Taiwan. What with Russia now effectively being a...

A Lee Classic Cast press is a good pick for your use case. Nice big window, plenty of space for longer cartridges, decent value. Not the most precise perhaps, but more than good enough. Other than that, you'll want a sizing / decapping die, a seating die, and a lee factory crimp die. Plus a...

Eh, it's an interesting position, but not one I necessarily agree with. Admittedly, Rolex, Omega, etc are very much 'entry level' luxury. Just the same as a Mercedes, a Rigby Big Game, an Apple product. They're mass manufactured, machine made pieces. You get very little choice on...

On paper, the 7x64 is probably the better designed cartridge. It's also more interesting, and has a better selection of bullets. Plus, rifles are pretty cheap second hand because it's niche. On the other hand, cases will be hard to find in the UK, factory ammo supply will be extremely patchy...

Huh, miracles do happen. We actually agree on something Brent. The posters you describe don't have anything useful to add to any conversation and don't debate in good faith. They bring down any conversation they're involved in, contribute nothing of value, and frankly I wouldn't be in the least...