Recent content by bruce moulds

160 gn swift would do it. bruce.

oelof, we would need to know the specifics of your tests to understand how hydro leaves a wider wound channel than a swift. certainly one would expect a longer deeper wound, but diameter of wound could be a different thing. in my mind the two bullets are meant for different things. bruce.

but it is a really good question. bruce.

or a 9.3x64. bruce.

i do want to get those cases. nothing as good as rws brass, and that includes lapua. if you want to go cheaper neck 338 up to 9.3 and you have arrived. actually ceh is in a good position. he might have a fair bit of 338 brass that would suit reforming. bruce.

but the 9.3x64 is a rung up the ladder again. bruce.

bob, riverbrand made their own. their 308 and 303 150 gns were the same bullet! i used to visit the factory to buy stuff. bruce.

i was talking about the 9.3x64. similar case capacity to the 358 norma, but with a 9.3 bullet. the 358 norma necked up to 9.3 would be a twin sibling. bruce. bruce.

nothing like having a sighter. bruce.

why? bruce.

bob, it went through 2 barrels, mostly on goats, some on donkeys, varmints, and deer, and a few pigs. bruce.

here in oz, at the end of the 303/25 era, the 222 was probably the main cartridge that took its place. some guys that wanted bigger went for 243 win. a lot of the 222 guys went up a notch and got a 243 after trying to exceed the poor little 222s capability. some just kept using it happily on...

the forest service guys seemed to like the 222 for red deer. not sure why. maybe easier to carry more ammo, easier to shoot, were good enough shots, would not shoot unless sure.???? bruce.

yes you can read the wind with a kestrel at the shooting point, high, low, and average. but you cant tell what is going on down range. on the range flags often point in different directions and lift to different angles. and they cannot tell you what to do with mirage. for long range i prefer to...

here is a good way to come to grips with spindrift. you need to have spindrift switched on on you calculator. then run a calculation out to the max range you shoot with a wind speed of zero. the windage figures that show up are pure spindrift. jbm shows it in both inches and moa, which tells you...