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    Lever Action Rifles In Africa?

    I'd look at a browning blr. Some of the factory chamberings would be good, 300 win mag, 7 rem mag, 358 win, or there are people out there chambering them to rounds such as 375 and 416 ruger. The two big questions are what do you want to shoot, and how much recoil do you want?
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    Howa 1500 - 375 ruger. Getting three to fit in the magazine

    It's the 24" that came drilled and tapped for open sights. I went for the stainless with a houge harvest moon stock. I've put a 2.5-10 x 56 trijicon accupoint on it. Trailboss is shaped like little donuts. It comes in the same size container as our normal 4kg powder comes in but only weights...
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    Howa 1500 - 375 ruger. Getting three to fit in the magazine

    Hi all, I've finally had time to have a fiddle with my Howa 1500 in 375 ruger (in a houge stock) I got it a little while ago but have not had time. Just for a fun practice load I loaded up 50 rounds with 245 gn lead projectiles, sitting on top of 25 grains of trailboss powder. On issue that...
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    Robert Borsak MLC

    Hi Robert, Well the Shooters and Fishers party certainly got my vote for the NSW upper house in the recent election. For the lower house there was not much choice here in Queanbeyan. By the time you put the greens last it became a choice between the Nationals and labour, and I'm still a bit...
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    New bloke from down under

    Hi All, Just thought I had better introduce myself. I live in NSW in Australia and have just purchased a howa 1500 stainless steel in 375 ruger with a 24" barrel. The barrel was drilled and tapped for open sights which I have put on, and when I can save up a bit more money a scope will go on...
 
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