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I’m still debating on whether to comment on the mounted head statement…… :A Whistle: Gumpy

I think I’m tired ( couldn’t sleep last night), but for some strange reason when you wrote "sexy leather ones on eBay" my slightly warped brain imaged him in a leather boots, skirt and jacket with tinktink's rifle stalking crocodiles , in my defence I had been reading a book set during ww2 and...

Also there are boutique manufacturers who will make whatever size you want out of solid copper, such as Atomic29 Gumpy

Woodleigh had a fire a few years ago and are back up and running, but they are not making all of their lines as yet, they are making the ones that produce most income to be able to afford to start making their other lines of projectiles. They are doing small lines as they can Gumpy

I may have opened a (interesting) proverbial box of worms….. I was thinking more of the OP just shooting a stack of wet paper in a wooden box to see which lead projectiles were going to be the best option for him, re penetration and mushrooming Gumpy

That answer would depend on wether or not you liked the shooter Gumpy

The 450/400 2 3/8" cartridge ( also known as the 10.3x60rimmed Swiss ) is suited to medium sized game up to 150 yards, the 3" and 3 1/4" are more suited to large game , though I don’t think they would be good for elephant in the hands of an inexperienced shooter , but shot placement is...

No one seems to have asked which 450/400 you are chasing, there are three sizes, 2 3/8”, 3” and 3 1/4”, all of which where available "between the wars" Gumpy

Rcbs bench mounted tool and the rcbs rockchucker press depending on how many cases I am doing. I inspect the primer pockets as I go, cleaning if they need it. Gumpy

If I found a barrel for the right price, my 458 wind bag would be a 416 Taylor in an instant, I have a 404 Jeff if I need anything bigger in the oomph department. Gumpy

Michael, you have won the internet for today with that reloading setup, I couldn’t possibly hope to have an area that clean and organised Gumpy

Could be google translate was used and it inserted anything it felt like. Gumpy

I’m not sure that a hydrosonic cleaner could get that hot that it would affect the brass. And I think that you are referring to ultrasonic Gumpy

I can’t ride two wheelers anymore so I got a four wheeler, just as bloody dangerous :ROFLMAO: I rolled mine over onto myself but didn’t get hurt, well…my ego maybe, then a week later slipped on an ice patch on steps and cracked a rib And the 242 (nitro express) is not the same as a 243...

When I was working at a gun store I saw a timber stock that a customer had "bedded " himself as he didn’t want to pay us to do it, with a kit he bought from us, he didn’t apply the wax properly and didn’t block holes in the receiver, and didn’t rough or key the wood, then hammered it to get it...