Recent content by Longwalker

I am Canadian so can't offer advice for a store in the USA with the ammo you need. One tip I can offer is from an article in the old Double Gun Journal, 16 ga. Remington Game Loads ( Black hull, low "brass" made of plated steel, with one ounce of lead shot) are low pressure loads and loaded in...

I've settled on an Anschutz .22 magnum as a serious small game hunting rifle. Hollow points for varmints, FMJ or jacketed softs for edible game. I mostly shoot beavers with mine. With HP loads it kills 25 Kg. beavers decisively even with chest shots. I use my .22 LRs mainly for target shooting...

I haven't ever seen anyone miss a big game animal at any range because their scope didn't have enough magnification. I have however seen several people mess up an easy shot because they were fooling with their scope or couldn't find an animal in the small field of view at high magnification. I...

I had a Sauer drilling just like yours and did not have too much trouble finding 65MM / 2.5" ammo for the shot barrels. Gamebore was a favourite. RWS and S&B load appropriate 16 ga. ammo too. Mine had an extra small extractor plunger fitted in the rifle barrel so I could shoot both rimmed and...

I'm excited that this gun arrived in the mail today, back from some fine tuning by my gunsmith. After a quick range session it seems that it shoots as good as it looks. A Merkel 95S 12x12/9.3x74R fitted with a Krieghoff Semper insert barrel in .22 WMR, and with a Noblex 1-6x scope with...

Your question about faster powders in short barrels is something I've experienced. You can't use faster powders to match maximum velocity that would be achieved with a slower powder in a longer barrel, but you certainly can reduce muzzle blast and noise and flash with faster powders in a short...

I've owned a couple of FN Browning rifles in the past and still own one. Have used them for many years, zero problems with the bolt stop.

that scope could easily be set farther back in Recknagel mounts. The front ring offset is available in various lengths. You would just need a longer "leg" for the front ring.

Great choice! I have that scope mounted on my bolt action 9.3x62. It is excellent in every way. Far superior to the Leupold 1.5-5x but slightly larger. On my 9.3x74R Beretta double rifle I have an excellent S&B Stratos 1,5-8x42 scope. I never seem to use it over 5x while hunting, and shot an...

Original Sako extractor at top, custom below. The bottom custom made extractor has a thicker claw for closer tolerance / tighter grip on the case rim which results in an improved ejection angle. I always wondered if a little TIG welding under the claw and a some filing / grinding could achieve...

Sorry, I can't It was a job done as a favour to me by a skilled hobbyist.

Not all M85's are affected. You may ask to try the rifle first and see at what angle it kicks empties out. I have owned four, and had a problem with two of them. I asked a skilled machinist to build me new extractors. Less clearance between bolt face and extractor claw solves the problem if it...

My Beretta Silver Sable 9.3x74R is a "keeper". I had it re-regulated by JJ Perodeau for my preferred load, Norma Oryx 286 gr. It shoots both barrels extremely well. Below is a target set of three firing sessions at 100M, shot bottom barrel first then top barrel immediately after. I moved the...

Mountain goat. Three hunts. NO chances. And I almost died twice while hunting them. Once from hypothermia and exhaustion and once again on a later hunt from a huge loose boulder that just missed crushing me. The mountain won. In Africa I'd say bush pig. Never saw one. Also three hunts. Tracked...

Thanks for the detailed case capacity info! I've loaded for and shot several different 7x64 rifles, still own a Sauer 202 and a Sako M85. One thing that loading data sources seldom if ever mention is the very long freebore in the throats of CIP spec 7x64 chambers. My rifles typically will not...