Recent content by matt85

While it does reduce recoil, it didnt make as much of a difference as i thought it would with my rifle. Ive done both 67gr of blue dot and 270gr of FFg black powder with a 1200gr bullet. The recoil felt only slightly more with the black powder. I was never able to measure muzzle velocity with...

Interesting gun! Very light for caliber and a surprising long case. My own 8-bore is far more standard. My rifle weighs around 16.5lb and has a 0.847" bore. I make my cartridges with 3.25" RMC brass, a 1200gr 0.849" bullet from accurate molds, a healthy stack of wads, and 67gr of blue dot.

Good news, your a member of the greatest hunting forum to ever exist! We would be happy to help you with hand loading.

You will be hand loading them anyway, could you not just load the x62 down to x57 levels for reduced recoil?

What is the advantage of the x57 over the x62? Im guessing here (too lazy to look it up), but im assuming the 9.3x57 is the 8x57 necked up to 9.3. If that is the case, then making brass shouldnt be too hard.

I used to buy a gun every couple of months. Then my home got robbed. Shortly after getting robbed, my state banned most guns/magazines short of hunting rifles. So ive been forced to settle on just having a few prizes guns. I would consider my collection complete if i could get my hands on a...

My Win m70 safari in 416rm was under $1500 and it is one of the best rifles ive ever owned.

The 22 long rifle will kill any animal on the planet if the shot is placed correctly. It should be the legal minimum for DG!

You should probably give a price range. I have seen 450-400 ne 3" guns ranging from $12k-$70k. Keep an eye on gunsinternational

You will probably need to have a custom die set made.

Id wager the average age of forum members is old enough to remember when "automatics" became standard.

Yes :( The rule here is "Do not get involved, call the police.". Then the police wont show up and the guy will go rob someone else. Welcome to the liberal utopia of the west coast.

She would likely get arrested for assault here. It would depend on where it happened and how many witnesses.

I wanted to take my dad on one of these... The price scared us off.

Australia, much like the west coast of the USA is a lost cause. Australia is just a little further down the path. My hope is that dont live long enough to end up in a camp of some flavor here.