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Sweet looking rifle. Now the b&m cartridges really interest me -
michael458 replied to the thread 9.3-338.I had SSK Industries build two of these in 2008. I had an abundance of Winchester M70s in 338, and wanted something different. I...
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A large volume of info has already been posted on performance on game correlated to terminal wet pack testing of various bullets at...
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Whatever you decide to do, I’d use brass solids instead of cast lead.
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Two mature cows, estimated 1300#. Handloads with 325 grain Cutting Edge brass solids. The first was a frontal shot under the chin that...
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I’d look closely at the CEB solids, myself.
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michael458 reacted to forshoes's post in the thread Best way to trim 1/4" or more of brass? with
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This ^^^^^^ Harbor Freight mini cut off saw ~$33. I use it to make .300 Savage brass from .308. Cut close then trim. -
michael458 reacted to Daggaboy375's post in the thread Best way to trim 1/4" or more of brass? with Like.
Mini chop saw to get close. Lee case trimmer in drill to finish. Easy peasy. DB
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michael458 reacted to Hunter4752001's post in the thread Best way to trim 1/4" or more of brass? with Like.
I haven't tried it myself, but I have read about people using one of those benchtop mini chop saws to to do the rough cut and then a...
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michael458 replied to the thread 9.3x62 Cutting Edge 200gr Raptor?.Yes, the 200 FB Raptor is the bullet in 9.3 caliber for anything you would do with a medium. I took the 210 ESP to Africa and...
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@michael458 highly recommends them in 9.3 caliber. He told me that in his testing, it did better than much heavier conventional bullets...
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michael458 reacted to 458JCE's post in the thread AUSTRALIA: CMJ’s Australia 2026 Hunt Report with Like.
Awesome - thanks for sharing. I'm flying into Darwin on Friday this week - hunting with my son, a mate from Perth and his son, hosted by...
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michael458 reacted to PaulT's post in the thread AUSTRALIA: CMJ’s Australia 2026 Hunt Report with Like.
I always knew you were in good hands with the fellas from Big Country, Jason. So glad to see how well it all turned out. Glad you...
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michael458 reacted to CamoManJ's post in the thread AUSTRALIA: CMJ’s Australia 2026 Hunt Report with Like.
This adventure began many years ago with a aspirational interest in hunting dangerous game with big bore rifles through various online...
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I agree, Lonnie is top notch, he has a wealth of knowledge. I have also had ammo loaded by Safari Arms and Hendershots.
