Recent content by MTJumbo

If you like your .375 as I like mine, you should use it. You might find that there are some sales on factory ammo in 235 grain, 250 or 270 grain. The lighter bullets are a good choice for black bear. My choice would be Swift A-Frame or Barnes TSX. Try some and determine which cartridges...

Migrabill. Don't forget to move around some. Deep venous thrombosis is always a risk. Seriously.

To Altitude Sickness. There must be reason you or your buddy have your elk entlers sideways on the pack horse. If you look at Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails by Joe Back, if you can find a copy somewhere, he shows another way to pack antlers. If course I wasn't there and there must be a...

Always throw in an extra pair of socks. Wool socks. Wear a thin inner sock and wool outer sock. If you need an extra pair of socks in the Back Country, you probably don't have enough money to buy another pair. Take you own.

You might need to chamber cast the rifle barrel and / or slug the barrel to measure the exact caliber. It is a nice piece.

For your straight walled cases, you might consider carbide dies. They will last forever. Probably. I started with RCBS over 45 years ago. I added a Dillon Precision Press for .223 and .45, .38, 44 special and .44 magnum. If I am working up a load for rifle cartridges, the RCBS is the way...

My .416 Taylor is in a Hogue Over molded stock. I have built 25-06's on Hogue over molded stocks for my grandsons. The 25-06's are under 1" MOA. I had to shorten the stocks for the boys when they were young but now they are 6'2" to 6'3" and their LOP requires a longer stock. The nice part...

What an interesting thread. I must say that barrel break in was carried out with an obsession in my Lilja .375 barrel. Now I have no copper build up at all. I have been using Barnes TSX bullets for years. I have found the same experience as well. Lighter bullets, i.e. 235 gr. in .375...

WELCOME. I hope you enjoy the site as much as I do.

Thank you, sir. I already have enjoyed the site. I did not mention in the initial post that I do enjoy horse packing into the Bob Marshall Wilderness complex for summer trips and fall hunting. I am about finished with those trips however. I am a little old for those trips and my hunting...

I have made some mistakes too. I have ruined an RCBS hammer bullet puller. The handle bends each time I use it. I now use the Hornady collet bullet puller system. Just for an example, I was working up loads for a .416 Rem. Magnum. The beginning load in this rifle with 400 grain bullets...

I was looking around and found out a little late that an introduction is in order. I am from Montana, from around Mount Jumbo in Missoula. I fly fish and have taught my sons and grandsons and granddaughters to fly fish. Over the years I have built several rifles. But only for my personal...

Welcome and thanks for the offer. I think I'll try a set.

A very nice solution for a bad problem.

If you have an unusual caliber or a special cartridge, try to ship it to your PH ahead of your hunt. Correspond with him to see of he got it. It would be a small price to pay if you need to shoot your own ammo.