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I'm hoping someone uses a powder that I can get, all the good info that I found lists powders that aren't available. And the one manual that I have, Hornady, says the 195grn bullet is a good one but doesn't list any info for it, they list 170 and 220 but skip right over the 195

Gentlemen, it's been a while since I've been on here, but my current build is nearing completion. It's a Ruger No1V chambered in 8x68S, I plan to shoot 198grn Hammer Bullets but am having a hard time finding load info and powder. I wanted to try Vihtavouri powder, it's all backordered in the...

I love the old John Wayne movies (grew up watching them) but did anyone ever notice that in alot of his movies that were supposed to be right after the civil war (mid to later 1860's) he carried a Winchester 1892 and a Colt 1873 Peacemaker??? Who says time travel wasn't possible?

Not to step on anyone's toes here but I will add another twist to this thread, I have heard people call 45-70's and 444 Marlins and even 50 cal inlines "elephant guns". Most of these people were old timers and were not even referring to the power aspect of the cartridge but were speaking in...

Just a comment on the reliability of semi's, I own a Franchi I-12, the same parent company owns Stoeger (the "bottom line" company), Franchi ( the "middle of the road" company), and Benelli (the "top of the line" company), all operate on the same system, Inertia driven. If you want to see what...

Another thing that works is the fingers of nitrile exam gloves from the DR.s office, or you could just buy them at the store. I use them on my muzzleloaders all the time, as long as there is a glove finger stuck on the barrel I know with out looking that there is a charge in the barrel, when I...

Just spoke to my gunsmith (who builds custom long range rifles, and has orders for tactical and sniper rifles from law enforcement and military shooters) concerning the thumbhole stock on a .458 Win Mag, and in his opinion a thumbhole stock would be good if you were someone who is used to...

Just my 2 cents, but I have used everything from an old single shot shotgun to a new higher end semi, but never in a life or death situation. My Savage 311 side by side shotgun that I have used both in hunting and competition has worked without problems, on the other hand the over/under that I...

Friends, I am finally just about ready to pull the trigger on a rifle for Buffs and have a few questions for those who have been there. I am trying to decide between a .458 Win and a .375 H&H but am leaning toward the .458 with a good recoil pad and a recoil reducer in the stock. Now for the...

Kebco, do you have anywhere down there that I would be able shoot any of the DG calibers? I know from reading on AH that the .375 is big enough for Buffs but I want to try out some of the calibers and see what I can handle. I'm thinking of .375 to .458 or 450 Nitro but having never fired any of...

I have a 1895 Chileno Mauser that was customized for my dad many years ago, that still wears the original military barrel and trigger group but a jeweled bolt and a custom stock. With handloads using 154grn Hordady spitzers and IMR 4064 it is capable of sub-MOA groups at 100 yrds. This is the...

I'm looking at the same situation, what rifle to buy in .375 h&h, and decided to call Mauser USA for a price on the M98 Magnum. I love everything about the K98's that I already own, so that almost seemed natural for a big gun. Then came the price, starting at 23,000 for a rifle and going up...

The following is straight from Norma about their ammo: Dear Vince, don’t vary you are right. In Europe we have similar rules we have the CIP-rules this is very close mostly identical to the SAAMI who you have. We also produce since decades ago ammunition for the USA market so we...

Christian, Not to start an argument here, but I am speaking from roughly 100 yrs reloading experience. First on your comments on the Savage 99, This action was the strongest lever action built. It was built to handle much higher pressure cartridges than any other rifle of its day, maybe with the...

Christian, Any time you have to buy Norma ammo for a metric caliber rifle, that is not a bad thing! The 8x57 has been alive and well in Europe, according to my sources, and Norma has been loading for it for years. I have used the same rounds for my 8x57 without problems, my father bought .308...