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Shooting a 340 Weatherby prone when i was 19 i am now 80 i still have the scar!

At least it you did not say gay:)

My world is falling to pieces, i bought my first Ruger 77 in 1970 a 243 with the funny dog leg bolt handle i have12 Rugers a No1 in 303, a Red label 12 g, 77 tang safety in 243 the original from 1970 & 7x57, 77 mk2 in 260 Rem, 350 Rem Mag, 30/06 6,5x55, & a 6mm ARC & 6.5 Grendel built on 7.62x39...

Thanks Mark it is a long way , that week end i will hopefully be hunting Rabbits & Deer south of Tamworth with my Boys & trying out my new hip its first trip since the surgery.

Flush the crack out with acetone & dry with compressed air, use runny superglue to fill it, sand off & refinish.

Tin Tin . that is a beautiful looking rifle, great work,a nice piece of wood is that a Hatcher stock? I have just restocked my 9.3x62 with a Hatcher stock & that stock finish from marybrough, .

Bob i was at Rebel gun works last Friday they had once fired 25/20 brass in their up stairs section , how are the knees going?

416 Taylor great cartridge, no modes required on mk10 mag bolt face with std length action, easy to form brass, recoil will not knock your hat off.

I believe it could be repaired & re painted

Ruger 350 rem mag were short actions 1-12 twist i have one.

I own 2 identical Weatherby series 1 vanguards a 270 WSM & a 7MM Rem mag the WSM is the rifle in my avatar both will shoot 1 moa or better with 150 grain bullets, the 270 wsm appears to have less recoil than the 7mm , yes you can go up to170 grain bullets in the 7mm . Yes the Winchester wsm...

The joint replacement technology is excellent as a sufferer of rheumatoid arthritis i have had my right knee replaced, my left thumb joint replaced, my left wrist joint fussed with a plate & a bone graft with a bit from my hip, & 9 weeks ago my right hip replaced my wife thinks am part robot. I...

Some PPU ammo suffers from internal & external case corrosion i brought 2 boxes of 9.3x62 some tine ago i box was badly corroded i took it back & had it replaced i still buy PPU but look at it before leaving the store its a well known issue.

My advice is do not go cheap on the press a good cast iron not alloy press, from Redding, Hornady or Lyman, the Lee cast iron press is a good product . Dies Lee are ok & do the job other brands are better finished.Get a Electronic powder scale , a good priming tool, a chamfer tool for brass, Get...