Recent content by Shootist43

Welcome aboard HB Singh. Where do you live? Is your access to firearms / rifles limited?

Longwalker, being able to look at a rifle that looks like what rifles are supposed to is becoming a rarer and rarer opportunity. Enjoy the view! I know I did.

I too would be cautious as well as curious as to how these would work on larger caliber rifles, especially those whose caliber started with a 4 or a 5.

Schuetze, there are a number of us that have badges similar to the one in your avatar. Mine was earned with a pistol but I respect the effort and skill it takes to earn them regardless of type. Over time you will discover that a lot of the contributors here "walk the walk." AH has a very...

@K95, there has been a number of threads addressing 404 Jeffery handloads over the last 10 years or so. I'd suggest that you do a search or 2 using the AH "Search" function. I've been loading for both of my 404(s) for almost ten years now. My preferred case is Norma. I was given "his"...

Beautiful rifles Tarbe. I only have one, but it was built in 1936. GLWS

What surprised me the most was the amount of PG I saw. I was used to seeing lone White-Tailed deer or perhaps a small family group. In Africa, depending on the species there were hundreds in a single herd.

@dgr416, I think the law of averages caught up with you. Hangfires happen. I can see where a bad primer and or a partially blocked flash hole could cause that issue. As a reloader I can control one of those possibilities. I have a tool that uniforms flash holes and removes any burr from the...

Give this guy a call: https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=655b7bd56f87b515f51d6b9d979562abe8f7a772c315921e2e381deb1662398fJmltdHM9MTc3NTUyMDAwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=05a2d404-ad8e-6a4e-0f1f-c247ac086b54&psq=the+stock+doctor+dennis+smith&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVzdG9ja2RyLmNvbS8

@BeeMaa, I couldn't agree more. Especially when you include the BRNO ZKK - 602. I have two 404 Jeffery rifles. One a converted CZ the other a Winchester. While both feed reliably and shoot under an inch the Winchester is just a tiny bit slicker, but it too was reworked in a Custom Shop. For...

I'm not sure if it is still the case that Nosler Partitions have killed more African game than all other bullets combined. But I have seen that statement in print on more than one occasion. I reload and buy in bulk when projectiles are on sale. I'm not Nieve enough to think that there are no...

I suppose like many of you I've carried a number of different "concealed pistols over the years. My first was a Para Ordinance "Companion with the carry option." Its' LDA trigger was and still is one of the best there is. It points normally like all 1911 type pistols. But it is heavy and...

@Nhoro, I didn't see the type of powder you were using. I'm reminded of the fact that you might not have access to the powders we are accustomed to using. I have a number of AH buddies that live in Africa and complain bitterly about the lack of consistency with Somchem powders. My friends...

@Captain Munro, I stand corrected. I see that Lee now offers their Factory Crimp Die in 404 Jeffery. It is listed on their website for $50.00. GOOD FOR THEM!! Back in 2017 when I first contacted them that wasn't the case. They agreed to build me one in their Custom Shop for around a hundred...

Nhoro, since you are using the same powder with no changes in brass, primers or bullets I'd load a few rounds using your current load, say 5 or so and run them over a chronograph as well as check them for group sizes. I doubt you will see a significant difference.