Recent content by uplander01

I have had many custom mausers that actions have been opened up but retained the original length follower. They all worked no issues. if it aint broke don't fix it.

Hornady has become a practice bullet for me in anything 338 and up.

The answer to your question on vintage doubles and modern ammo-highly unlikely that it would regulate properly, if it did it would be pure luck and a small percentage at that. Add to that the potential to ruin vintage barrels with some of the modern solids, not something I’d want to find out...

I'd move if I were you-

Yoga pants…..on the right woman-best invention ever, the wrong woman, a curse on humanity

Use Barnes or North Fork, I gave up on swift a long time ago. Can’t justify working up hand loads and practice witha completely unreliable supplier. Sadly between woodleigh struggling to rebuild, Bertram basically telling the US market to pound sand, Norma being a completely unreliable...

If it were me I’d try hornady dies, and buy a hornady shell holder as well, that makes a difference. Sometimes things just don’t make sense. Also could try a Forster comp seating die

The above is a good suggestion, there are different seating plug options, perhaps polish the inside of the seating plug and put a little sizing wax in there? Also, I have found that when going through the sizing process I always use an expander die and lube after I trim/chamfer/debur, then wipe...

There are many things that can go wrong with shot placement and bullet reliability. It is comforting having as much power as you can handle when looking down the sights at a buff. That said unless you have the where with all to practice and master the mighty 500 Jeffery I would stick with...

Put it where it needs to go, no worries. If you killed elk , you’re good to go on plains game.

I have a H Varget load that is remarkably consistent @2200 fps, 72gr, F215 GM primers, Barnes 400 gr TSX and Solid same point of impact even though he solid is moving 2250fps.....seat to top of crimp groove and then crimp lightly. Recoil is modest, probably because its operating extremely...

Follow video. I use Boyt hard cases, I think they are a little better than pelican around the lock and latch area. I put the rifle bolts in a small pistol case (each) and remove scopes and put them in their own maxpedition optic soft case. Then rifle or rifles is wife is taking hers in soft...

Been there with this emotion—it’s the Africa effect, I think most of us on this website truly love that continent, leaving it is hard and filled with emotion. Hang in there and start planning your next trip. My trips are usually a few years apart, I’ve learned to revel in all the prep and...

Having been close to elephants a few times, haven’t hunted one yet, but will at some point, even though they are close I don’t see that shot being “easy”. If I was evaluating for myself, and I had a 375 dialed in with a 300-350gr solid, and a 404-416 option with a 400gr solid it would come down...

Best value in a safari rifle made in America IMO. Too bad they didn’t continue making them, with the cz550 gone they had a great opportunity.