Recent content by WC86

Praying for you and your family

I have a 250gr ttsx load worked up for a m70 (which was recently sold here on this forum). It was my “North American” load. My recollection is that I had it dialed in at about 2600fps so that it would mimic a 338wm load I believe I was running h4350 because I have a silly amount of it Recoil...

I also hope for their success. Growing up I'd read David Petzal's articles where he frequently referenced having work done by them or stopping through to look at rare/fine pieces. I haven't had any work done by them but it wasn't for lack of an attempt. I needed work done on a pre64 model 70...

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I hope this takes off and catches like wildfire just so I can see the inevitable thread: “.470 should be banned from buffalo hunts!”

Damn it @rookhawk Now my mind starts spinning up again Gonna need more therapy and medication

Indeed. Part of why I was ok with it initially My original thinking was that I’d have a little more velocity with 350gr bullets with a really high SD but otherwise could load to lower pressures than h&h with the same velocity and could shoot H&H ammo in an tough spot I now recognize that...

do you handload? If so, I have an early 1950’s m70 super grade in 375 weatherby that you could PM me about. It was originally a 375h&h that got reamed to 375wby thereafter. It doesn’t have a barrel band swivel and I suspect is too early to have the sight you are mentioning but it has the flush...

Happy birthday and Semper Fidelis to our beloved devil dogs Urghruh. Or, perhaps better said, urghr.

I don’t want to spread rumors so please correct me if I’m wrong but I have read that he retired or was to do so imminently. I cannot find the thread where this was posted to quote it but I believe it was on this site A cursory search for his website can locate his old html but clicking it...

Sporting shoppe in Rhode Island says they’re already ordering them. They sent me a pdf of the available launch packages:

Sent you a pm

Just ask them what color crayon is their favorite :) I worked for Marines in the Navy for 7 years and appreciate them dearly And I got rescued by the Coast Guard once (very long story) so I’ve let go of all my “puddle pirate” jokes Welcome aboard!

Welcome from Lower Alabama!

Awesome. Excited to see it!