From the shooting range

[mark-hunter]

The bullet is S&B PTS

Factory ammo, or reloaded PTS?

Ok I see the headstamp - factory ammo I guess,
S&B is getting worse with each lot.

The S&B ammo factory lots that we receive imported to Croatia are such, that we cannot zero the rifle with them.

You start shooting that, and start thinking something is wrong with your rifle.
Good for weddings only, Make solid noise.
Banana ammo

Last cheap ammo on market here, within reasonable quality is PPU and Geco.

 

[Miletic]

 

[Miletic]

Factory ammo, or reloaded PTS?

Factory

 

[Mark458]

Factory

That no good SB

 

[Miletic]

That no good SB

I will take a picture of the series on the packaging and post a picture

 

[Miletic]

 

[Miletic]

114/8

 

[BeeMaa]

Factory

You should weigh a single round against another brand or lot that has the same bullet weight to see if there was a double charge put in.

Or pull a few bullets.

 

[Miletic]

The first thing I felt after fire was an unusual smell. After that, smoke started to appear behind the bolt. Before I fired the bullet I looked through the barrel and it was clean. I also asked the gun owner if the barrel was oiled (I always do). I'm really interested in whether it will happen again with another bullet from this package. I'm afraid to try, but it's stronger than me. I'll have to try it. I am thinking the chamber was not oiled, but the owner says that it was not. The smoke that came out reminded me of burning oil,but i never felt that before in my career

 

[getazem]

It's not. The 416RM barrel is a 22mm Selous profile, and that's not optional if you go with a Blaser factory barrel. The 375H&H I'm shooting has a 17mm standard profile barrel. It all depends how you set yours up. My 416RM was as heavy as I could get it, where the 375H&H is as light as I can get it.

The 416RM weighed over 13 lbs with the scope, sling and 4 cartridges. It had the steel receiver, steel trigger group and kickstop that come with the PH model. To carry this rifle in the field was more like dragging a club than toting sporting arm. I decided for the number of times I'm likely to hunt DG, I'll do so with a 375H&H that's easy to carry and shoot.

EDIT - I hesitated at loading a third cartridge because the first one knocked one of the chains off the steel target. The second shot, I hit the swinging target and knocked the other chain off. If you slow down the video, you can see how close I come to getting scoped. I never did, but it was always a concern. SHOOTING-SOFT LLC shooting simulators might offer a useful way to practice without recoil. Also taking into consideration that I'm recovering from arthroscopic shoulder surgery, a .400+ cartridge is not likely in my future.

That makes sense. A rifle’s weight and balance can make a huge difference in the field. The 375 H&H sounds like a much more practical choice if you value easier carrying and shooting. And recovering from shoulder surgery is definitely a good reason to avoid unnecessary recoil. Glad you avoided getting scoped!