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Yeah, it's a 30-06. My bad. Just a heads up. Until today I haven't fired a shot since DEC 17. Three years ago my wife had a stroke and range time was limited to a quick sight check before a hunt. My...

I did finally get to the range today. Fifty rounds of 220 gr. cast bullets over 25.0 gr. 5744. Winchester brass and primer. Results were interesting as hell. Recoil was a lot stouter than I
expected...

I've been out of the cast bullet scene since my wife's stroke three years ago and her ultimate passing this last March. I'm trying to get back into the game so when I learned SR4759 was gone someone...

OK, let's understand one thing. That rifle was built on a commercial FN Mauser action and it would not surprise me if the barrel was by High Standard. The barrel will have the proper .308" groove...

"Those heavy cast projectiles look impressive. Thing is, with the trajectory the Whelen already has using the 250 RN jacket bullets I used to shoot, which dropped significantly at 200 yards when...

I've noticed that the hardness and alloy quality has changed over the years. I started casting in 1954 loading for the 30-30 and 30-06. For some reason never hunter deer with the 06 and cast but did...

If I saw that rifle I'd most likely be all over it like stink on poop. One I like Mausers. Two the 7x57 is one of my favorite cartridges and three I love rifles with the double set triggers.
I know...

Why? Are you looking for one? I haven't shot mine in some time. Too much arthritis in my right shoulder. Haven't seen any T-Rex's in my back yard lately so I just may send it down the road. My #1 in...

Just curious here. That .375/338. Is it a 375 H&H necked down to take .338 bullets or the .338 Win. Mag. necked up to take .375" bullets? I have the latter on a Ruger M77 tang safety model in a...

One problem is our illustrious government won't allow us to send firearms related stuff out of the country. One site I go to is hard US populated and 90 percent of the rest are Canadian. That...

Too bad. I was going to suggest the .35 Whelen. Oh well. I have three rifles chambered to the Whelen but my favorite is an older pre-war Oberndorf Mauser someone had built into the Whelen. I load a...

I have a Pre81 Nipponese version BLR in .358 Win. Got it for a fair price but accuracy was not to my liking. (2.5" to 3.0" at 100 yards) Tinkered with the forearm some and relieved the barrel band...

I've been gone for quite a while but am getting back into the cast bullet game. I like the .358 but they've taken a back seat to my .35 Whelen, at least for elk hunting.
I had five rifles chambered...

Suo Gan and 462. I'm not bashing Californians per se OK. I'd be bashing myseld as well up to a point. The big difference I was smart enough to leave in 1970 and once all the kinfolk were dead and...

"Drink (enough) water for healthy kidneys."

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A while back I had to see a urologist becuase I was passing blood in my urine with a bit of pain.
During the discussion I told the...

Due to encroaching old age and too many guns, I may be thinking of selling off a couple of rifles in .358 Win. Both rifles are Ruger M77 tang safety guns in .358 Win. There is also a BLR and a Savage...

Well if it's a .38 S&W, that's an entirely different caridge from the S&# .38 Special. Unless someone has rechambered the gun to .38 S&W Special from an original .38 S&W, .38 Spl. rounds will not...

I'll second all the recommendations for Lyman's #311291 and add the RCBS #30-180-FN which casts a 190 gr. bullet in whel weight metal. Whoa there feller. That last bullet is too heavy for a 30-30....

How mny here aw that video on the news where a homeowner in Tucson.chased some home invaders from his house with gunfire? That was two blocks from my front door. Damn gangbanger activity in my...

Mike. If you ever get down to Tucson AZ, I'll take you as my guest to the Pima Air Museum. You can sit in a real B-17 and B-24 Liberator. There are other WW-2 warbirds as well. Last tie i was there,...

I voted for the .308 because I thought the question pertained to CAST BOOLITS. Well, as the thread has evolved to the "J" word bullets, I still would pick the .308 over the 30-06. Oh my is this guy...

That price is not too bad depending on the model. If it's a"B" it's a hair too high. If it's an "S" maybe. If it's a 200th Year of American Liberty I'd snap it up even though technically they no more...

You people just do not understand. Potterfield wants to take another African safari at our expense. Then again, with you know who in the Oval Orifice, maybe he figures he should get what he can while...

So many interesting comments that I almost hesitate to add mine. Note I did say, "almost." I've been shooting cast bullets in the 30-30, .08 Win. and 30-06 for a long time now, betetr than 50 years,...

It wouldn't surprise me any if S&W made that dipper. At one time Winchester made all kinds of stuff including an ice pick. I know because I have one. R. L. Wilson's book on Winchester has an entire...