Hi there . . . yes a Remlin, .45/70 GG with Mk4 mildot M3 dial ( 1MOA clicks ) Leupold, in that pic firing 405grn RCBS subsonic at 1050fps . . recently changed to PP 340grn with a wider flatpoint....
Type: Posts; User: rosst
Forum: Testing Area
Hi there . . . yes a Remlin, .45/70 GG with Mk4 mildot M3 dial ( 1MOA clicks ) Leupold, in that pic firing 405grn RCBS subsonic at 1050fps . . recently changed to PP 340grn with a wider flatpoint....
Forum: Leverguns
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/attachments/f12/75122d1504931834-45-70-subsonic-20170909_103018.jpg
at the moment Marlin GG .45/70 subsonic on Fallow Deer n Goats
Forum: Testing Area
hope you don't mind Wolfer if i use your test to try my own . . . . R
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/attachments/f12/75122d1504931834-45-70-subsonic-20170909_103018.jpg
Forum: Factory Rifles
just ordered a stainless .243 Tikka Varmint . . . usually use one of the .222/.223 family of cartridges, hoping i will get a bit more range.
R.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
instead of assuming . . some pictures of your setup/scope, the bullets you are going to use and some targets of your shooting out to 300yds would be appreciated.
always willing to look at...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Ruger no.1 Varmint stainless laminated in 204 last month - 45/70 Guide Gun on Saturday ... . both classics . . and they both come up so close together i almost said i cant afford the Marlin ....
Forum: Single Shot Guns
must be getting old . . . it just looks all wrong
Forum: Military Rifles
once had the pleasure of sighting in a sporterised No.4 Enfeild for a workmate with the worst bore i have ever seen, there was more pitting than rifling, i kid you not . . ' well this is a complete...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Remington700 Varmint in 6mm with 24inch fluted barrel . . maybe 26"
Forum: Hunting with CB's
http://images.fishnhunt.co.nz/images/Rossi45/201602261304511.jpg
old pic with a 6X Leupold on top - Target elevation dial added - good for 400yrds on steel, 200yrds on game . . the intention is to...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
the last Deer taken ( Fallow ) was with a headshot, 50yrds from above with a .22lr - one of those unlikely occurrences that happen when all the stars are in line. i had checked the zero of the...
Forum: Rimfire Area
great cartridge the HMR . .. fantasticaly accurate, 1/2" 3 shot roups are common at 100yds with a good rifle/scope setup . . using a suppressor on will tame the bark by a huge amount making it user...
Forum: Factory Rifles
22 VarTarg Turbo heavy fluted barrel on a Rem700 action, laminated stock with dies n cases . . . impulse buy, probably rechamber to .223AI later on
Forum: Leverguns
just throw yourself in the deep end and get anyone of the offerings out there . .. you'll end up owning them all at some stage anyway, so its just about timing.
i like the rossi .45 but i would be...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
http://images.fishnhunt.co.nz/images/Rossi45/2xanimals.jpg
i use this rifle the most for Goat control with a few Fallow and Red Deer thrown in occasionally using a combination of 197grn. RCBS at...
Forum: Leverguns
you really need to have a dialup scope to get any kind of range, combined with something like the Burris Zee rings with inserts . .. my present scope with subsonics is 6XLeupold with .5MOA clicks...
Forum: Leverguns
30 caliber subsonic bullets are very good killers, sometimes where you put the bullet is more important than size . . . and certainly a lot of choices in molds, components for the .30s
i tried big...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
A friend of mine is going to go from a .308 to 300WSM, seems folly to me but he wants to . . put it down to advertising working or curiosity.
As i get older i have dropped the power levels i...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
2 rifles . .. treble 2 Sako which started off as a light varmint rifle with various fixed 6 power scopes, then became my Deer rifle with great results out to 200yds if i neck shot them. In time and...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
almost replied to the other thread, almost . .. but then if you argue with an idiot ( with a bow ) how smart does that make me . .
i have found 1600fps is a very effective speed for the .30/30...
Forum: Factory Rifles
grab a Sako in .222 . . fantastic little rifles that every shooter should own or get to carry and use in the field, they're just old school master craftsmanship in handling/design and build quality.
Forum: Military Rifles
war time production and peace time production are not the same . .. .
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
http://images.fishnhunt.co.nz/images/Rossi45/ln2a.jpg
well this is interesting . .. .
just annealed a 8X57 case
put heaps of lube on and crossed fingers
ran thru a .308 trim die
thru a...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
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next thought . .. as paul h said about a gunsmith running a reamer/throater to make a long neck possible, if thats workable . .. . i might just look at the .308 longneck as the better way to...
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BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
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