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Well done Bobo! A successful hunt and a good story? It seem to me that you used a "Stutzen". May I ask you which caliber and bullet?

I had two similar incidents: 1. Ages ago, young and inexperienced, while checking the rifle (a Sako) before the use I noticed that, having cocked the bolt (unloaded) and sliding the safety "on" , the firing pin jumped forward as soon as the safety was "off". A gunsmuth inspecte the rifle...

Congratulations for the purchase. Best wishes to your wife and to you.

Welcome and good luck!

That is, for me, a much wiser idea. In the '800 it was a sort of fashion to import several foreign species, from Father David Deer to Wapiti or whitetail in U.K. and continental. Europe. It seems that the lesson taught by Australian rabbits and myxomatosis has gone forgotten.

RCBS gear are great and I use them with pleasure and good results. The only exception IMHO is the Lee primer. A fantastically efficient hand tool. The only disadvantage is the dedicated shell holder, different fro the others.

Try with HEYM Jagdgewehr-Manufaktur GmbH Am Aschenbach 2 98630 Römhild/Gleichamberg Deutschland Telefon: +49 3 68 75 / 6 3 - 0 info@heym-manufaktur.de

Bavarianbrit, it is true that "shooting the sow creates chaos" but Midlandspaperpunch is a newebie and nobody was born trained and "Phded". A keeper worth his salt should have warned him on this matter.

I never owned neither handed a Sabatti, but I heard contradictory report from Sabatti owners. Someone praised them, someone maintained that only rifles "prepared" for competition by the factory were good, others said that they couldn'y hit the proverbial barndoor. From what I heard I conclude...

Bryn, you got many sound advices from the colleagues. This dirty foreigner ran Quickload for you, with the following data: BRYN DATA Powder Viht N140 Sako S90 Cal. .243 Win Bullet: Barnes 62 grs. Rifle Grenade QUICKLOAD RESULTS Max. pressure 60,191 psi (CIP? Or SAAMI?) Case capacity 54 grs...

Welcome! Curiosity killed the cat, but someone would like to know where you share your precious knowledge with your contemporaries.

A taylor told me that nowaday skins are split (through the thickness) with large machinery, so expensive that no tannery will use it to split one single skin. Small, family owned tanneries disappeared due to stringent anti pollution regulations.

Malcolm, you have my solidarity. Stay with your beloved as long as possible. Regards

According to Quickload 47 grs of N160 will give a pressure of 50182 psi (vs. a max allowed of 55114 psi) and a V0 of 2662 fps. On the Vihtavuori site the suggested load for N160 with a 139 grs bullet goes from 37 to 41.2 grs. Corresponding speed is from 37 to 41.2 grs.

Ages ago, when I bought my RCBS dies, I put a Nr.4 pellet (italian size) between locking screw and die body. I never had any problem.