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According to the Hodgdon website, 54.0 grains of H-4350 together with a 200 grain bullet will produce 44,800 Copper Units of pressure in the 8x57. Modern brass will easily and safely operate at 50,000 CUP. So 54 grains of H-4350 is safe in my gun

Have you considered FAIR? (Fabbrica Armi Isidoro Rizzini) I have two FAIRs. I have an express double rifle and a combination gun. The combination gun is in 6.5x55 and 12 guage and the 6.5x55 rounds extract properly. FAIR also makes a beautiful kipplauf and you should check it out. Of course...

I was right! That high gloss finish that Remington used was Dupont RKW. Here's a Remington advertisement from when I was a lad

I also have a P-210. But it is not as accurate as the Swiss Luger

I found this picture. The bottom rifle is another Voere Titan II. But this one is in .30-06. With 57 grains of H-4350, it shoots 165 grain bullets into tiny groups. Try to find yourself a used Voere Titan because I will buy them every chance I can get

So lets discuss the ballistics of a 250 grain bullet at 2650 fps with BC of 0.494. Suppose I zero it 3.5 inches high at 100 yards. It will hit dead on at 250 yards. And at 250 yards it would deliver over 2700 foot pounds of kinetic energy. And at 300 yards, the bullet drop would be only 4.5...

Part 2. So I had the stock repaired and I had the rifle glass bedded. I also had Rusan pivot mounts installed. The rifle does not have iron sights, just a Leupold 6x42. The whole thing is rather specialized. Normally we think of the 9.3x62 as a close range gun but this one can easily hit...

I found a used Husqvarna 640 in 9.3x62. The gun was available at a cheap price because the stock was cracked. So I had an idea I read an article in Handloader magazine by John Barsness. Mr Barsness developed safe modern loads for the 9.3x62 and one of his loads intrigued me. You can see it...

Now here is a very special rifle. Years ago I was young and good looking. But now I am old and fat. Anyway, when I was young I always wanted a Sako. I used to drool over these rifles. But I was too poor back then and owning a Sako was always a distant dream. So when I saw this rifle for...

I have an older Brno combination gun in 7x57R and 12 guage. It is a most excellent hunting weapon. I have a 3-9x40 Burris scope and the it is zeroed so that the crosswires will score a hit at 100 yards. If I use the tip of the lower post as an aiming point, I can hit a 25 target with a slug

This one is a Model 1929 Swiss Luger in 7.65 Parabellum. It is the most accurate handgun that I have ever held in my hands or seen. It is a Patek Philippe watch that shoots

I bought these two rifles and I thought I would show them off The top rifle is a 30-06 Parker Hale 1200 with a 6x42 Meopta scope The bottom rifle is a Voere Titan II in 6.5x55. It also features a 6x42 Meopta

Here's a Husqvarna lightweight 1640 in 6.5x55. It is very well balanced and handy. It has a Leupold 1.5-4x20 with the pig-plex reticle My favorite load is a 140 grain Nosler Partition fuelled with 45 grains of H-4350 in PPU brass Velocity is just under 2800 fps

I built a custom rifle. I started with an 8x57 Husqvarna 640 and I had it stocked and glass bedded. The stock came from Musgrave Wapenfabriek in Ermelo, South Africa. The gun features Rusan pivot mounts and the scope can easily be removed without losing zero The stock is a joy to use. A...

After the model 640, Husqvarna introduced another Mauser inspired rifle. This was the model 1640 The model 1640 was available in a number of classic calibres. I own them in 6.5x55, .30-06, 8x57 and 9.3x62. This one features a 2-7 power Leupold scope. It is chambered for the 8x57