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    Rifle carry on a motorcycle

    Re: Rifle carry on a motorcycle Gun Bag held across handle bars with bungee chords. Ride to the shotgun club every wednesday like that! (cannot go to the pistol club on the bike at the weekend becasue I have too much kit!)
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    Ammunition maintenance

    Re: Ammunition maintenance WWi Brit ammo used a silver coloured metal for the bullet- used to grow verdegries real quick. Sniping was seldom at long range but keeping ammo clean was a real effort (Great grandfather used a .500 Jefferies for anti sniping supression-The Brits used many colonial...
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    dodgy .303 ammo

    Re: dodgy .303 ammo Nicholst...no haven't posted elsewhere...I am not really into the internet but reading about the odd blow up on this forum made me think about it. The ammo was 'remanufactured' in three lots between 1989 and 1993 to mix with regular ball ammo and give out to poachers. We...
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    Hunting & Fishing .308 vs 7mm

    Re: .308 vs 7mm If it is just a hunting rifle...hard to go wrong with 7mm Mag. If it is a fun/plinking/informal competition rifle that get taken hunting....308 wins every time. Nicer to shoot, better selection of good ammo (so you will find one that shoots really well from your rifle), and...
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    dodgy .303 ammo

    Probably doesn't apply to too many members of this forum, but recently Zimbabwe defence co sold a whole heap of old .303 ammo onto the world market... problem is some of our 'special' ammo is unaccounted for and may well be in that batch. Cartridges are old 67 dated PMP millitary rounds with...
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    Ammo and temperature

    Re: Ammo and temperature In theory, the problem with stored ammo below 32F is that it dried the powder charge out over a number of years. That is the theory....We hold a test batch of ammo (civilian standard- primers not sealed in with laquer) which is just stored..today it is -11f...and the...
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    Ammo and temperature

    Re: Ammo and temperature Yes... The Biathlon shooters here in Scandinavia use R100 or Norma .22 ammo over Eley...although Eley is generally more accurate in most rifles, Norma 1 or R100 gives more consistent results at any temperature from 0 ºF down due to a bigger priming charge...which is...
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    Lee EnField Rifle - Found it in a basement.

    Re: Lee EnField Rifle - Found it in a basement. Fix fireing pin, scrub bore and shoot. 95% of all Lee's I see (and they are the most common single make of rifle in Southern and Cental Africa)have boers with so much crud in them it looks like a freshly plouged potato field. This is because...
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    Rifle Scopes Fast Fire, Doctor Optics... type optics?

    Re: Fast Fire, Doctor Optics... type optics? I have tried Fastfire 1's and a couple of others similar on my double rifles. None have survived the recoil for very long. Have a trijicon on a .458 Lott that seems to be ok so far and a Burris FFII on my Benelli Semi auto that is holding up fine.
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    338 choice

    Re: 338 choice BlueJazz- Depends what you want it for and depends on the action. The .338 Norma was designed to fit in a rem 700 action or an AI magazine and allow the use of 300grn bullets. It was also designed to meet a requirement for optimal performance from a 26" barrel. IF you are a...
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    Rifle Scopes ATN PS-22 Day/Night Scope System

    Re: ATN PS-22 Day/Night Scope System Hi Pete--yes, there is a fair demand for decent night vision kit for African hunting. Unfortunately I have the wrong passport (Zimbabwe) and bounce between two countries on the US no no list Zimbabwe and Sweden (Yup Sweden- need a special permit to export...
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    Rifle Scopes ATN PS-22 Day/Night Scope System

    Re: ATN PS-22 Day/Night Scope System Pete- I will be at the IWA show...let me know what you have found. Am in the market for a decent PVS 22 type system and the Zeiss NSV 80 is the only one I have seen so far that appears it will do the job- but it is very bulky compared to some of the US...
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    Otis Technologies Life Liner

    Re: Otis Technologies Life Liner Have tested it on a .300 win mag barrel that we use almost daily. It did actually stop any measurable wear up until 900rnds. We have re-applied the goop and shooting continues. In hot rod numbers you need to re-apply the stuff more often than stated - but...
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    338 Norma Magnum

    Re: 338 Norma Magnum If you are going to get a .30 cal version of the .338 Norma order your reamer from Pacific....They have the drawings for the round as submitted to CIP and for which factory brass will be available next year. Also at least one major rifle maker will be offering the .30...
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    338 Norma Magnum

    Re: 338 Norma Magnum We have used several brands of Barrels in developing the round. Used twists of 1: 8.5-11. Got our best results with a Border 1:9,5 twist barrel and the 300grn SMK. We don't regularly get USA barrels so haven't tried 1:9.3 I think you will find that fine tuning the...
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    Today's State of the Art in 6.8 X 43 mm SPC

    Re: Today's State of the Art in 6.8 X 43 mm SPC Over stabilisation is the ruin of many a good bullet - and many people and manufacturers seem unable to differentiate the needs of the military -who want penetration with FMJ bullets through armour and cover, vs the needs of the hunter or Law...
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    Rifle Scopes What high end scope and reticule?

    Re: What high end scope and reticule? I have used Leupold for years and most of the company rifles wear one. I have never had a failure. I have recently recived a Nightforce and am very impressed. I have seen, used, and broken several scopes that cost alot more. African corrigated roads...
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    338 Norma Magnum

    Re: 338 Norma Magnum Ramshot magnum is giving the highest velocities so far. New St marks powder gives 2740fps with 300grn sierra at factory pressures (ie safely below CIP max to allow for problems). Accuracy though is superb.
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    Suppressors Suppressor for TRG-22

    Re: Suppressor for TRG-22 Have an A tec TMM-4 on my Steyr Elite 08. This is a 'modular' silencer. ie you can add or remove baffle units as you like. - it is also a 'telecoping' unit, where the initial expansion chamber goes backwards arround the barrel. Recoil reduction...at least as good...
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    .300 Win Mag Versus 30/375 & 30/338Norma

    Re: .300 Win Mag Versus 30/375 & 30/338Norma PC3. If you want a good hunting round for any target inside 1000m, there is nothing wrong with the .300 Win. If you want a better cross canyon round then a .300 Blaser, .300 RUM, .30/.378, But I am guessing that coming from the land of dust and...
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