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Hi Rob, the tar sets to some extent. It will generally lock the thread on the tar bottle over winter, but with a bit of warmth, it loosens up. I can see how it would help to prevent both loosening and full seizing. I tried the tar with our pet wild boar. He did not like it so much, shied away from it. We keep him parasite free but he still likes to have a rub and has his favorite posts etc to rub against. I applied the tar to a rub - no dice. Perhaps if he had a very bad itch (parasites) he migh..

Sorry to drag up an old thread, but I can't for the life of me find the article in your blog post about the 162 A-Max replacement. You mentioned a pdf article. I too am about to run out of A-Max and need to switch to the ELD or ?? Nathan could you please point me in the right direction? Cheers

To round this thread up, the new 20,5 inch R8 is chronoed! V0 150gr SST (magnetospeed) VV N140 45,1gr=828 m/sek 2706 fps Hornady SF factory=879 m/sek 2883 fps That superformance powder is really something 💪💪💪💪

Hi Scott and others. I have avoided this thread and really should continue as such. Sometimes it is better to say nothing. But its been a while and I am sure many of you have been waiting to hear from me. OK, here we go. When the guy said that the .380 dropped the deer in its tracks, the best thing to do would have been to politely say thanks for your time, hang up the phone and put all of this out of your mind. In plain terms, bullets kill via blood loss (which takes time) or destruction of the..

Hi Ricardo this design has a lot of merit my only concern or bug with it would be speed of set up in the event of needing to get a shot off quickly. Having to thread your arm though with sleeves etc as apposed to a quick wrap. But this is all guessing from me as I have not tried the design.

Second generation McMillan, from 22 years ago, expounds on why it's not necessary to buy their stocks: https://yarchive.net/gun/rifle/pillar_bedding.html

Comparing the Vanguard and Howa Hogue stocks, each of which I own, I noticed a major design difference. The Houge, which is "pillar bedded", has flanges on the pillars which protrude from the surface of the stock. So the action is "floating" on the pillars. There is no support for the barrel parallel, so the floating barrel is entirely supported by the action. In contrast, the Vaguard stock, which has no pillars, has a beefy 3/4" support for the barrel parallel. It also has the foreend tip press..

Hi Gary, only just saw this sorry. The deer would need to be very large, in excess of 200lb to ensure that this particular bullet meets some resistance. This is a less than ideal situation because the velocity / energy is low and chances are game resistance is not high either. The bullet may mushroom but the wound may be no more than a half inch in diameter with some bruising around it. Best results will occur if you drive into major bones. So if possible, keep your shots well forwards. The KB h..

I've been shooting since I was 4 years old and hunting since I was 6, and I am 43 now. Started learning to reload with my dad when I was 10 and really though I was pretty knowledgeable till I started reading your website, the knowledge base and the threads. By reading your studies I realized why I did some of the thinks I did when reloading, setting up a rifle, load development, etc, thinks I learned from my dad and I never questioned them but now I know why I agree with you on not trusting the ..

So I started this thread about a year and a half ago, when after reading Nathan's medium bore cartridge write ups way, way too many times i found myself bitten by the medium bore bug and just had to get one. I went back and forth on a bunch of different options with a 9.3x62, the Ruger Guide gun 375 and 338 Win mag being the top contenders... But sometimes a good deal is what is needed to break the dead lock so I just ended up the proud new owner of a Weatherby MK V Lefthanded in 340 Weatherby !..

You can try out Hammer Bullets, I dont know if they ship outside the US but you can check. You'll want a light for caliber bullet so you can push it faster, however these bullets are guaranteed to provide terminal peeformance down to 1,800 fps. Of course higher impact velocities are recommended, but they work great. Here is a link to some more info on them: https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/hammer-bullets.211476/ Best regards, Luis

Some updates for everyone who’s been wondering how the project has been coming along: - The rifle is fully assembled and ready to shoot. Everything has been threadlocked and torqued to either manufacturer’s specs or Nathan’s specs in the case of the action screws. A quick summary of what I’ve done to a stock SPS 7mm Rem Mag circa 2008 manufacture: - Stocky’s M50 Laminate w/aluminum block stock, middle swivel stud removed - TriggerTech Primary trigger set as low as it goes (1.5 to 2 pounds) - War..

don't wanna hijack this thread, but since i have posted in it before i'll do so again. got to FINALLY take my rem 700 5r 20" bbl bottom metal 308 (i glass bedded the recoil lug with devcon) to the range today. using some of my run of the mill reloads i also shoot in an M1A ( 168 gr sierra HPBT over 42.5 REL15 in LC military cases). i say run of the mill as they weren't checked for concentricity etc. they WERE loaded on my forester co-ax. i messed around at 50 yds getting it on paper etc then at ..