Eastern Cape South Africa, summer of 2000. My PH spotted a Kudu bull on a mountain side, we were at the bottom of the mountain. He glassed the bull and said he was shooter but not a giant. I said he looks good to me and I got ready to make the shot. Our summer is their winter. I left 95 degree heat in FL and got off the plane into temperatures in…[Read more]

The old RCBS dies had a split ring with no flats if I remember right. I actually like the Lee set up but the Hornady split ring works great, I just don’t have many Hornady die sets. I guess a guy could order a bunch of their rings and retrofit his dies.

We are back at it Sunday with about a hundred head, hopefully, no fireworks.

I bet it was quite a show!

I ended up having to climb the fence a few times myself but I never got horizontal.

I bought one for a friend in 500 S&W. It was a work of art. The fit and finish were superb. He loves it.

Very cool.

I got sticker shock looking at bolts.They want more for a bolt than I paid for the rifle.

Thanks for the heads up. On a different note, can a 700, 7 mag action be used for standard length cartridges by just swapping out the bolt and bottom metal?

Looks like you have a winner there bjornb.

Thank you gentlemen. I just ordered all new parts.

I’ll  post a pic when I get a chance. It is during extraction not during feeding. I put a new box, follower and spring in it and still have the same issue. It seems to be coming off the bolt face and the case head is getting stuck between the receiver rail and the top of the feed rail.

Yes, it is blowback. 6.8 pounds.  One in 45 and or 10mm would be fun!

While the beauty of high polish is hard to argue, I have always been a fan of a quality matte finish. To me, it is more practical and better suited to a field gun than a mirror finish.

An origin story is always nice. You’ve come a long way!

Thank you gentlemen.

The specialty one I used was about 17 years ago. It was made by Primos if I remember correctly. I couldn’t tell that it worked any better that a regular light. I use Surefire lights and love them.