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Well, its accurate and reasonably powerful, but the ammo is totally expensive, and a bit of a "b-i-t-ch" to reload for as the cases won't cycle without a coating. If you look at its advantages in terminal ballistic performance when compared to the .223, there isn't any. It does what it was...

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Griff, I think it would be nice if you could include some photo's of the rifle on this thread too, and my life kind of sucks right now as I'm just sorting and packing through 20 years of stuff to move October 25th and the news from Ukraine. Some gun photo's would make my day if you could. Or just li...

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Grizz, I don't know much about the internet in Ukraine other than it is pretty unreliable. All of my friends seem to use their phones and an App like Viber or What's App to communicate with me. So sometimes it probably going by cellular and encrypted or sometimes internet. Most of my friends cannot ...

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Nice shooting Sarge!!!! Mine doesn't even have iron sights sadly. I have a rear rail for it, but there is no provision on the front of the barrel for a front sight. I do have a decent 3x9x50 Sig Sauer scope ready for it, but will have to wait until next month to mount it and try the rifle out. Nice ...

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Griff, I have no knowledge on this subject but wish you well with your BP loads! It did seem like a really nice rifle and I'm glad you bought it. I'm a "smokeless" guy. Please keep us posted! -Tutt

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Rihmfire, I've seen the term spelled your way so many times, I honestly get confused on how to spell the term in the initial moment! LOL :D I think we should just change the spelling of it permanently, but maybe wait until we have a "new and improved" 22 Mag based on the 17 WSM (Win Super ...

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MM, It's what is commonly called a Savage '93 BRJ for "bench rest jacaranda" stock. https://savagearms.com/content?p=firearms&a=product_summary&s=92745 The colors may not be for everybody, but it will be easy to find in my gun safe! :P :lol: Mark seemed to get better accuracy when....

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Blaine, practicality was pretty low on the list, I have to admit. Lots of much faster .224 bullets out there for sure like the 224 Valkery or others. I would have to agree and I'm not a big fan of things .22. On a positive note, I can shoot off the shelf 22 Mag all day and still shoot my custom load...

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Doc, the cases will be pre-primed factory cases of loaded ammunition, I do not think I can duplicate the consistency of the factory primed cases with the "smeared in" stuff, but might try it some day. The powders I expect to use are Hodgdon Lil'Gun and Alliant 300 MP. They act about the sa...

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Well, I have sort of turned up my nose at rimfire (rhimfire?? :D ) cartridges, but you Levergun guys did a number on me just a short while ago. I had already read for years that many people I respect like the little 22 Mag for ranch use and out of a rifle its a "different animal" compared ...

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I think I have a copy on its way to me, will let you know! Thanks! -Tutt

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Well your "Grizzliness" I have no personal experience with said bullets. I would tell you that a bullet that is "nose heavy" can function like a "shuttle cock" designed pellet does. The "nose heavy design" results in it self-correcting for yaw. In a traditiona...

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This is from my FB page, and I don't travel there but annually, but today was rough day for me and my friends in Ukraine. -Tutt aka Andy Tuttle I don't normally talk about what is happening in my adopted country of Ukraine where my Mom and family is from, but the last 36 hours were hard on my friend...

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Thank you Ray!!!! Wow, Paco was on fire that time!!!

-Tutt

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Well, I was actually referring to my stock iron sights....I'm still scope illiterate but working on it!!!

-Tutt

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Gunsmithing always helps but have to admit, the donor rifle in this case may not be worth the effort. To give you guys a back story, I bought a @$600 Rossi Puma in 454 Casull 18 years ago and I spent probably $2500 getting it to where it needed to be. It is now a very fine rifle. I spent $1100 on a ...

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Found this in the OP to maybe get 'er back on track although I find the distraction entertaining... :lol: Please continue on as you please! "And so, if there was a laser image projecting a hologram, that could not only explain those factors, it could also explain a lot of these images seem to b...

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O.S. I don't have that type of money for sure, nor any of us on this forum for such a thing individually, but if you have a link, I'll see what I can do. -Tutt

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Some of the articles I read date back to 2010 or so, so ammo manufacturers may have changed the specifications slightly. Thanks to everyone who took the time to share their expertise on this. I learned something. It might also be possible to reload discharged 22 Mag into 22 WRF using the available s...

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A CD can usually be copied, yes. And a hard copy on paper also scanned in as a PDF. Just need to find a copy. -Tutt

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Thanks Pat. I don't have any of my shooting books handy as they are packed up, I was just going by what I found on the 'net. I found an article by Chawk Hawks on the history of rimfire cartridges and both are supposed to be .224 at case inside diameter and some say you can shoot the .22 WRF in a gun...

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Looks like it may have it uses for smaller payloads. We will still need chemical rockets for the heavy cargos. -Tutt

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The .22 Winchester Rim Fire is sort of a .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire "short". The cases have the same diameter and bullet weights but the Magnum case is just longer much like a .38 Special and .357 Magnum just for clarities sake. -Tutt

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Hoping a senior forum member can help. -Tutt

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Chris, is this information still accurate??? I found the link on our website.

http://www.ct-safaris.com/

-Tutt

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I am embarrassed to say that I don't have a copy of his book. To our hosts, is it still available on CD to purchase??? https://leverguns.com/store/paco_book.htm If a member has a copy they could send me, either on memory chip or hardcopy, would pay for it and more and cost and shipping. I'm sorry ab...

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Nothing some plating or spray paint won't fix! LOL

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Looks interesting Grizz. I already have some 308 Winchester Lapua brass that I use for my 358 Win (actually that rifle in 358 Win would REALLY float my canoe!) that would work. I like the adjustable gas port and light weight design. I would probably go for the 20 inch barrel as I don't see a suppres...

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Walt, I'm with you, seen some shooters that most of us don't have the opportunity to see shoot ultra long range with a pistol. But seen them do it just the same.

Hoping to do it myself some day. Probably not, but maybe.

-Tutt

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I saved a boatload of dinero by just getting a PTR-91 7.62. roller delayed unlocking blow back action. unload as fast as you can pull the trigger. or full auto if you have the license. when I got mine there was a video of someone killing a 500M gong over and over again. :) there was a video of some...

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Good for you, you are in the best of hands! -A-

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Jim, these are available (for now at least) in .313-.315 diameter with their Hi-Tek coating: https://www.montanabulletworks.com/product/303-british-195gr-sp-gc/ They are pretty hard though at BHN 22 and with a gas check. What I have been finding is that bullet supplies are often drying up so sometim...

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One pound lighter is a lot! The HCAR is also very nice, but I can't afford one and not available here in Commiefornia. Seems like everyone needs just one semi-auto rifle in their collection and I don't have one yet. I would love the Browning Safari in 338 Winchester but they are not that easy or che...

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Geeze Jim, with tolerances like that, maybe a smaller bullet and a sabot??

I can crunch some powder and pressure numbers in Quick Load if the cartridge is in its data base but some similar cartridges would come very close I suspect.
-Tutt

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I played around years ago with PPing for my 11mm Mauser 71/84 but using a smokeless load. Buffalo Arms had all the stuff you could need like bullets and stencils and paper to make it as easy as possible. They weren't very accurate with my small Blue Dot load. McPherson the gun writer and ballisticia...

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Jim, from what I'm reading the Mosin probably has a faster twist rate than even my 303 Brit at 1:10 (Mosin 1:9.5 it looks like) It might be worth trying some of these for you, maybe: https://www.buffaloarms.com/314-diameter-205-grain-rngc-h-314299-314.html I thought I had some 215 grain bullets from...

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Good point, CS. Actually they had a Kimber revolver or 3 in 357 Mag or a CZ Auto in 40 that really caught my eye. Hopefully later in the year! I think I will stick to using a 22 mag in a rifle only. -Tutt

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I’ve actually never been able to hit anything with open sights where the target was smaller than the front sight. I don’t understand how people do that, whether with handgun or rifle. Doc, not sure here, but thinking 6 O'clock hold here is what is needed. A "center of mass" hold would not...

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Ran into one of these today. Well built, originally designed by Freedom Arms I believe and well made. Not sure I want one but you guys have been terrible influence about things 22 mag recently!!! LOL :D :lol: https://northamericanarms.com/shop/firearms/naa-22ms/ 5 shot capacity, but very stiff singl...

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:D Sometimes you have to put the blame where it belongs!!! Some years ago, we were talking knives (again) and O.S., aka "The Ancient One" :P posted a picture of his Case knife. Fast forward many years, and here is my modest little collection of three of them. Case Knives Pic .jpg From left...

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That one was definitely meant for you! Congrats! -Tutt

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Wow, the officer was sure calm and nonchalant about all that. Glad he was there. -Tutt

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No "Arms Race" here my friend, I have had these plans and rifles for a long time. I think if I were to go to Africa, I would take my CZ 550 in 375 H&H Ackley Improved for the big critters and one of my lever guns as back-up. A moderate weight properly constructed bullet (say 300 grains...

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Tutt, My Winchester 1895 .405 WCF is happy (no high pressure} with 300 GR NF at 2250 fps (my fave load) and Woodleigh 400 grain Weldcore or solid ( I used both) . The latter load equals the well known 450/400 DR load of 400 grain Woodies at 2050 - 2100 fps. To minimize concern about peak chamber pr...

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While I have no doubt there are aliens among us masquerading as Democrats trying to destroy our way of life, I have myself seen people hit the "Banana Rock" at Whittington Center which is about the size of a VW bug (but getting smaller every year) at 600 yards, off hand, one handed, in his...

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I think they had some problems with some types of ammo Doc. Not really thinking about it truly, but interesting idea. -Tutt

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AJMD429 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:25 pm .
What weight field dressed, and how much meat...???

Inquiring minds want to know!!!

It looks like its 9K to 20K for a hunt, so I'm bringing all the meat I can home! LOL

-Tutt

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those are huge animals . . . I'm wonder how they taste. . . Grizz, they taste like beef, only leaner and tougher than our bovines from what I'm reading. Would be good in stew though. Interestingly, you can't sell the meat once you kill it, but I suspect you can donate it to locals in Africa to feed...

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First off, need to thank Old Number 7 for introducing me to Standard Manufacturing. He might just cost me a lot of money though some day! While some of you may remember, I have taken an interest in the 22 Mag and awaiting taking my lil' Savage 93 BRJ home after all the stupid PPwork and wait time is...

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Had to look that up. From our own J.T. some time ago:

https://www.leverguns.com/articles/tayl ... safety.htm

and more current:

https://rangerpointstore.com/marlin-saf ... lt-safety/

-Tutt

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