AusVarmint

Brad Y wrote:Nosler custom competition bullets have a fairly thin jacket and I found in the past have fragmented and mushroomed the base quite nicely. Amax are rated highly by thin skinned game hunters. Never heard of SMK's reliably used for hunting.

What cal and weight were those Noslers?

My hummer used to split about 10% of the necks but like Keith said, it doesn't cause any issue and you don't reload them. But if they made the brass stronger to up the velocity a wee bit then they might be onto something. However food for thought, compare the 17mk2 to the hummer and ponder how it is...

for spotlighting from a vehicle barrel weight matters a lot when you're trying to get the longer shots in. Depending how much walking you plan to do I'd go the heavy varmint... in 204

that is a screamer of a group! hope those callipers aren't hiding flyers.

only 3750fps though?

and yet a 308 will penetrate a 10mm plate of mild steel...

Even using a 204 reamer run in short and followed up with a 20 cal neck/throat reamer wouldn't do the job as the cartridge base would be too small. The 20/222 looks like a damn good cartridge, I'll be interested to see how it matures through use. I had my smith use his Tac20 reamer to cut my chambe...

Con wrote:Use cheap bran or semolina. When I ran a 375/08, it was a quicker way to open 243Win to 375cal. It works, just need to experiment with charge weight. You can also use toilet paper, packs in really well.
Cheers...
Con

Why did you neck up from 243?

308 being closer?

I had a few scope on my hmr. bought it with a 6 power, went to 3-9 then up graded to 4-12 which suited it perfectly.

score another one for the terrific twenties. bloody good shooter you have there camel.

I shot IPSC handgun, rifle and shotty so can say I've experimented with a lot of gear to get the edge. I have a Cmore mounted 3 inches from my nose on my rifle and its an improvement vs mounting it further away, greater field of view, faster target acquisition and more accurate because you aim more ...

Mulga wrote:

andrewk wrote:why do you need to forward mount it?

Improved field of view.

open your other eye...

why do you need to forward mount it?

go a Tikka, slick as goose sh!t. No mods needed.

i'm with Fen on this one. At the gun club I've seen at least 5 Scouts with owners intending to shoot IPSC field rifle and misfeeds and binding bolts were the norm. they have absolutely nothing on a jungle carbine SMLE.

Thanks fellas, consider yourselves shouted, I just might have to take up drinking again to celebrate, to be honest I was floored for a while, after all, at 54 Im still only a pup myself. My missus got home yesterday after visiting our daughter and chucked a baby's bib at me, I asked her what the f ...