Recent content by Mike Matteson

I use Hornday 350gr, H110 43.5grs, LRP, Velocity 1997fps, FPE 3100. Or Barnes 325gr, 44.4gr, H110, LRP, Velocity 2101fps, FPE 3186, best load. Its a handful. It's a 2 hander to shoot. These loads were chrongraph. Note the Larger Rifle Primers. Talk to Hornday people about this. I had read about...

You also have to draw the firearm too. That's why I got a 500SW in a 4". Still a lot of recoil. Controling the piece is or can be a problem. I am kind of rethinking and possible going to a 44mag. It would be a short barrel too. 4" max.

Well that's the way it should have been, but that didn't happen. They lost the order and didn't want to the order place back in line. 90 days was the wait at that time. They finally own up that they had lost or missed placed the order. How that? Anyway I lost my place and continue to way for the...

In England? Going thru England with a firearm it's my understanding was impossible. Now if you are setting up for match. You have people picking items up for you.That's possible a different story, but just travel through there on your way to Africa was a different story. That was 2018. So I...

I got bounces around there too. I guess I have a dark cloud over my head. That reamer took a year too. Finally got it. Lost paper work again.

VIT N550 is about .5fps increase per degree. If you can use H4350 it's .04fps increase.

The other thing is you don't want to go New York. It's a real pain also. You can't receive your firearm without a police there. They have to inspect your firearm and they can't touch it either. The shipping case has to be locked up. Your own personal locks, and have and extra key. the last time...

Go the net and look. Look at Graf & Son or Ballistic Products.

At lease you can bring a gun here. Some items are needed to bring it in, but in England that's totally different. Not allow to bring in a rifle or go through there on your way to Africa or other parts in Europe. Also I am supprise you are allowed to own a rifle or shotgun their. Anyway welcome.

Amazon has tempilaq marking pens that would be easier to use, and cheaper too.

As a kid I read Jack OConner all the time. I finally got to Africa twices.

I became aware of temp stable powder in the 1998 or so. I had a primer come out of the case with IMR 4381 or IMR 4350. Temp change was about 50 to 70 dgr. (Not sure just how much) I am not saying that I wasn't loading hot, because I was. I became aware of Hodgdon powers at that time. Two other...

Talk about starting projects: I started a 25/280AI in Dec-22. Set up with gunsmith to get items to build rifle. Included reamer, action, barrel, trigger, and stock. Order barrel in Jan 23, and set up for reamer. What a mess! Reamer info was losted by maker, and finally they said they mess that...

I believe that is backwards. I don't ever see Israel supporting Hamas. The USA has lost on how to fight a war after WW 11. The Israel will get the job done shortly. We have screw our solider over and over again and again. Especially after the draft was ended. Now our Armed forces can't fill...

Many years ago I set up a large seal container box. I have almost all die for every caliber or case size. I don't have some of the new ones, but that's okay too. I also have lead casting die for making bullets and the items to set them up. All for a rainy day. Their dies I never use, but may...