Recent content by pcmoose

Hello Gentlemen/Ladies, just my 20 cents worth. Principal - need more penetration then get BIGGER CANNON - but in a more serious attitude, relatively speaking, - need more penetration then use harder bullet and / or reduce velocity. - need more expansion then use softer bullet and / or increase...

Hi Guys, The article I referred to in post #10 was called "The Ideal World-Wide Battery" in a magazine called"Guns for Big Game" printed by Petersen's in 1978. The experts views are below - Elmer Keith 500 Nitro Express, 338-378 K.T. wildcat, 338-74 K.T. wildcat, 222 Rem. John Wootters 416...

Hi Guys, I read once where the easiest way to get into a heated discussion and find yourself the centre of attention was to ask a question like this one - however - I think the answer is - game animal - distance of shot - shooters recoil tolerance - so ... What I use now - 1/- 223 Rem in...

To all you LRHunters who have disciplined yourselves to learn and practice mastery of shooting at these distances, congratulations and thanks for the inspiration - I am just a learner by comparison. My longest 1 shot kill = 260 metres (approx 285 yards). Location = Broken Hill, NSW...

Hello people, with only 3 calibres to reload for use in my own rifles, obviously I'm just a low numbers man. I load - - 223 Rem (55 grain Nosler Shots and 50 grain Balliatic Tips), - 303 British (135 grain Taipan HP, 150 grain Speer PSP, 174 grain Taipan HP and 180 Rem Corelokt) - 375 Ruger...

Great article and some really helpful posts - thanks everyone. My experience has been similar to some of you in that the greatest cause of my flinch has been pain or anticipation of pain - either pain in the shoulder/upper body caused by recoil or pain in the ears caused by the report of the...

Prior to 12/2010 I used to shoot approx 200 x 223 Remington plus 100 x 303 British rounds per year. This was part of load development/ learning about reloading/ familiarization with my rifles ( 303Br SMLE sporterised and 223 Rem CZ527 American)/ target practice and occasionally hunting. I...