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as far as conditions and my ability/confidence will allow in those specific circumstances? not reall able to give a specific range as there is too many variables?

I don't care , 100fps either way will make so little difference on target you would be better served practicing instead of arguing , it's hit's that count not kit! having said that i still read the whole thread (chuckling to myself!)

Good plan , due to our anti gun government I've been stockpiling for a while now unfortunately this has been compounded by restrictions from the USA on export of firearms related stuff to the UK which has allowed the escalation of prices here to an all time high, not to mention ebay's self...

if i was you as a newbie to reloading i would get whatever brass you can find at an affordable price to start with and go with that, brass is a fine tuning part of reloading so i wouldn't worry too much about it to start with and concentrate on the basics like finding a powder and charge plus...

I had my rifle built for the 140 amax but we've just got some 123's over here and i'm thinking of giving them a try?

Personally I use a 260 rem for most of my stalking , but do intend to use my 223 for our smallest deer which is muntjac (google it if your not familiar) I like the Amax because it shoots so well in all my rifles and kills well so one bullet does all which has always got to improve your...

Oh right? I think I could get them to shoot from the mag , maybe not at a decent velocity but I reckon it's possible ? Bit of a moot point for me though as were not allowed semi here ? Which is why I'm currently having a Sako varmint with a 1in8 built for me. The original post was about...

not in the uk as we cant have semi auto centrefire rifles and anyway why would the 75 bthp be ok but the 75 amax not ?

I run a 300 rum but handload exclusively as the factory stuff isn't that available in the uk , personally i wouldn't bother with different levels of ammo power , always run it at max ! i cant see you stalking with level three ammo but changeing to level one because the target is closer or...

try the 75 grain amax?

keep safe out there in the sand box ! try looking at more traditional calibres, eg 30/06 or 300 win mag or maybe the 375 if you can deal with the recoil , the 30/06 300 win mag will kill most stuff with good bullets and you can always get ammo for them pretty much anywhere in the world and...

I had a problem with extraction on a custom rifle i had built in 300 rum and it was because there wasn't enough purchase on the rim because the extractor was so small as standard from remington due to the case head size , i had it cured by the riflesmith who fitted a sako style extractor. Russ

churchill single handedly brought england back from disaster pretty much , also he drunk champagne , smoked cigars and could be rather irracible , i hold him as a splendid role model ! look up some of his quips on the internet , he really was a legendary wit.

just a bit of tongue in cheek sport kevin ! I'm not a sub fan but i am a fan of history (except the bits where england lose due to stupidity like the gallipoli campaign) I can't wait to get 260 brass by lapua , just need to convince them that 300rum is a good idea as well ? and while i'm...

I'm giddy with excitement ! But then I remember I live in the uk and realise I'll be lucky to see any this year ! Don't worry about the u boats , the royal navy sunk them all after we recovered the enigma machine. Somali pirates can be dealt with by the judicious application of HMG fire ...