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The 40s are large mediums ending at .435 diameter. Big bores start at .458 caliber. I would start the medium bores at .323/8mm -
michael458 reacted to Mark A Ouellette's post in the thread Double Rifle used in 1923 TV Series with
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This thread stirred up something from long ago... The Rifleman's Creed (also known as My Rifle and The Creed of the United States... -
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Yellowstone 1883 1923 Tulsa King Almost anything produced by Taylor Sheridan is definitely worth watching!
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michael458 replied to the thread One for Franz! The 470 Capstick!.This was a decent option for irons and could be removed for scope, or, scope the gun, carry the irons as a backup...... Not perfect, but...
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@michael458, I appreciate your information on the .470 Capstick. Your big bore experiments and development work is very interesting and...
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michael458 replied to the thread One for Franz! The 470 Capstick!.Yes, correct....... No, I don't think so, PacNor provided the barrel I had on my 475 B&M that was oversized. I don't know where...
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michael458 replied to the thread One for Franz! The 470 Capstick!.Early days I knew Leslie Dengler at the Winchester Custom Shop pretty well. I had several Custom Shop rifles, and got in on the Big 5...
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Please do, love to hear the rest of the story…
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michael458 replied to the thread One for Franz! The 470 Capstick!.HEH HEH......... well well @CZDiesel , seems we have something in common...... Besides our differences in Sectional...
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michael458 replied to the thread 45-70 dangerous game?.On Page 3, in that same post, I listed Factor #8 addressing Sectional Density concerned with Solids, as the last Factor in Terminal...
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michael458 replied to the thread 45-70 dangerous game?.There are 8 Absolute Known Factors for Solid Penetration and are as follows in Order of Importance..... #1 Meplat Percentage of Caliber...
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michael458 replied to the thread 45-70 dangerous game?.The World has changed dramatically over the last 20 years........... in fact, it can really be dropped to around 15 years in all...
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PS, The CEB Raptor bullet, one of my favourites, works different than conventional bullets. 6 blades break off of the nose of the...
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More stuff that doesn't really matter.;) I went back over this excellent and important thread and confirmed to my satisfaction that...
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Simple, there is no such thing as "Enough ammo".
