Kills on one end
Maims on the other.
I have a rather large handful of home improvement projects I must finish before I can consider any range time, but when the time comes, I know I will be grinning from ear to ear.
I will meet with my optometrist, perhaps even take him to the range with me, and have him examine my eyes to confirm I am not in any danger of retinal separation- though he figures probably not.
I am a recoil junkie. And I cannot keep myself from grinning every time I touch the rifle. I want to carry a couple rounds of the ammunition with me, just because. I can’t wait to have a cartridge belt full of bloody nearly 4″ long shells.
Now what I want is a big pile of Kynoch/Ely brass to load up stinky hot with Barnes solids.
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I just had a vision of the rifle saying “BAD TOUCH!” LOL
Impressive.
Are those machined brass bullets, or brass-jacketed lead?
I don’t know how much Ely/Kynoch is going to charge for those hulls, but if it gets too high, I hear there’s a guy out in KS who will make them by the each for $10 a pop.
That’s a brilliant idea of using the keyboard for scale.
Keyboard=LOL!
Dog: Those are Barnes banded solids. I wish I knew what the composition was, I’d make some of my own.
So, are these “qwert-sized” cartridges?
Og: I felt the same way until I had five retina surgeries. Recoil is NOT your friend. Good luck and I truly hope it never happens to you…
All The Best,
Frank W. James
Frank: that’s why I never do anything without an optometrist and opthalmologist exam/ consult first. Helps that those two guys are good friends of mine
Shoot a whitetail with that. It’ll not only kill it, but field dress it in the bargain.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
I hope your optometrists are correct. I know a fella who lost sight in his right eye from shooting a .50 BMG. Retina detached, from what I hear.
If it were a common problem is be more concerned but there are a lot of people out there shooting a lot of hard recoiling rifles. A 7 mag has more recoil than this and people shoot them all the time. Some people are more susceptible than others, as in anything. Again, monitoring and consulting professionals.
When you own a double rifle, you have to keep one round on you at all times. Never know when you are at the posh club and the subject comes up. You better have one to show. Or you’ll be buying a round of drinks for the house.
Sorta like a military coin challenge.
Have a pair, actually, in my pocket. And if I get a Cape, I will dig out the bullet, re-seat it in the cartridge, and keep it as a keychain forever.
Take a picture for me if you do. There is only one animal on the dark continent that I am remotely interested in hunting. That is Mbogo. I’ve heard he looks at you like you owe him money. I’ve read he can squirt arterial blood 20 feet away for several minutes. Not like a little leak, but a full bullet hole worth. Bullets bounce off his ‘helmet’ routinely.
Yeah, that’s the only animal I would consider hunting. I get tingles just thinking about it.
Good luck and Godspeed!
de….STxRynn