Recent content by Funkytime

The worm turns... And the hunter becomes the hunted. Can't blame the bear really though can you - perhaps he was hungry :barf:

Just a thought What bullets are they using in the factory ammo? Why don't you get a handful of them and make your own. If you still get pressure then it can be narrowed down to either the brass, the primer, the powder of the way you put it together. Process of elimination. Unless you've...

Falcon Pneumatic I've got an air rifle on my FAC that knocks out 30 ft lbs of energy at the muzzle. Great for bunnies in the garden or where the noise of a rim fire might disturb the neighbours. Officer Dibble doesn't like me having it!

Join! Get yourself into a gun/rifle club and borrow one. That's the cheapest way to go. Or hang out with the reserves, find an old soldier - someone will let you use one. What do you want to do it for anyway? If yor service is going to be anything like mine then you will be throwing...

How may eyes? Have you got one or both eyes open? Which one is your master eye? The gun should point where you look - where you aim it. Daveyboy

too much information But maybe not enough. Am I right in thinking that when you have fired the round, you struggle to cycle the bolt? Then it's probably a pressure problem or your case is too long before you start. What does the case look like when you extract it? Any damage? Bulges...

My first post Well, on this board anyway. I had a .243 for deer in a Remington action with a choate stock and found it to be a bit frantic - at the end of it's performance. I sold that and got myself a tikka chambered in 6.5 x 55 swedish which is ace. Upped the bullet weight to 120g...