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Peterb
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Two rifles fail a week before Africa
#27595 - 10/03/05 05:23 PM

Two friends are leaving tomorrow for Africa. Last week they were firing more rounds in preparation for the trip and both guns failed. Gun #1 was a factory Sako 375. It would not extract. It was determined that the headspacing was 18 thousandths over. The extractor was hitting the rim and not going over it due to the extra length the cartridge was forward. A burr had formed after numerous firing. A file solved the problem until the barrel can be turned back a scoche. The second gun was a customized Rem Mod 30 in 375 H&H. The problem was solved with a new magazine spring. Better now than next week with a Buff hunt.

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Rick_R
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Loc: WV, USA

Re: Two rifles fail a week before Africa [Re: Peterb]
#27613 - 11/03/05 04:28 AM

I believe that Jeff Cooper wrote somewhere that very few factory rifle and or scopes made it through GunSite's rifle courses without something somewhere causing a retreat to the gunsmith for a bit of tweaking.

If memory serves the round count for the school was @500, not really enough to wear anything out.

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bonanza
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Re: Two rifles fail a week before Africa [Re: Rick_R]
#27614 - 11/03/05 05:26 AM

A great reason to carry a double on a DG hunt.

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500grains
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Re: Two rifles fail a week before Africa [Re: Peterb]
#27624 - 11/03/05 01:57 PM

Tell your friends that they can still get doubles FedEx-ed to their local FFL in time to leave for the hunt.

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