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264
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.318WR Scrubber
#293347 - 07/01/17 02:25 PM

Heres the results of a quick hunt on xmas day. Nice bull 250woodleigh at 30m, down in 20m. Good bull. Cheers Mick

250 .330 woodie RNSP

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Viking338
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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: 264]
#293348 - 07/01/17 02:34 PM

Nice Mick, I love using Woodleigh's they just always seem to do the job!

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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: Viking338]
#293352 - 07/01/17 03:31 PM

Great bull, great cartridge & lovely rifle!

cheers mate

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Waidmannsheil
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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: coll416]
#293359 - 07/01/17 03:52 PM

Mick, lovely looking Bull and shot with that superb rifle. Well done. What was the temperature at the time ?

Viking, I couldn't agree more. I love the Woodleigh bullets, I love the feel, the look, the boxes they come in, the price and best of all the way that they work in the gun and on game. And you can ring and talk to Geoff McDonald any time if you have questions. I often talk to him at the BGRC competitions down here in Vic. and he just loves what he does.

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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#293366 - 07/01/17 07:09 PM

G'Day Fella's,

Well done 264.
Nice shootin and Scrub Bull you got there.
Woodleigh's ROCK (and expand....and hold together....and penetrate..... and did I mention, that their also accurate)!

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Ash
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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: Homer]
#293367 - 07/01/17 07:10 PM

Nice! Is that a C&H .318? What do you think of it? They've tempted me before.

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264
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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: Ash]
#293372 - 07/01/17 08:34 PM

Ash, its a William. Evans build/ Mauser. Very nice to shoot and carry, balance's nicely and Ive adjusted to the high scope with a different shooting style. Comes to the shoulder and points easily. The round is easy to load and shoots the woodies very well. Just loaded solids for it as well but haven't used them on game yet. looking forward to using it on buff during the dry. Cheers Mick

More pics in the Mauser section.

Edited by 264 (07/01/17 08:35 PM)

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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: 264]
#293386 - 08/01/17 01:31 AM

Nice old red bull of war!

Thought the thread was going to be about a knockabout .318 which would be very unusual in this age.

Mick, have you tried any lighter eg 180 gr projectiles yet?

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264
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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: NitroX]
#293423 - 08/01/17 08:21 AM

Haven't found many .330 projectiles. Woodleighs are available and shoot well so Ill stick to the 250's. They are performing well on game.
Cheers Mick

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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: 264]
#293426 - 08/01/17 08:36 AM

Good bull and a grand old cartridge. Well done Mick.

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93x64mm
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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: Rule303]
#293429 - 08/01/17 08:53 AM

Shame Mick that Woodleigh's don't come in .330" size yet, they're a lot better performer than ordinary solids. The Woodies (solids) will perform properly, regardless of whatever they hit, but without the wound channel the hydro do.
Might be a job for you Waidmannsheil to see if you can get Geoff to do a run of .330" Hydro's for Mick to try out for him in the field - nothing like a field test for him hey!
Certainly a nice one mate - just going to set the horns or get a bit of scrimshaw done?
Well done mate!
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4seventy
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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: 264]
#293450 - 08/01/17 10:19 AM

Excellent bull, beautiful rifle, great cartridge!
Any hunter would be very happy to score a bull of that quality, and to take him with a Woodleigh bullet from an Evans mauser chambered for the 318 WR, is about as good as it gets.

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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: 4seventy]
#293457 - 08/01/17 01:17 PM

93, I will speak to Geoff when I see him at the next event. He doesn't come to every event as he lives about four hours away but I will be sure to mention it.

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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: 93x64mm]
#293460 - 08/01/17 01:57 PM

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Shame Mick that Woodleigh's don't come in .330" size yet, they're a lot better performer than ordinary solids. The Woodies (solids) will perform properly, regardless of whatever they hit, but without the wound channel the hydro do.
Might be a job for you Waidmannsheil to see if you can get Geoff to do a run of .330" Hydro's for Mick to try out for him in the field - nothing like a field test for him hey!
Certainly a nice one mate - just going to set the horns or get a bit of scrimshaw done?
Well done mate!
93x64mm

odd statement as Mick is using a 250gr. .330" now.

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Waidmannsheil
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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: DarylS]
#293475 - 08/01/17 05:51 PM

Daryl, 93 is asking about Hydrostatics in .330". The start of the sentence seems a bit confusing.

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93x64mm
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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#293487 - 08/01/17 08:33 PM

Humble apologies gents!
Yes Daryl I did stuff up, brain was miles in front of only 2 fingers typing!
Thankfully Waidmannsheil got what I was on about!
Let's hope they can be made for not only Mick's 318WR!

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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: 93x64mm]
#294584 - 01/02/17 09:38 AM

Would be the grandfather of the .338x06 ? Harold

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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: mbogo3]
#294586 - 01/02/17 10:02 AM

Both GREAT rounds.

Buddy of mine has a Lee 3-die set for reducing .338's to .330 for his 8x56R. They'd work perfectly in the .318 Rigby as well.

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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: DarylS]
#294595 - 01/02/17 03:25 PM

Very nice Mick!
Its great to see posts like this. Classic rifle/cartridge being used as intended.
Well done and thanks for sharing the adventure.

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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: DarylS]
#294605 - 02/02/17 12:55 AM

Quote:

Both GREAT rounds.

Buddy of mine has a Lee 3-die set for reducing .338's to .330 for his 8x56R. They'd work perfectly in the .318 Rigby as well.

Good to know. Was wondering if this was possible only this week.

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ovny
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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: NitroX]
#295497 - 19/02/17 07:45 AM

Great trophy, my congratulations.

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264
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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: ovny]
#302736 - 05/07/17 07:51 PM

Couple of pigs with the 318WR, 250's a bit hard on sows.

Edited by 264 (05/07/17 08:05 PM)

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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: 264]
#302751 - 06/07/17 05:49 AM

Well done Mick, that rifle still looks great.

Waidmannsheil.

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Rule303
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Re: .318WR Scrubber [Re: 264]
#302756 - 06/07/17 09:07 AM

Good to see you are still giving the old girl a run.

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