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Re: Anyone hunted Africa in 2022, what about 2023?
      03/01/23 12:28 PM

My old buddy Lester H. Hawkes, formerly of Kalispel Montana had a matched pair of 1952 M70's, both with 2 1/2X Lyman Alaskans right from the factory, seems to me.
He used one for guiding, which he cut to 22" of barrel. The other was stock & as of 1976, was unfired. I was the first one to shoot it & with his old load of 70gr. 4064 and a 270gr. Winchester Power Point. I see this load is now 2gr. over max according to Hodgdon. 70gr. was the GO-TO load for .375's and 270,s back in the 70's and 80's. 68.0gr. was the 300gr. load.
Interesting, this "progress". No - those loads were not excessive. I used the same loads in my BRNO .375. NP- ever.
A buddy of mine in Smithers owns that 'barely fired' 1952 25" bl'd, M70 .375 today.
The other one disappeared to Hyder, Alaska, with his step - kids I assume, after he passed.

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Daryl


"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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* Anyone hunted Africa in 2022, what about 2023? NitroXAdministrator 01/12/22 06:18 PM
. * * Re: Anyone hunted Africa in 2022, what about 2023? swm   02/01/23 11:06 AM
. * * Re: Anyone hunted Africa in 2022, what about 2023? NitroXAdministrator   02/01/23 04:35 PM
. * * Re: Anyone hunted Africa in 2022, what about 2023? grandveneur   03/01/23 02:43 AM
. * * Re: Anyone hunted Africa in 2022, what about 2023? NitroXAdministrator   03/01/23 06:27 PM
. * * Re: Anyone hunted Africa in 2022, what about 2023? grandveneur   03/01/23 09:50 PM
. * * Re: Anyone hunted Africa in 2022, what about 2023? grandveneur   03/01/23 03:05 AM
. * * Re: Anyone hunted Africa in 2022, what about 2023? DarylS   03/01/23 03:51 AM
. * * Re: Anyone hunted Africa in 2022, what about 2023? grandveneur   03/01/23 04:52 AM
. * * Re: Anyone hunted Africa in 2022, what about 2023? DarylS   03/01/23 12:28 PM
. * * Re: Anyone hunted Africa in 2022, what about 2023? Rule303   01/12/22 08:10 PM
. * * Re: Anyone hunted Africa in 2022, what about 2023? puddle   02/12/22 12:55 AM

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