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ChrisPer
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Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service
      13/03/15 09:20 PM

Well I have now been out four times with my own loads. Concentrating on the advice above:
1) Tightened the necks by sizing with a 30-06 size FLS die; thanks Huvius, very successful.
2) Shooting offhand with barrels gripped well forward.
3) Got a couple of other experienced members to also shoot it. One who sweetens his days with a .500Nitro said it has no recoil at all! I think that is good testimony to the combination of lighter bullet (300gn), reasonable weight of rifle and lovely English stocking with some cast-off and a wide buttplate.

Here is the usual result, left and right barrels on an air pistol target shot offhand at 25m:



The sight picture requires the bead to be at the bottom of the deep V rearsight for these little aiming marks. I find the trigger pull crisp and responsive, most satisfying. I wish I were a better shot though!

Next: more projies, I shot off all the jacketed ones. Magnum primers and maybe some filler to reduce unburned powder.

I had one of my guests filming video as I shot it and she clearly said: "That is a MANLY rifle!"

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* Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service ChrisPer 17/03/14 09:27 PM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service Ckhobart   22/03/14 03:56 AM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service DarylS   22/03/14 04:09 AM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service ChrisPer   08/04/14 08:54 PM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service ChrisPer   05/07/14 08:35 PM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service TH44   07/07/14 08:50 AM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service ChrisPer   21/07/14 08:48 PM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service ChrisPer   27/07/14 04:01 PM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service underlever   28/07/14 10:28 AM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service ChrisPer   01/12/14 09:38 PM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service tinker   02/12/14 03:59 AM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service ChrisPer   02/12/14 09:40 PM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service ChrisPer   15/12/14 05:11 PM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service ChrisPer   15/12/14 07:15 PM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service Rigby270   15/12/14 08:17 PM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service ChrisPer   15/12/14 08:58 PM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service DarylS   16/12/14 04:31 AM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service ChrisPer   16/12/14 03:44 PM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service ChrisPer   19/12/14 02:09 AM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service tinker   19/12/14 02:53 AM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service Matabele   19/12/14 05:49 AM
. * * Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service ChrisPer   19/12/14 09:05 AM
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