Good morning all. I am planning a 2027 handgun safari in South Africa. I will be going with Nick Bowker @Nick Bowker Hunting, as I have hunted with him before as was very pleased.
My guns have pretty much been selected.
- S&W 350 Legend with a Burris 2x scope (7.5'' barrel) only as a backup to the two below
- S&W 460 with a Burris 2x scope (7.5" barrel) can also use 454 Casul/45 LC
- Freedom Arms 83 in 475 Linebaugh (sights undecided) (7.5'' barrel) recently purchased, not received...

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Well most of it anyway. They don’t spill the beans of 100% of the ingredients. Linseed oil, beeswax, a drier, red alkanet root. And a secret ingredient.


But they share the application process.
That starts at 22:00 into the video.

2-3 coats per day rubbed in with a leather chamois cloth. Then less each day

Looking for a standing gun safe that will not break the bank and not too big or bulky. Good for couple of rifles and handguns and few more extras

Custom chambered Seekins PH2 300 Weatherby mag. Throated for 175 grain bullets(0.165") Cerakoted action and barrel in Smoked Bronze. 1 in 10 twist Seekins barrel is 23 1/2"
Arca rail and pic rail installed.
Seekins muzzle brake.
Also included Redding deluxe 3 die set,
RCBS 2 die set
Forester ultra micrometer seater die
100 pcs of new Norma 300 wby brass
Approx 60 additional Norma brass

This rifle was chambered by Northern Precision and custom throated for 180 cutting edge lasers but also...

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Hey gang,
I just got my Franklin Armory reloading set up and I'm in the process of getting components. I read a lot. Probably too much. It seems that reloaders go through 3 to 4 (or more) brands of powder before one is settled on for a load. Is this the case? I've noticed that Varget seems to pop up the most often, then IMR, and Hodgson. Is there a powder that is "generally" a good all rounder?
Thanks as always,
Hedge