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Your usual kindness is appreciated Dan but I need a zoom for a Nikon d3300 that would reach to shoreline from a cruise ship.
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Tell Capt. Stubbing to swing in closer
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Your usual kindness is appreciated Dan but I need a zoom for a Nikon d3300 that would reach to shoreline from a cruise ship. Mounted on a DX camera like that, at max zoom of 500mm, it's roughly equivalent to a 14x scope
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Back to the real technical Sheitte. I just cleaned my 270 Kimber Montana, this after 60 or so rounds since purchased used here on the 'fire. A bit of load development prior to last falls elk hunt, maybe 30 - 40 rounds as I used Sammo's suggested load with the 140 TSX. Easy sub-1 incher and the majority closing in on 1/2". Of course I was "only" shooting multiples of three shot groups so who knows... I chased elk with it in Colorado and throttled a decent bull at just shy of 250 yards. Last week I head shot three hogs out to 150 yards, barrel uncleaned, scoped not confirmed. Today I cleaned the mud off of the rifle and the bore for the first time. Six patches of Sweets and I was done. A very good barrel indeed. This rifle ain't going anywhere.
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Congrats, Ed!
I have some Reloader 23 and 26, mean to try it in the .270 this year
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I can sell all I own and stick with the Kimber 270 and my tweaked SS M70 375 H&H and sell the rest and be good for life. So what's with this new #1 I heard you have acquired?
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Ed...I'll give you $250...cash money.....for your 7x57..... And I wont say anything bad about your .270. I just took a bore brush to the mud caked on my rifle...it came right off.
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Hell, I'll give him $255 just to be sure he gets a fair deal!!
That's the kind of guy I am. I'm here to help.
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I can sell all I own and stick with the Kimber 270 and my tweaked SS M70 375 H&H and sell the rest and be good for life. So what's with this new #1 I heard you have acquired? You mean the reason why I don't have the above-mentioned Nikon 200-500 zoom lens? Yes, a .38-55 #1, thanks to your help I believe Ingwe and 7x57Steve are familiar with them.
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Is the .38-55 in a #1-S like Steves?
It was skookum...
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Yep. I found it at my LGS.
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#1 Trivia, that's the largest bore in any of the "B" barrel contours - so probably one of the lightest 26" barreled #1's. Relatively uncommon, somewhere between 275 and 350 were made for a distributor in 1989. Those who have actually shot them report they shoot very well. Not as rare as my .475 Turnbull, but somewhat more appropriate for Texas deer I ordered brass, bullets and dies for it this morning. Not sure if I will scope it or not.
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Steves shoots well....
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#1 Trivia, that's the largest bore in any of the "B" barrel contours - so probably one of the lightest 26" barreled #1's. Relatively uncommon, somewhere between 275 and 350 were made for a distributor in 1989. Those who have actually shot them report they shoot very well. Not as rare as my .475 Turnbull, but somewhat more appropriate for Texas deer I ordered brass, bullets and dies for it this morning. Not sure if I will scope it or not. I have never handled a #1 that felt so right.
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The .475 Turnbull was made in less than 100 #1's, according to Turnbull. It's a 26" C weight barrel. With scope mine weighs 9lbs 2 oz. The cartridge has 95% of the .458 WM's capacity... So without the scope it's more or less a 7½ lb .470 Nitro. It is very handy, and the most accurate big bore I have ever shot.
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Does the .444 qualify as a big bore?
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Yes, definitely. Also qualifies as overcompensation......
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I call it getting it done +P
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