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I have spent time with some of the Douglas guys, but never been to the shop. Instead we were all visiting Melvin Forbes, and he has the same high regard for both the guys and the barrels.


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Hmmmm...

I have an old sporterized Mauser, that dad bought from a less than astute coworker in the 1960's - possibly before Remington standardized the round. The work done to it is less than expert, but it fascinated me when I was a kid, so I had planned to carry it this fall for deer. It's wearing a 26" heavy barrel.

I reckon I best check the twist blush


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And it checks 1 in 11" crazy

Accuracy with Win Ballistic Silvertip 115 gr factory loads was mediocre. Maybe 110 AB's will be better smirk


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Originally Posted by qotsarock
Lots of interesting options, all. I'm going to start with the 100 grain Hot Cor and Interlock, based on Mule Deer's kind offer.

This is also making me consider chopping a few inches off the barrel to make the rifle handier, given that I don't need to generate high velocity.


Quick range report. I had time for a quick trip to the range and shot at 25 yards to check on what would stabilize. I tried the 100 grain Speer Hot Cors, 100 grain Interlocks (with and without tips filed off), and 100 grain Partitions with the tips filed off. Each bullet over 47.7 grains of Accurate 4350.

The good news is that there is no evidence of keyholing with any of these bullets and no wild groups in the bunch at that short range. Next step is to sort out which is more accurate at 100 yards.

Thanks again for all the suggestions and especially to Mule Deer for the bullets and load advice.

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