Treeman
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Joined: May 12, 2022
Last seen: May 9, 2026
Topics: 180 / Replies: 1586
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

When blood from the chest cavity bleeds into the area around the wound, it usually leaves a thick, dark, gooey clump of blood. In some cases I have cl...

2 years ago
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

To me that looks like the animal ran a lot before it passed out from blood loss. The running pulls blood into the damaged connective tissue. There are...

2 years ago
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

Did that animal drop quickly or did it run some distance after the shot?From what I have seen with hunters who come here to shoot, it occurs more ofte...

2 years ago
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Re: O B T optimum barrel time ?

Ok, I still do not get it ! If 0.149 is a accurate node for a 130 grain bullet in a 22 inch barrel, and 0.149 is achieved by 2500 fps, surely then a 1...

2 years ago
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Re: One of my biggest travel fears occured.

Try Vredefort Scrapyard; said to be the largest in quite an area: 05693100170824947793************************Not those kinda parts, the parts we need...

2 years ago
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

BUT WHY< WHY IS THIS HAPPENING<

2 years ago
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

Guys, I have a problem ! This 7mm08 of Cody's is just causing so much meat damage - I just can not work it out. Animal is Impala - fallow deer 7...

2 years ago
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Re: One of my biggest travel fears occured.

Got vehicle back, its a 2011 model - Ford calls it obsolete, no spares - country wide courier work for all parts needed. 13 years old and Ford no long...

2 years ago
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Re: One of my biggest travel fears occured.

That's what happens when you take a Ford in to the veld ;D ******************************Yes this is not a thing Toyota drivers would understand.

2 years ago
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Re: Hoe werk geweerkruit?

IMR 7828 SSC (Super short cut)****************************Yes, thats the one.

2 years ago
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Re: reloading the .303 Epps

Treeman, how do you measure case capacity? Is it 62.3gr of water or 62.3ml? **************************** weigh empty casesFill cases Weigh casesDiffer...

2 years ago
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Re: reloading the .303 Epps

Looking good !!!!!********************That bullet is a .312 and my case capacity seems to have increased with subsequent firings, i think fire forming...

2 years ago
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Re: Hoe werk geweerkruit?

What would "short cut granular" be? ************************Sorry mate that should have read - Short cut extruded, I am so used to calling i...

2 years ago
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Re: Hoe werk geweerkruit?

I really like using Ball Propellants, but they seem to be less reliable in a few ways. I wish Somchem released a short cut granular propellant.

2 years ago
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Re: reloading the .303 Epps

Varget is about halfway between S335 and S355 in performance in my .308 target rifle shooting 155gr bullets. Very close to VV N140.Can also look at Vi...

2 years ago
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