janfred
@janfred
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Joined: May 31, 2022
Last seen: Jul 1, 2026
Topics: 12 / Replies: 412
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Re: Sectional density and overall weight

Well, here is my take.It depends on how much material has to be moved out the way and how fast it has to move out the way.A small diameter bullet will...

2 years ago
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Re: Sectional density and overall weight

Problem there is that the faster the bullets go, the more inertia the impacted flesh have. This causes larger expansion on the bullet and either bulle...

2 years ago
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

Norma Oryx 180gr at a MV of 2520. Bonded bullet.

2 years ago
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Re: Hunting scope

Basically etched reticles are more shock resistant than wire reticles. And you can etch more complex shapes like numbers, floating centre dot and ...

2 years ago
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

I shot my impala with a .308 180gr bullet doing around 2000fps on impact. Yet stil had a lot of blood between the meat layers. Actual blood-shot meat ...

2 years ago
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Re: Hunting scope

*************************Lynx in South Africa  ;D It is 2024. Why can we not have first focal plane scopes with etched reticles for hunting?

2 years ago
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Re: Hunting scope

Arken EPL 4-16x44What's the build quality like and how does it track? I've always just stuck to Leupolds, never branched out from them but n...

2 years ago
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Re: Hunting scope

I did replace my Element Optics scope with an Arken EPL 4-16x44. It worked just as well as the Helix scope with the advantage of a capped windage turr...

2 years ago
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

Well. Mine hit the scapula at entry and rib on exit.I did not have a lot of bloodshot meat, but blood collected between the outer layer of meat and th...

2 years ago
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Re: What is the craziest excuse you have ever heard for missing a shot ?

I'm not a very experienced hunter so I do not know how common this event is, but it was damn annoying.Good story to tell though. Not that anyone ...

2 years ago
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Re: reloading the .303 Epps

Looking good !!!!!Can you do one with N150? I would like to see the difference

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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Re: Hoe werk geweerkruit?

Dieselfde druk vir 'n langer tydperk.

2 years ago
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Re: Hunting scope

Die probleem is mens weet eers hulle is stukkend jy mis skiet.

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

TLDR: Chris states that the bending moment theory cannot be true because the harmonic frequency by individual barrels are not fast enough to cause the...

2 years ago
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