Our goal at Tom River - Simple Living is to simplify life by getting back to basics such as hunting, fishing, gardening, and woodworking. And a big part of that is reacquiring skills that our great grandparents would have taken for granted but that someone how got lost in the 20th century.
the only model 70 i had was from the usmc in .30-06 , from the womens unit ,it had thousands and thousands of rounds through it ,and was quite shot out. Get my barrels at numrich ,as they are the best deal.though id try a hallow base lead one in it just to see. GREAT VIDEO !!!
Good video thank you. I have 2 savage 223 s bolt guns both 9 twist one is 20 inches, and one 26 inches With my same reloads 55 grain vmax the 26 inch barrel is about 80 feet per second faster.
I had 3 6.5x55s and didn't buy into the 6.5 manbun hype. Then I bought a 6.5 PRC. Here's a cartridge that filled a niche that solved all my problems. Now I got really good performance, ammunition is available and I don't have to handload the 6.5x55s to get real velocities from the rifles. So now I don't have any 6.5x55s and I have 2 PRCs.
You wanted to get political The southern confederate army fought to destroy the union and preserve slavery They realized how short sighted and stupid their actions were after the war and a deliberate effort was made to alter the narrative
I have owned several enfields and regret selling every one of them . They work great and if ya get a good one they shoot de ent as well. Will knock the snot out of a moose no problem . The last one I had was own by a man who bought it back in the 50's and had it since. Came right out of the packing grease. It shot amazing. Man do I regret selling it . Have never found one like it here in Canada. Likely never will.
Some people wonder if the 308 is a good long range cartridge. Well during the Iraq war a us army sniper made a confirmed distance kill at 1,376 yards down range!!
Most of these memorials were built in the early part of the 20th century as a middle finger to black people during the segregation and Jim Crow era. Should the memorials be displayed in a museum? Definitely. But displayed proudly in our parks and public areas ? Absolutely not. The southerners were not proud Americans. They were traitors. Claim all you want that it was about states rights , but leave out the last part. It WAS about the states rights to uphold and preserve slavery. I’m from south Louisiana, I grew up a good old boy, sons of confederate veterans, flying the rebel flag. All of that. Then I joined the military, saw the world, learned about other peoples perspectives, and was truly ashamed of myself for participating in all of that stuff.
Thanks for a really interesting video. My preferred bullets for hunting with my .303 were Hornady 174gr RNSP, so very similar to those Speer Hot Cor bullets that You mentioned. Loaded to a very moderate MV of 2150fps, they were highly effective on game from Warthog & Impala up to Eland. I never once experienced bullet failure and the penetration was phenomenal. Sadly, I no longer have that beloved .303 Jungle Carbine. People made fun of my "lame" loads but they proved to be just perfect for hunting game. *One very interesting shot that I took was on a Kudu, standing broadside at 330m. My holdover on that shot was about 400mm. The Kudu dropped in it's tracks. Unfortunately, that shot passed through the correct Kudu AND a second one which was standing unseen a few metres behind the first. The second animal was recovered a short way from the first. I could not believe that it had passed right through both animals at waaay less than 2000fps. Once a .303 is in your blood, it's there forever...🙂
I've seen two different tracks of popularity with rifle cartridges: 1) modern high B.C. bullets and 2) old cartridges that are new to us younger shooters that were introduced to us through RU-vid. For example, I bought my .257 Roberts because I love the story of it, it's effectiveness and the old nostalgia it brings.
I understand this completely. One of my favorite rounds I have to admit is dead, and that's 264 win mag. Fortunately it shares a case with 7mm rem mag and that guy ain't going anywhere anytime soon. Nearly every cartridge I buy or own shares a case with one of the originals.
I carry and use a Swiss Army Knife every day. Like someone else who posted, the tools I use the most are the toothpick and scissors. They are well made, light weight, practical knives with.a lifetime warranty.
Thing was /is a gametaker , make no mistake. The 180g round nose was excellent .I had a friend with a custom made combo gun , 26 inch smooth bore under a 26 inch ..303 barrel. Skinner sight on the tang and he could SHOOT. The rimmed cartridge was easy to pull out with fingernails from the break barrel breach. In the field there's ZERO difference between 308 or 30/06 , at least with the 150g ammo.Oh...and by the way, NONE were as good as my 270 Win with a 160g Nosler partition !
I honestly don't understand why people get so caught up in cartridge wars. If you like it, shoot it. If you hate it, don't shoot it. Resulting video length: four seconds.
I bought a Winchester Featherlite chambered in 280 Rem. years ago and have never felt under gunned. I live in Idaho and hunt antelope, deer (both white tail and mule deer), and elk, with the occasional black bear. I'm a reloader and am able to get 7mm Rem Mag velocities with the 280 Rem. A couple of years ago I got a Kimber Mountain Ascent chambered in 280 AI, which has given me even more velocity without the powder charge or recoil of the magnums. The rifle weighs 5.4 pounds and only 6.6 pounds with scope and loaded. I can carry this rifle up and down the mountains all day long. Both the 280 Rem and the 280 AI are very accurate rounds, even in my two light weight rifles. I own several other rifles that I bought for various specific purposes, but 9 times out of ten, I'll grab one of my 280's
joining in late but wanted to say thanks for the video. And you are correct that anything you do needs to be carefully considered and what you do needs to be quality workmanship. The valuation issue is a hurdle for some people, it comes down to are you investing for return in your guns or are you interested in extracting best performance. I do not advocate major alterations but mass produced arms can be significantly improved performance wise with almost invisible tinkering. With regard to action bedding, a skillful, tasteful bedding job will leave minimal evidence, just a little bedding compound where it is not seen. Barrel bedding is a mixed bag opinion wise, it can be done without being visible. However with barrel bedding I tend to prefer a bit of fore end tension on the barrel. Yes it could affect point of impact consistency, for a multitude of reasons, of which moving stock wood is the chief cause. But I firmly believe that barrel vibrations are usefully dampened with barrel contact to the stock. A shooter needs to be aware of how they hold the rifle for every shot, especially with any intended contact of the barrel to the stock, consistency every time is the name of the game otherwise point of impact will rove all over the place.Great candidates for accurizing work are mass produced guns of modern genera, they are often in need to have fine detail tuning and they are not investment grade guns.
Good god if only I could get Tom and Gunblue together for a few beers it would be life changing. Note book would be needed. I’d pick their brains till they had enough lol. Tom you need to write a book so we have this experience and knowledge for ever.
Still own some Enfield rifles, in varying conditions, not one of them will not kill a deer 1st shot.I do love old military rifles, they all seam to be servisable and even if they have had honest use they are great shooters.VLA
Thank you for your insight into .303 British. I’m an American that chose a .303 Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk2 as his first firearm, and these old Lee-Enfields are near and dear to me. I have an Australian issue Lithgow 1943 No.1 Mk3 that was previously sporterized with an ATI polymer stock, and I’m thinking of making it into a full blown deer rifle now. Are there any recommendations for aftermarket iron sights or scope mounts that work well for these Lee-Enfields?
Love your videos man but this one is not it. Youre coming across like the kind of guy that would have no problem with "common sense" gun control or as long as your hunting rifles dont get banned then its fine for all the "duds" to lose theirs. As someone who loves old and new rifles you must know that when they get done banning that ar 15 theyre coming for your wood stocked hunting rifles next. Also, I have seen terrible gun safety from old and young people so this poor gun safety thing only being something that people with ar's do is asinine. I do love all your other content though. Take care
Looking good and feeling good definitely have a positive impact on your psyche but head to toe camo is unnecessary. People go out for a week with damn near $10k worth of gear and never fill a tag
James Paris Lee was born in Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland on August 28, 1831, His family immigrated to Canada when he was a kid. Wallaceburg, Ontario is the home of the first Lee Rifle, the predecessor to the Lee-Enfield Rifle. So not American but Canadian.
I have used the versatile 280 for moose/deer/bear for many yrs, I'm a handloader & consider it the best all-around cartridge for anything in N America, minus big teeth & claws.
