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Post by Professor on Jun 13, 2024 19:41:00 GMT -5
My Ruger african 223 came in today. Its a sweet looking rifle. Didnt figure on owning one, but nobody bid this one up on gunbroker last week. New in box. It looks good next to my 35 whelen african. I think these are 1 in 9 twist .  |
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Post by jeffh on Jun 13, 2024 19:50:31 GMT -5
Those are wonderfully elegant rifles! Shooting a 416 Rigby or 458 Lott these days would be cost-prohibitive, so the paradoxical "varmint chambering" make a LOT of sense. I'd have never have thought of it, but it's such a neat idea.
You'll also be well fitted out for a real live Cape Prairie-Dog hunt, should you get the chance.  |
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Post by leftysixgun on Jun 13, 2024 21:10:55 GMT -5
Those are wonderfully elegant rifles! Shooting a 416 Rigby or 458 Lott these days would be cost-prohibitive, so the paradoxical "varmint chambering" make a LOT of sense. I'd have never have thought of it, but it's such a neat idea.
You'll also be well fitted out for a real live Cape Prairie-Dog hunt, should you get the chance. Hahahaha, I like it! A 223 bolt rifle is a fantastic “go to” cartridge/rifle to have on hand. Great lookin pair you have. |
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Post by jeffh on Jun 13, 2024 21:36:37 GMT -5
It's just SO damned cool!
I love the format - especially the sights. Why not chamber it for something you can USE and use a LOT?
Very cool idea.
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Post by abarxxmanfan on Jun 17, 2024 19:29:27 GMT -5
Great buy on a nice looking rifle!  |
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Post by crazyhorse on Jun 30, 2024 22:06:54 GMT -5
Great looking rifle
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Post by singleaction on Jul 1, 2024 21:58:31 GMT -5
I saw that one, and noticed it was probably you bidding on it based on your g-broker name. You stole it. That one has wood with some figure. Congrats. I want one someday, or one of the Kimber of Oregon 223 rifles with a quarter rib.
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Post by Professor on Jul 2, 2024 9:22:17 GMT -5
I saw that one, and noticed it was probably you bidding on it based on your g-broker name. You stole it. That one has wood with some figure. Congrats. I want one someday, or one of the Kimber of Oregon 223 rifles with a quarter rib. Its neat. I need to get some hand loads going. Ive been playing with 35 Whelen and 375 H&H too much to have time for anything else. |
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Post by Professor on Jul 7, 2024 9:53:33 GMT -5
My rifle seems to like 69gr bullets. 75s are ok, but at 200yds Im having better shooting with 69gr.
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Post by singleaction on Jul 7, 2024 10:43:15 GMT -5
Ruger makes great barrels! Sounds like you’ve got yourself a shooter, and it’s quite a looker to boot! I’m jealous. Congrats!
My Ruger American has a 1:8” twist and shoots the Berger 77’s very well. However, my general purpose varmint load is a 55g Sierra BK over 26.8 grains of Varget (I use a drop tube to load it, and it’s still compressed). A good friend of mine came up with that load, and it’s a super accurate coyote smoker! Until a few years ago , I would have said it’s a long distance coyote smoker, but it seems 400 yards isn’t considered long distance by a lot of folks anymore. It’s still about as far as I’ll shoot at anything, with any rifle, and my limit for deer and such is about 300. I hear you can hunt deer in Texas, and some other states, with a 223. The whitetails in Callahan county (TX) were barely big dog size when I was a kid, and a 223 would have worked great. I’ve read that the 62g partition works pretty well on dear and hogs, and would stabilize fine in that African.
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Post by Professor on Jul 7, 2024 11:55:33 GMT -5
Ruger makes great barrels! Sounds like you’ve got yourself a shooter, and it’s quite a looker to boot! I’m jealous. Congrats! My Ruger American has a 1:8” twist and shoots the Berger 77’s very well. However, my general purpose varmint load is a 55g Sierra BK over 26.8 grains of Varget (I use a drop tube to load it, and it’s still compressed). A good friend of mine came up with that load, and it’s a super accurate coyote smoker! Until a few years ago , I would have said it’s a long distance coyote smoker, but it seems 400 yards isn’t considered long distance by a lot of folks anymore. It’s still about as far as I’ll shoot at anything, with any rifle, and my limit for deer and such is about 300. I hear you can hunt deer in Texas, and some other states, with a 223. The whitetails in Callahan county (TX) were barely big dog size when I was a kid, and a 223 would have worked great. I’ve read that the 62g partition works pretty well on dear and hogs, and would stabilize fine in that African. My rifle is basically a varmint contour with sights. Its heavy duty. Much heavier than typical 223 rifle. I want to find a m77 hawkeye lightweight 223. I just like Rugers in general. |
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Post by doninnh on Jul 8, 2024 11:56:16 GMT -5
well: Here is a ruger Hawkeye varmint Target all weather getting a thumb hole, will be glassed at receiver has a 1 in 9, 26 " barrel 223 Rem, started as a 17975. should shoot TMKs well. Have a nice day Don K Attachments:
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Post by bigbore5 on Jul 16, 2024 7:01:40 GMT -5
The outfitter I used to work for in South Africa has one of those. It's his favorite baboon infestation solver. Things are everywhere and can get aggressive.
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Post by richard on Jul 16, 2024 9:18:36 GMT -5
Wonderful rifle!
I’ve read that a safari shooting school here in the US asked for these to help students build skills with less pain in their shoulders and wallet.
Personally I’d like a matched set of a .308 Winchester and .375 Ruger in those lovely rifles.
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Post by singleaction on Jul 16, 2024 10:23:01 GMT -5
Wonderful rifle! I’ve read that a safari shooting school here in the US asked for these to help students build skills with less pain in their shoulders and wallet. Personally I’d like a matched set of a .308 Winchester and .375 Ruger in those lovely rifles. I think they may have catalogued the 308 African for one year. They have made “RS” version, in the past, which are about the same thing. |
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