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I took my brand new Verney-Carron .375 H&H Flanged Magnum to my lease yesterday with some new ammo that I bought at clearance from Midway. Norma 300 grain Woodleigh softs (for which the gun was regulated) and Nosler 300 grain solids. How's this for 4 shots, 2 of each load, less than three seconds between right and left, then a couple of minutes and the other load. The distance was 50 yards and I was standing and just resting my elbows over the box on the back of my pickup. I shot some more and found the skinny barrels needed to be pretty "cool" or the shots began to string vertically... but, hopefully, I won't be in a war or anything. I love my rifle!!!  BTW, I've got to take a course on putting my targets upright instead of canted.  JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again finding balm in Gilead chilled out somewhere in the Selous. | ||
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Looks great, congrats! | |||
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yeah right | |||
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 Morten The more I know, the less I wonder ! | |||
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Looking good, Judge! USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Judge; That is beautiful regulation. You must be very happy over this fine work by VC. How thick are the barrel walls at the muzzle; about .100" maybe? My guess that from a bench rest and at 100 yards your .375 flanged will place holes in the target nearly the same distance as at at 50 yards. Let us know. The .375 flanged is a wonderful cartridge. | |||
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Great shooting. Cheers, Chris DRSS | |||
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Looking good Judge! The lions will be shouting to each other "Look out, Heah comes de judge wif his double rifle!" .........................................................................  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith  | |||
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Congratulations Earnest. Your foray into the .375 Flanged Mag realm has caused some of the rest of us to take the plunge as well. The more I think about the .375 Flanged the more sense it makes. A scoped .375 Flanged basically supplants the need to take a bolt action rifle to Africa. With a .375 Flanged as your "light" gun and another double as the "heavy" you are good for anything. Mike | |||
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JudgeG, have you concocted handloads that match the factory loads? Cheers, Chris DRSS | |||
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Great shooting Ernest. "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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Not yet, but if I buy the dies, etc. I'll bet Jorge will volunteer a Saturday to get it done! JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again finding balm in Gilead chilled out somewhere in the Selous. | |||
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 ThanksDRSS | |||
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Say when... USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Very nice shooting Judge, I reckon there is not an animal on earth you couldn't take with that rifle. Paul Smith SCI Life Member NRA Life Member DSC Member Life Member of the "I Can't Wait to Get Back to Africa" Club DRSS I had the privilege to fire E. Hemingway's WR .577NE, E. Keith's WR .470NE, & F. Jamieson's WJJ .500 Jeffery I strongly recommend avoidance of "The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co., Ltd." and "Pisces Sportfishing-Cabo San Lucas" "A failed policy of national defense is its own punishment" Otto von Bismarck | |||
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