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JimP replied to the thread 7mm-08 with 175 gr bullet.A friend tried some 175 grain Grand Slams in his 7mm Weatherby mag and gave up on them and went back to 160's. I loaded some 140 Barnes... -
I have three 7mm-08s bought the first one for my son, he's killed numerous whitetail and a black bear all with 140 grn bullets. I...
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JimP replied to the thread 7mm-08 with 175 gr bullet.Most of the time manufacturers will stop with bullet weight with what works. A 180 grain 308 bullet will be shorter than a 7mm 175. Plus...
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JimP replied to the thread 7mm-08 with 175 gr bullet.Unless you are a hand loader I doubt that you will find any loaded ammo for the 7mm-08 with a 175 grain bullet. 165 grain may be the...
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JimP replied to the thread Small Calibers for Big Game Hunting.There were other hunts going on in the unit but the tag holder was still restricted to only a open sighted weapon.
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JimP replied to the thread Small Calibers for Big Game Hunting.Utah had one this season, calling it a "restricted" hunt where only iron sights are allowed for rifles and pistols. There were reports...
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Great sunrise with my morning coffee today.
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JimP replied to the thread Camofire Replacement.I don't believe that they actually had any actual inventory. Quite a bit of what I ordered from them was shipped from elsewhere. They...
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JimP replied to the thread Camofire Replacement.When I found something that I liked on Camo Fire I would always check online to see what other locations were selling it for. Most of...
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JimP replied to the thread Small Calibers for Big Game Hunting.Quite a number of states have no caliber restriction on big game rifles, except it has to be a center fire round. But you also need to...
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JimP replied to the thread Bipods for Rifles.I tried a shooting stick when I was up in Wyoming on my antelope hunt and it was better than most. The rest part was a block that was...
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JimP replied to the thread Bipods for Rifles.You need to see if you can use one when you get proned out. I have a couple but have a problem bending my neck far enough to get a good...
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JimP replied to the thread Huge Utah Buck.Here are the two others from Utah. This one is from Antelope Island, only two tags a year are let out. One for a lucky resident and...
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JimP replied to the thread Huge Utah Buck.Many years of points, or just getting lucky on the draw. There was also a great buck taken on Antelope Island and another one down on...
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JimP replied to the thread Broken Stuff.This hasn't been my year. First are the health problems but those are under control, I hope. Then came my new roof. After 60 years...
