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AKaviator, Good Luck....I don’t think you’ll be disappointed! memtb

Yep....about 900 yards farthe4 than I could hit it! ;) memtb

Hey AKaviator......how am I doing? ;) memtb

My longest shot on game has only been 430 yards. The animal was an Antelope.....shot with a rifle cartridge that many deem far too large for Antelope, using a bullet that will not expand on small, big game when placed behind the shoulder. Yet, the Antelope died very quickly. Apparently, the...

That's why I have other guns that I "play" with. I also have a .22 Hornet, .243 and a bunch of handguns I load for. My hunting rifles do exactly what I want them to do, so I don't change them. Colorado Cowboy, I’m much like yourself. I’m pretty satisfied with sub-2” groups @ 300 yards, from...

On copper bullet weight vs cup and core , with my copper bullets, I prefer to keep the weights at what is considered the normal accepted weigh for a cup and core. From my previous post, this may appear hypocritical, but, I’ve an explanation! I hesitated for several years before going to the...

For hunting, we’ve used Barnes’s exclusively since the early ‘90’s. Wife’s rifle....338 WM, 225 grain TTSX’s @ 2950 FPS, mine.....375AI, 250 TTSX’s @ 3130 FPS. They have worked very well for us! memtb

Once, I had a lot of spare time and did a lot of hand loading and shooting.....even then, I used one rifle exclusively for all of my hunting. Now, the game is much larger, some potentially dangerous, and shots potentially much farther.... I still have only one hunting rifle, though with a bit...

You got yourself a real nice harvest there! I’m surprised with the size of the little ones! memtb

As some others indicated....you can keep it simple. Develop a load ( one bullet for everything) and stay with it.....unless there is irrefutable evidence that something far superior has arrived. In loading for my daughter’s .270 Win., we’re using Barnes 140 grain TSX’s. Had it “not”...

I’ve been fortunate with 22’s stored for long periods. About 2005 (give or take a year), we “burned-up” 2 or 3 bricks of long rifles ( one brick was Winchester Wildcats, another was inexpensive Remingtons) purchased in the late ‘70’s/early ‘80’s. We may behave had a misfire......but, I can’t...

I totally understand.....I have about 900 + pounds of wheel weights out in the pole barn! Memtb

Bonecollector, I just saw a post on 24hrcampfire ( from 4 hours ago), that Natchez Shooters Supply has plenty! Hopefully True!! memtb

Really sorry to hear of many people having difficulty purchasing components. I hope that everyone will learn from this, when and if the supplies return......never allow themselves without again. For 30+ years I’ve been very slowly accumulating components. I’ve made a concerted effort to be...

A terrible tragedy! Thoughts and Prayer to his family and friends. And as some have said, he was doing what he loved! About 20 years ago a local minister died, when he fell on the antlers of a deer he was dragging down a steep draw. Antler, punctured the femoral artery! Far too many folks...

I’m not a fan of “brakes” on hunting rifles! When I had my rifle built in ‘89.....it included a brake. I used the brake to develope loads, then took the rifle out to set-up bear baits! Returning back to the truck, I decided to take a poke at a rock on a distant hillside. With the shot, I...

Nice “goat”! 👍 He should score pretty good.....nice lower mass, good “cutters”, and the “cutters” appear to be pretty far up on the horn! Congratulations! memtb

Not an answer to your question, but, something that all may find interesting ....if not “mind boggling”! Quite a few years ago we met an out of state hunter, that hunted several states prior to going back home. He was in a van, loaded with all of his gear......plus cases of canning jars and...

RICMIC, That’s “ugly”! :eek: We’ve never seen quite that much “damage” from my wife’s little .338 WM, nor have we ever recovered a bullet....yet! But, she’s running 225’s at a launch speed of only 2950 FPS. Though, I don’t recall her ever “punching-through” both shoulders. I’m gonna “go out on...

Can I change my mind about competing, if I happen to get something real nice.....with my truck! :unsure: memtb