Recent content by 358Goat

Great write up and I agree with you in that it is much more important where you hit them than what you hit them with.

I just returned from my twenty five year old dream hunt to kill a black bear! We were hunting in Alberta where a hunter gets two tags and the opportunity to get two animals were certainly there. We left Central Louisiana at nearly 6pm on Thursday the 14th. We arrived in Billings, Montana some 26...

Thanks guys for all the replies and your combined wisdom, experience and your willingness to help!!! Since I'm already committed to my 35 Whelen shooting the 225gr Nosler Partitions and I would be shooting the same from my 358 nearly at least 250fps slower I've opted for the handloaded 45/70...

I had thought about swapping springs with another Marlin at one time but had forgotten about it in my frenzy. I loaded another box of the 405gr soft points and I already had 10 rounds. I have time tomorrow to mount the scope and sight it in at fifty yards here behind our home. While I would...

I'm leaving to go to Alberta on my bear hunt and my 336 in 35 Remington developed a problem. All of a sudden I'm having light primer strikes and the round doesn't fire. It will fire on the second strike but that's not good enough to hunt with! I've been hand loading for nearly forty years and...

I think the three exclamation marks in the thread title tell how I feel about my upcoming trip! I will be leaving my wife behind for the longest that we have ever been separated in 34+ years of marriage. If we were still newly weds (anything less than 20yrs is a newly wed to us!)I would somehow...

If you were hunting bear in Alberta in 4months shooting a 35 Whelen and had 200gr Hornady RN, Hornady 200gr SP, Sierra 200gr RN, Sierra 225gr BTSP, Barnes 200gr TTSX, Barnes 225gr TSX, Nosler 225gr Accubond, or Nosler 225gr Partitions available to you, what would you shoot? The hunt may involve...

I have had and used the DNZ mount/ring on a rifle or two but have since stopped using them simply because they were so dad-blame ugly! I know, I know petty is as petty does and that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but I just can't get by the looks of them no matter how I try! But they sure...

Thanks Slimfinn for confirming that the Norma holders/carriers are the same as those that Nosler once used. Someday when you get that ammo all shot up and if you no longer have need of those I would be willing to purchase them or trade with you if we could come to a mutual agreement. Thanks, 358Goat

A strange request I know! A few years ago I was at a range and noticed a piece of grey plastic by the trash barrel. I was going to put in the drum but when I saw what it was I had to have a second look. It was a cartridge carrier from a box of Nosler factory ammunition. It's just a 5 round...

Thanks for asking JD! 1.) Have the 35 caliber 200gr Accubonds been discontinued or is that only rumor? 2.) Were the 35caliber 200gr Accubonds designed to expand on game as small as whitetail deer? 3.) When will there be another run of the wonderful 35 caliber 225gr. Partitions?

I dropped a line to Nosler nearly two weeks ago asking a couple of straightforward questions but haven't had any response that they have even received my post. This is the second time that I've dropped them a line in the last three months with no response at all. I've even attempted to call...

Great shooting and some very beautiful trophies that I'm sure will help you remember that wonderful day! 358Goat

That was a most interesting read! Thanks for sharing a memory that you and your Mrs. will likely never forget. Large cats are not supposed to exist in my home state of Louisiana but I have absolutely no doubt about what I saw when I was about 12 yrs old. Thankfully I saw it but it never new I...

I know I am not old but I am not as young as I once was. As I age I find that I am far more prone to hunt with guns that have that "right feel" about them. I currently have ten or more guns that I classify as deer rifles. They range from stainless/synthetic bolt guns to my Marlins and a BLR in...