Recent content by art308

I’ve shot a lot of mulies and white tails with my “meat n taters” load of 46 grains of Varget under a Sierra 165 grain BTHP GK. I use 165s in case I trip over an elk while deer hunting. I use the same bullet in my 30/06 with 57.5 grains of IMR 4350. Is very never shot a deer with 308 and 150s...

I will always go 243 but I’m biased, my two boys grew up shooting antelope and pronghorn with one. Someone mentioned that 85 grain Sierra BTHP GK above. That with some IMR 4064 is amazing. It is still the rifle I use exclusively for antelope. Something to consider too. My middle son started...

It’s a deer….. and a 30/06. (LOL) Them 125 BTs will not be too light. My son killed his first buck with a 125 grain Sierra HP in a 30/30 reduced load. Mule deer buck at about 140 yards. Right behind the onside shoulder and right out the off side shoulder blade.

Powder Valley has 22/250 Winchester brass at $60/100 https://www.powdervalley.com/product/winchester-22-250-remington-100/

Welcome to the forum, the only Nosler brass I use is 223 Remington and it’s been really good.

I miss the ‘90s! I used to shoot those in my first .223 with H335. The closest thing I could find that preforms on deer and antelope (coyotes too) like these has been the Sierra 65 grain BTSP. Guess what, H335 still works with those too!! Good find!

How about a chronograph? Start there and see how much difference in velocities you’re getting. Even hand loading you get different lots of powder, but it’s never been that extreme of a difference for me. I always end up with the original recipe. Even changing primers shouldn’t make you go from...

My dream rifle is a Ruger No 1 in 243 Win. Has been since I was 16 years old (I’m 54 now). Just haven’t been able to make it happen.

This is a tough choice. Myself and my 16 and 13 year old boys have shot a ton of mulies and pronghorn with the 243. I am a huge 308 fan I also have a 7-08 I’ve killed an elk with. I usually save that work for the belted magnums but it’s what I had. If I could only have one…… it would be 243...

Hi, new guy here but that 7-08 (and 308) are probably my favorites. I’ve been using stout loads of Varget (43 grains) in that 140 Nosler BT for years. It’s accounted for deer, one elk and a bighorn sheep. It’s above the Nosler top end but is totally safe in MY rifle. Hodgedon site has 43.5...