Recent content by blacktailhunter

Lures, bleats, grunts and rattling all work. Just don't expect it to work like it does on TV for whitetails. Whitetails are tenacious during the rut and will travel further and search harder than any other deer. Scents and bleats work better on Blacktails, but don't leave out rattling. I...

It seems that the .243 Win will digest a variety of powders with good results. I have much preferred either 7828ssc or R-19. Any of the 4350's or slower seem to have worked best for me. I would start with R-19 and either the 90 grn Speer or 90-95 grn Ballistic Tip. 7828ssc with either the...

Good possibility on the screw torque issue. I would not clean the barrel for at least 20 shots or so. I suspect that the clean barrel added to the inconsistencies. All of my rifles like a little copper and powder fouling left in the barrel. This fills in the micro-voids and allows the bullet...

Farm animals do not impress me! It's just the beginning of the end to hunting "wildlife."

This can turn your hair gray, if it is not already. Eliminate as many variables as you can to start with. I load three each in charge intervals of .05grn increments. I usually start the bullet at .030" off the lands, unless it is a monolithic, then I use .100". I have an idea of what...

What type of cleaning rod are you using? That almost sounds like a case of a multi-piece or stainless rod touching the barrel when cleaning. Just a thought.

Don't leave out IMR7828ssc or Norma MRP-2, RL-25 when loading 115's or heavier. 7828 and 115 Ballistic Tip's tuned my very short-throated tang-safety Ruger from just acceptable to stellar as far as groups are concerned. If I had more time to spend at the bench with this gun, or a different...

Winchester has always had some sort of gimmick coating on their bullets. Does anyone remember Lubaloy? They BST are just NBT's with a cool looking Darth Vader coating. I have seen zero difference in fouling effects between the NBT and BST. They sure kill deer quite dead.

That is one fat bastard that was well prepared for winter!

That is one fat bastard that was well prepared for winter!

The 7-08 with 140 NPT is today what the 30-06 with 165 Hornady's was yesterday. You have one of the finest all-around under-rated and under- apreciated big-game cartridges available. It's soft on the shoulder as well. Certainly, the 7-08 will never reach the popularity of the 30-06, but it...

I set my 140gr Accubond load in my 270WSM at 2.860" due to the magazine length. That puts them .088" off the lands in this particular rifle, and the only way I could improve on the accuracy is to have a better marksman shoot the groups.

There are also a lot of variables that can affect chronograph readings. You need to buy some factory ammo and compare velocity readings to your handloads at the same time. All the WSM factory ammo is loaded to the max, so what ever it generates in your rifle will give you a target velocity...

Well, no real surprizes today at the range, but H-4831 wasn't the total loser for me like in the past. The IMR7828ssc with the 90 grain Nosler E-Tip was the winner in a class by itself. Once we realized this was going to be the load to use, three of us each shot three shots at the same target...

It's funny how over the years loading countless different cartridges in many different rifles that I have never gained acceptable end results with H-4831 or the short-cut version. This is supposed to be the "go to" powder-or darn close to it- for just about any bottle-necked cartridge one could...