Recent content by BobA

The rifle

My taxidermist called a few days ago and said my mule deer was ready and sent me a pic. This is a pretty special deer for me. I have shot several mulies but this is my 1st with my Broughton 257AI. The late Harold Broughton built me this gun back in 95 and I have taken all big game animals...

2 years ago I had the same dilemma. My old gunsmith, Harold Broughton, loved both cartridges. One of his favorites was the 256 Newton {6.5/06} but also built many 6.5/284's. I wound up going with the 6.5/284 due to brass availability and great performance. It was built by West Texas Ordinance...