Recent content by carolina sorillo

I found 2 very accurate loads with this bullet in my Weatherby .300WinMag. The lighter one is a dose of 3031 which chrono'ed 2340fps. The REAL Win Mag load though was a healthy dose of 7828SSC which tuned her up to 2830fps! I haven't tried them on anything other than paper so far. From what I...

Aaahhh, a lever gun for all occasions!! NO WAIT, THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING!!! Where's your 39A? The collection is not complete without a Marlin 39A! Let the search begin! :grin: CS

I seriously doubt I'll ever get the chance to hunt anything as large as an Elk. There are a few(maybe 45) here in NC. The NCWRC turned them out in the Smokie Mountains several years ago(with the help of Dale Earnhardt Sr.)in an effort to re-introduce them here. They ain't for shooting though...

I don't currently have a .45-70 but have had a few in the past and have killed a couple deer with them. One of them was a doe with the 405 Remington. It did leave a .45cal entrance hole and an exit hole not much larger. In it's defense most other cartridges only leave a .45cal exit hole and a...

Thanks for all the great replies!! I know most folks don't think of the .300 Win Mag as much of a "plinking" gun. But after installing the Witt Machine clamp-on brake this thing is just plain fun to shoot! Which was the reason behind my question. Harnessing all that energy and not having to pay...

So, in my readings I came upon a thread and barrel erosion was brought up. The guy said over 3000fps is where erosion starts and it can shorten barrel life to as little as 7-800 rounds. I recently acquired an older Weatherby Vanguard in .300 Win Mag. and have found a couple good loads for it...

Ok, after a half day of work I ran over to the farm to test these 220 BT's. They were calling for rain and I was in a hurry so, I forgot some parts of my target stand, my home-made shooting bench was wobbly and I set the chrony too close and had a hard time getting readings!! Other than that, it...

Paul, I have only used them on paper so far and only ran them at '06 velocity. They made a nice little 5/8" group from 100yards. I have only had the rifle for about a month or 2. Just long enough to fire a few factory test rounds to see how bad the recoil was(never had win mag b4), down load...

I'm gonna shoot'em now just to see if they vaporize in flight!! :lol: I ain't ever seen that before! I only have 5 left after I shoot the ones that I've loaded. If these don't work out I doubt I'll buy any more, they're a little pricey for hole punchers or mid-flight vaporizers. Not to...

Ok, so info on this bullet is very hard to find. I didn't realize until after I ordered them that they were designed for expansion at subsonic Blackout velocities. I loaded some anyway but not full house win mag. I backed them down to '06 velocity and got a 3/4", 3 shot, 100 yard group. I...

When I got my "new 2 me" Weatherby Vanguard in .300 win mag a month or so ago, I bought some Sierra 220 rn and some Nosler 220 rn bt bt. After ordering the Noslers I realized they were intended for the Blackout and were designed to expand at 1000fps. I found a good load for the Sierra's in the...

:shock: :oops: I didn't know that existed!! (y) CS

I don't have a .30-30 anymore but this design in a .30-30 would be AWESOME!! I think a 140-165 round nose, boat tail, ballistic tip would be some good deer medicine, and flat shooting with that boat tail. Oh, and a 115-125 for varminting!! CS

I have used nothing but RCBS and Lee dies for about 20yrs. but, mostly RCBS. I've never had a problem with Lee's dies. The first thing I do is swap out their non-locking ring with an RCBS locking ring and no problem. When I first started reloading it was on the .45-70 and since the manual I was...

Yes, thanks JD. I guess I should have added that little tid bit. That is the reason for the questions. CS