Recent content by Charlie-NY

It looks like 99% of the paid applications will be unselected. This has got to be a HUGE money maker for the state. I saw something like this locally where you could apply to bowhunt whitetails in a large park that had NEVER allowed hunting. A paid applicant had to carefully watch for the...

NYS has laws to prevent harassment against anyone lawfully taking, or in the process of taking, wildlife. The term “wildlife” means wild game and all other animal life existing in a wild state, including fish, shellfish and crustacea.

Something to consider: I shot a customized Ruger Super Redhawk for some time. I had always loaded 240gr bullets at top velocities in the 6.5" bbl. At some point, I decided to switch over to 300gr bullets. To my surprise they always shot high. So high that a simple sight adjustment would not get...

I had an X bolt rebarreled. I asked my smith if there would be a problem getting the factory barrel off. He said, "not really". Everything went smooth but I never asked if he used any special method to remove the barrel.

Was your "proven load" developed in Peterson brass?

That doe was hit behind the shoulders and it sure wasn't pretty. LOL I've never used ABLR bullets myself but recently bought a few boxes to test for accuracy in my rifles. Generally, I'm shooting long, but you never know when a nice animal walks out in front of you. Last year I was watching an...

I loaded the 142 ABLR in my buddy's 6.5Creed. He shot two whitetails with the load. A big 8 pointer was hit in the neck. The bullet blew the opposite side of his neck off. UGLY! Later in the week he took a doe with a broadside shot to the lungs. Another massive wound and giant exit. Both deer...

I had a 10ga Browning auto and it wasn't that bad to shoot. One day I tried a guy's Browning10ga BPS. It only took one round to convince me that it was not for me. It was brutal.

While sorting for bearing length on the ABLR bullets may be a good idea, I just can't see myself getting in that deep. I'd much rather move on to a bullet that doesn't exhibit that type of variation.

I'd suspect that a Partition bullet, of the same weight, would have a lot more bearing surface and less compressibility. For those reasons, you will need to run a lighter load. I'd remove a few grains and then work up one round at a time. You should also check the distance from the lands with a...

Halifax and Hampton counties have the highest deer density in the state. I've hunted there for many years. As an out-of-state hunter, all of my hunts were with an outfitter. Most of the properties were large tracts of farmland with interspersed wood lots. I like to hunt the soybean fields but...

The ABLRs that I just bought are .264 142gr & 175gr .284. I'll try the 142s in a 6.5 Creed and 6.5 PRC., and the 175s in a 280AI and 7PRC.

No - most of my shooting/testing has been in rather comfortable weather. Temps only varied maybe 30-35 degrees.

I tried the Partitions on wimpy little whitetails and the front core completely wipes off. That bullet performance didn't impress me. I used the 260 Partitions in a 375 Ruger on buffalo and got the same result. On the buffalo, I expected most of the front core to be fully expanded but not...

Ramshot Grand indicates right on the bottle that it is "Temperature Stable". I've been using it for a year now and have never noticed any temperature sensitivity. Grand burns slower than H1000 IME and burns about the same as RETUMBO.