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I’ve done this so many times that I think I’ll just pass….lol

I hope that is true! I like my .243 with a 9 twist barrel(Handles 105gr hpbt) but I need an excuse to swap it out with an 8 or 7.5 twist in something a little more exciting like .243 AI or even 6 PRC.

I wouldn’t mind something in the lighter direction either. 55gr, 70gr and 80gr E-tip could all be interesting.

Never hurts to ask! Though, we may not like the answer….lol

Yeah it would! Except why mess around….Nosler should just make it 120gr and get ahead of the curve for once. I’m not sure, that may take a faster twist than 1:8?

Unless I’m mistaken, they still make a 105gr gr in 6mm. Not a “hunting” bullet but I have used it on antelope and it did the job. They also make 108gr Eld-m as well as 110gr a-tip. You’re more likely to see a 115gr-120gr Eld-m from Hornady than a 105gr from Nosler IMO. Nosler is about 3 steps...

Doubtful, haven’t released anything worth noting in many years.

I always either use Murphy precision 1913 pic base/pic rings(There’s several good ones) or DNZ base/rings. I love both, the DNZ are substantially lighter being made of aluminum.

I saw that as well. Unfortunately, they really ding you with shipping basically bringing it to the same price range I usually see it….

That is one FAT sea lion! The salmon seem to be treating it well…

Got home a few days ago with this Antelope buck. Best one I’ve got to date. Not very tall and front cutters aren’t notable, but has a trash point and heavy mass. 425yds with a 7mm REM mag, 180gr Eld-M.

I’m not entirely sure but, I just used 4 points for the toughest hunt I’ve been on to date. Yes, my friend and I were both successful on bucks but it was about the same as what I’ve experienced on leftover tags 10 years ago. I’d expect that you could do pretty well with 15 points but my guess...

You should forget about developing anything RL for the time being unless you already know what you’re doing. H4350 is very good in .243 for 90 gr bullets… heavier and I’d lean to IMR 7828sc and H1000 personally but H4831 is good as well and there’s others in that range that I haven’t tried.

I know that Molly coating has really fallen out of favor but from my experience, I have seen no difference in pressure between molly coated mono’s and load data for uncoated bullets. I’m most cases, I’m pushing beyond max published data by a grain or two of powder before finding pressure signs...

I’ve clocked 140gr E-tips at 3300fps out of my 7 mag. Accuracy wise, 3300fps was OK and could maybe be tuned but 3250fps was a bit better right out of the gate. I haven’t spent any time dialing the E-tips in, only looked for the max load.