Recent content by DrMike

A satisfying meal any time.

You go girl! Gil needs to surrender his claim to that rifle, Susan.

A solid rifle that can be a real sleeper. The price seems to be great from where I'm sitting.

Witnessed a man shoot an endangered mountain caribou. He insisted it was a large deer. In his case, it was poor training in game identification compounded by the fact that he was awakened from a sound afternoon sleep and the beast standing only a matter of feet from him watching what to the...

Thanks for the reminder. You've been through the wringer. Sounds as if you managed to come out mostly whole on the other side. Good to have you aboard.

Some would recommend soaking the cases in oil. I haven't found that to be necessary. I use a decapping die lowered firmly but gently sufficient to punch out the primer. I do advise wearing safety goggles, avoiding bending over the case. You can always pull the trigger on a case in you...

Either bullet will accomplish your goal. I have used both from a 7mm RM to take elk, moose, and lesser game. Your 38 Nosler will serve as a serious platform for the launch of either bullet.

I empathise, brother. The foolishness of our youth does have a way of catching up to us. The many years of wading glacial streams wearing blue denim waders has contributed to the present condition I am enjoying. :unsure: 😕

I can certainly emphasise about back injuries. My back was broken in three places when I and a truck took turns jumping on one another, The truck got the last jump. I managed for a good number of years, but in the last two years the old injury has begun catching up to me. At the range this...

Enablers? Here? Surely you jest! I can't imagine such things happening here, of all places!

Just give it time. There'll be rifles looking for those bullets. And there is a strange magnetic attraction between dies and rifles you haven't purchased yet. :unsure:

Here in northern BC, we say we have nine months of winter and three months of hard sledding. It has, however, been a mild winter this year. it is a delightful spring at the moment. (Hopefully, I didn't jinx our weather by making that comment.) I even managed to vote in the advance poll for...

Cartridge : .280 Rem. Bullet : .284, 175, Nosler Accubond LR 58517 G7 Useable Case Capaci: 57.014 grain H2O = 3.702 cm³ Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 3.330 inch = 84.58 mm Barrel Length : 22.0 inch = 558.8 mm Predicted Data for Indicated Charges of the Following Powders...

Here are combinations that may work for you. Cartridge : .280 Rem. Bullet : .284, 175, Nosler PART SP 35645 Useable Case Capaci: 58.781 grain H2O = 3.817 cm³ Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 3.330 inch = 84.58 mm Barrel Length : 22.0 inch = 558.8 mm Predicted Data for Indicated...

Welcome aboard. Your 280 will serve you well for about any game you will hunt in NA. BlkRam was spot on in the advice he gave. You can find data for 175 grain pills, but the 160 will serve you very well. I reviewed my data logs on three 280s I've owned and shot, and found I have never loaded...