Recent content by mustanggt

I agree 100%. I just killed my first deer with this cartridge in a M70 FWT with 24" barrel. I got 3084fps out of it and it did the number on my buck. I have always had a real affection for this "magic" caliber. 6.5mm bullets just seem to perform beyond their small diameter. Good job on your...

Something else that gave me a lot of satisfaction was the load I developed for this rifle. I found a target that said the grouping was .491" in addition to the .679" grouping. I have taken a lot of pride in the fact that I worked very hard in load development and practice with this rifle and it...

Thank you for all the good comments. I am getting real excited for next year as I think back on this past week. I am so glad I made this hunt. It truly is a dream come true. I was never able to do this sort of thing over the years due to raising a family and being involved in their activities...

We had six deer on Thursday hanging in the skinning shed. Everyone this week got deer except a young gal who was diy hunting with her dad.

Dale offers a lot of different hunts such as bear, turkey and mountain lion in addition to the deer. He offers Elk and moose and hound hunting for cats in ID, MT, UT. I am going to try to make this late buck hunt on my schedule for as long as I am able.

Thanks for all the good words fellas. I've got the bug now and will have many more hunts in my future.

I just got home from my first deer hunt. I can't thank Dale and his crew at Bearpaw Outfitters enough for their hard work and dedication to my goal of getting my first deer. I highly recommend them to anyone considering a hunt like this. After a hearty lunch Brian and I headed back out to...

Thanks for the good words fellas. I appreciate it. Full report on my return of course.

Classy and Classic at the same time. No doubt it will always be with you.

My first deer hunt starts tomorrow. Hope all goes well. Really looking forward to it. Wish me luck. Thanks all.

No surprise about that in this state or any other for that matter. The little guy has no voice or lobbyist like corporations and rich political donors. My $50 bucks to whatever candidate pales in comparison to what cash those people can lay out. Oh and let's not forget Mr. Wolf either. He's got...

Top and middle 45/70, bottom 50/90.

These are mine. I sold the 75 to a friend.

85gr is the overflow capacity figure. That makes it look even worse. I have run other data through it and it's right in the ball park but not with this one. WEIRD!!!

Chrony is accurate with other known loads but could still be the culprit. I did measure case capacity. Is there a block to enter my numbers? My Hornady 8 manual says 51.7 is start load at 2800fps. My load is right where it should be per the Hornady load table. That's why I'm confused. I used the...