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    What did you use to kill your first deer?

    The day I mentioned above shooting that 5 pt I can distinctly remember it being pretty cold that day. Probably about 32 degrees and when I began to field dress the deer (with guidance) my cold hands burned from the warmth of the bucks innards, lol!!!
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    What did you use to kill your first deer?

    5 pt buck at 11:00AM during KY rifle season. I was using a Remington 700 ADL in .270 with 150 gr winchester powerpoints. Deer dropped dead in his tracks, shot was about 40 yards. I was 13 and I will never forget it!
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    Help me decide on a new rifle caliber

    I already own a 7 mag and cannot justify buying one of the above calibers when already having a 7 mag.
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    Help me decide on a new rifle caliber

    I really do not need a new rifle but I want something different that I do not already have. I currently already have calibers that run the gamete and would suffice for me to hunt anywhere in the world. But, I am a gun nut and I have cabela's points plus gift cards burning a hole in my pocket...
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    Which cartridge do you like so much, you have multiple firearms for it?

    In my safe I have multiple's of 7-08 (one for my son and one for the rest of the family) 6.5 creedmoor (one for me and one for my daughter) 243 22LR Muzzleloader 12 gauge shotgun
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    6.5 CM 130gr bullet test, Part 5 - Conclusion

    Brian, my brother and I have had some decent results with the SST. My wife killed a buck with a neck shot out of 243 using 95gr SST. My brother tried the 130 SST in my nephew's 270. Ended up taking two bucks with the load. One buck ran 30 yards and died and the other ran about 75 yards with an...
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    30-06

    I too have tried to work up a load for 180 e tip in 30-06. Could not get them to group worth a darn. Got tired of messing with them and left them on the shelf with 15-20 bullets left in the box.
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    Grand powder and the .270 150 Grain Ballistic Tip

    I do not have quickload but Hodgon reloading data suggest starting charge of 57 grains with a max charge of 61.6 grains for a 150 grain hornady bullet. I am betting if you stay within those parameters you will be fine.
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    Need a dedicated deer blind rifle - Update

    Worked up the first reloads for the new rifle. 39gr of IMR 4895 and a 120gr Nosler Ballistic Tip produced the 4 shot group in the picture. Velocity was 2810. The recoil was darn near non-existent with the suppressor on the rifle. This is one of the best groups that I have ever shot. I am super...
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    150 vs. 165 (edited)

    I can get 3100+ fps out of my 308 with TAC or BL-C2 and get excellent accuracy using the 130 TTSX.
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    150 vs. 165 (edited)

    I have shot 2 deer with a 308, both were bucks with shot distances at around 80 yards. I used Barnes 130 TTSX. One buck ran 15 yards with complete pass thru and excellent blood trail. The other buck DRT with the bullet traveling through both shoulders and sticking out of the hide on the opposite...
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    Need a dedicated deer blind rifle - Update

    I hear ya! Yesterday was the first shooting I have done in months. My job and the kids sports schedules are keeping me super busy. Heck I need to cook up reloads so I have some stuff to test out.
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    Need a dedicated deer blind rifle - Update

    So I had a Ruger American 243 (different rifle than I originally posted on) that buddy wanted for his son. I sold him the scoped rifle and 3 boxes of ammo for $400. I had my daughter's savage axis 6.5 CM that I did originally post about and took that rifle and traded it in to buy a Ruger...
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    QL request 7-08

    The 120 Nosler BT with 43 gr of H4895 has accounted for several deer in my freezer and a couple on the wall!
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    QL request 7-08

    H4895 with 120 gr pills is the easy button for my 7-08!
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