Recent content by TNBillyEarl

This Barred Owl won't move from his spot tonight.

Hypothetically, of course... Let's say you had an accurate rifle and you cut 1 inch off the bbl. And then let's say that rifle no longer consistently grouped any of the loads it used to. Any of them. Can any of the previous data help you sort out where you are or give direction? Must you...

Howie - I thought of you today. I spent my afternoon at the NWTF expo/convention in Nashville. Not once did I pick up a crystal or slate! I know I'm good... -B

I have 2 7mmRMs and 1 WSM. Both of my RMs are more accurate at the max loads with just about every powder/bullet combo I have tried. But I get pressure w/ 160s once I reach 3100 and I don't shoot 175s. . I now shoot both a tad under 3000. But my 7mmWSM is another beast all together. I...

This past November I was in northern Oklahoma hunting deer. Before first light I was hearing an awful scream and dozens of turkeys going crazy with all kinds of gobbles, yelps, and such. I opened up an app called Merlin hoping to catch the sound so it could ID the scream. The next scream...

My wife and I have a saying that is uttered at least twice a week when we compare our days, "You just never know what the day will bring..." Well, today I was fortunate enough to have lunch w/ a Biologist. I have known him on the periphery of life, but no longer. I knew he was an Ecologist or...

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Thanks so much... B

I could never get 4350 or 4831 to consistently work. H1000 and 7828ssc worked very well with 160's and 175's in both my Tikka and 700. If I couldn't get Alliant powders, I would certainly feel good switching my set up over to 7828ssc. -B

Thanks for the suggestion of attaching the tine to mount. When cleaning him up I found he actually had 4 tines broken off. Christmas gave me time to finish him off...

I've just started shooting a new to me 7mmWSM. I had a small bit of RL-23 left around this fall so I loaded 10 rounds of 160g Accubonds for this deer season at 68.0g. It shot very well, but the speed scared me - 3150 ft/sec. More on that here...

More context: I took the red pad off and ground down a Pachmayr 215. I put in a new trigger spring from Ernie the Gunsmith. I reloaded 10 rounds with 66g of RL-23 w/ 160g Accubonds. I figured this would be a generic, published, easy load that might work well. I can't remember if I used...

Like Dan, I acquired a 7mmWSM this year. I haven't dialed it in, but 160g AB were going over 3100 and functionally accurate. The accuracy was adequate, but the terminal performance was amazing. Great morning in the woods... -B

More on this story here: https://forum.nosler.com/threads/todays-deer-was-full-of-surprises.46410/#post-505880 -B

This deer has much character, so much so it is probably worth a short story and a few pics. After a couple of hours sitting on a perfect morning and seeing zero, he snuck right by me upwind. But with the strong wind keeping my scent away he was none the wiser. After a rather poor shot...