Recent content by xphunter

Excellent

Do you have a 20 MOA sloped picatinny rail or rings that can achieve the same? If so, you would add 20 MOA to your 31 MOA. Having 50 MOA of internal adjustment lets you go a long way. If, you have a good reticle, you can go even further.

Excellent!

@Cneelk , Garmin is the way to go...Easy Peasy!

7mm Dakota (Little less than a 28 Nos) with 180's @ 2886. Velocity is slower (Shorter Barrel) but the powder charge is close to a Nosler. Holland Brake again.

26 Nosler with 147's Holland brake

Hard to say, but a good solid bottomed brake should reduce 50-60%. Even that is a perception. A brake does a much better job than a suppressor. The more gas you have, the better the brake should work, as you have more gas to let the brake work.

Good thinking...

You may want to experiment with a mandrel to expand. Use a Wilson type seat die with a arbor press. Main thing is what it is doing on the target consistently

On deer sized game, I don't think it matters, even going up in size, the 165 being bonded will handle it, and the 180 BT should work as well...Shooter's Choice!

Thanks! I am spoiled, and I know it.

Not me. I would go with the 140 though, if it was me.

I use Salmon River myself, and I like light trigger and quality muzzle brakes. Borden clone Alpine XP-100 action, 25-284 (7.5T) Bartlein Carbon barrel, Dell trigger (Under a pound), Holland Radial baffle brake, and a shortened SRS rail.

The 28 will definitely have a shorter throat life than the other cartridges you mentioned, but everything has it positives and negatives. A shorter barrel life is not a problem on a hunting rifle in my opinion. How many rounds a year would you likely shoot it, once your initial load development...