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I think the earlier SST's were a lot like the earlier Ballistic Tips and both were quite explosive in some calibers and bullet weights.Now the jackets on both bullets are thicker and stay together a lot better.Congrats on your kills.

I'd like to think that way,but the reality is, foreign companies are taking control of the ammunition market.Endless wars and long term US government and NATO contracts are making it very hard on the public consumer of those products...

I went to my local Academy store this morning and after I did my shopping I went to the gun section to check out their limited reloading supplies.Not much there other than a selection of Hornady bullets.Glanced behind the gun counter and low and behold there was five different powders on...

You know,if a person was just getting interested in hunting,reloading and just shooting,can they afford it.I'm starting to feel like we are the last of a dying breed.Everytime I turn around the prices keep going up and up and up.I wouldn't say I hoarded stuff,but I've accumulated a good supply...

Other things that could give you problems,if the barrel was cut off,could be a crown issue.Another thing could be the stock.I assume the stock was removed.If so make sure the action is not binding,bolts properly torqued,poor bedding,barrel touching the barrel channel of the stock,just to name a...

Some more places to find them. https://www.shootingbot.com/bullets/7mm?s=partition

Those Ruger 1's have really gone up in value.Since yours is unfired,it would really carry a primo price,most likely $1500.00 or more.I'd think twice before changing it from it's original chambering.As for a nice handling 35 Whelen,have you looked at the CVA Scouts in the 35 Whelen?I bought one...

I have two,one is built off a Ruger 77 Tang Safety with a 26" Shaw barrel.The other is a Remington 700 with a 26" Hart barrel.They both shoot about the same.The 308 Norma Mag brass I have is way softer than any brass I've ever used.I have to load a grain or two less with the Norma or I get loose...

I agree with both of you and I have some of the 200gr Accubonds. and may use them next time. Choosing a good stout bullet gives you a little more insurance in getting the job done.I shot a red stag with my 300 Win Mag using a 180gr Ballistic Tip.This one was at 125yds,MV 3140fps,hit onside...

Congrats on your awesome stag!!!

I'd say the brass used in testing is new brass.I've bought thousands of once-fired brass from a ballistic tech who was doing pressure testing.The brass he sold usually was in lots of 250-500 the same headstamp.Most of it was Winchester,Remington or Hornady.I was getting most of the brass I have...

They do have some good stags but they don't advertise hunts anymore.I got in through a friend of the ranch owner.I've hunted there for the last five years.They are considered culls if they don't have the typical three point crown at the tip of the antlers.I don't mind shooting culls,they way...

Texas has a lot of exotic game,mostly in the central part of the state.I'm lucky to have a private ranch about 20 miles from my home in Corpus Christi that lets me hunt their cull stags.I really like the meat and they are a good freezer filler too.

I killed this Red Stag with a 308 Norma Magnum using a 180gr Accubond.I guess you could say this was a good test for the Accubond and shows the importance of using a stout bullet when shooting larger elk type game animals.Hitting heavy bones can happen and really do a number on a bullet.I shot...

Why not contact Winchester and let them know about your issues along with the lot number on the box.I too had some issues with Winchester primers I had bought between 2008 and 2012.I sent back 5,000 and they paid me a little more than what I paid for them or I could have requested them to just...

Here is a thread on the 7mm/300WM https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/just-got-my-7mm-300-win-mag-reamer.207589/

No the 7mm PRC really isn't much different than the 7mag.It is built around Hornady bullets using a faster twist rate barrel on a short action.The issue I have with some of these cartridges is limited manufactures of brass.Next thing you know is,they come up with something new and the cartridge...

I know the 7STW is certainly a step up from the 7mag.It's really fast and seems to hit with a little more authority.It's a lot like a 300 Win Mag,where the 7mag to me is a lot like a good 30-06.I like my 7mag with 150 and 160gr bullets,but I really like the 7STW with 160 and 175 gr bullets.

"As a young man, I read Bob's Book on cartridges and his use of the 7mm Mashburn Super Mag. As I understand it, this is the Mashburn that has even less powder capacity than the Rem Mag, am I wrong?" The Super Mashburn is closer to the 7STW.Actually there were 3 different 7mm Mashburn's. The...

Wow!!! I have only a little over one pound of Reloader 26.Wish I would have bought an 8 pounder.That powder can do amazing things with the right bullet weights.