I was having this problem of opening my gun safe in the garage and seeing so many rifles that I just don't have time to shoot. What should I do with them? Maybe sell a couple? I didn't quite know.
Then it dawned on me. Put them in the gun safe in the basement. That way when I open the safe in...
Varget 42.5 gr with the 200 gr E-tip. Shoot well in my Sako and I have not pushed up the charge.
It is a great looking bullet. I shot a smaller black bear this spring and it was dead in it's tracks.
Eric
338 Federal would be a really nice jump. As stated previously more frontal diameter not a magnum recoil. 210 gr and below bullets shoot well
Tikkas are good shooters I have several. I have a couple Tikka wood stocks floating around to shorten when one of the kids is ready.
Doesn't take a...
Planning to archery hunt elk in Oregon but this dry summer is going to shut things down on the timber company lands even before the season opens. Last year, the closed they areas I hunt to all access during the middle of archery.
Found this bullet test on the Hornady gummy tip. Wonder what effect having side holding the jugs has upon the test?
Would like to find a few boxes of the Hornady 200 gr FP but there out out of production
http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewt ... 41#p251141
I have a few Whelens sitting around. My latest is a Tikka T3 bored into a Whelen
Nice shooter and easy on the packing shoulder. Little push on the shooting shoulder but with a Whelen...... it only takes one shot.
I have an Encore with 14 inch barrels in 223 and 7mm-08
Just got it a few months ago. The 7mm-98 seems to shot 120 gr BT well and tomorrow is first range day for the 223.
I have been trying to learn more about the Hornady FTX. There are a few cast bullet options also
Guess will just have to try it out the FTX. It shoots the factory loads pretty well, little better thanks reloading. Think it is a crimping thing on my reloads
The rifle....
The cartiridges 338 Federal with 200gr E-tip, 338 Federal with 185 Barnes and on the right is a 338 Marlin Express with a 200 gr Flex Tip for use in a lever gun.
Marlin lever gun with a Leupold 2-7x33 scope.
Took two spring bears trips this year and ended up with two bears.
Bear #1 - Oregon coast area where we have been going for several years. Terrain is steep and really think brush. Weather - wet and wet. Plan was for 4 days of hunting. I arrived later Sunday evening than I had hoped, just...
Only drew a deer tag in the unit adjacent to my brothers property in Klamath County.
Put in for some hard to draw elk tags, thinking that I would archery hunt regardless
Only concern is with all this dry weather, not sure what will be open to public access in the later part of the summer. Many...
thanks for the feedback. One of the LGS had a used one for a decent price, but it just did not pull at me enough. For iron sites, I will stay with my Winchester Big Bore 375 Win.