In my BLRs, I had great success with Hornady 200 g FTX and 47 g IMR3031, 200 g Sierra SPRN and 53 g TAC, Barnes 225 g TSX and 43 g A2015 or 52 g WW748, Nosler 225 g AB and 47 g Varget, Nosler 225 Partition and either 47.5 g W748 or 45.5 g A2495, Sierra 225 g SBT and 41.5 g 10X or 45 g TAC. Most...
Dan, I've owned two BLRs chambered in .358 Win. Sorry I don't have one now, though I do own Ruger chambered in that cartridge. I have taken bison, black bear, mule deer, and elk with a BLR. It is a sweet handling bundle of energy.
Don, It's always hard to say "Goodbye." It's somewhat easier when we say our Goodbye to one who accomplished something of note. Some people live a life; some people make a memorable life. It sounds as if the Major provided one of those memorable lives that enriched all who knew him.
I have file, shrimp, chicken (or ruffed grouse), and lots of rice. No swamp water (I have to substitute muskeg wTer) and no andouille sausage (I have to substitute Ukrainian sausage). I do ha have a good selection of spices, and because of the influx of South Asian immigrants, there is okra...
Cartridge : .270 Win. (SAAMI)
Bullet : .277, 130, Nosler BalTip 27130
Useable Case Capaci: 63.835 grain H2O = 4.145 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 3.340 inch = 84.84 mm
Barrel Length : 22.0 inch = 558.8 mm
Predicted Data for Indicated Charges of the Following Powders...