XPHunter,
I have been jealous of your XP's for some time. I have 3 on the project list awaiting their time in the sandbox. I'll be looking you up for input then.
I purchased a Death Grip Bog Pod specifically for supporting my Pig whacking gun in the blind. It has a thermal scope & I cannot look thru the eyepiece for the duration of the hunt......staring into the dark. The scope has the Bluetooth feature enabling me to watch the activity on my iPad. With...
My daughter left our home in Texas after her USAF service & moved to Utah with her spouse and my only grandchild. Up to that point she was my wingman in every hunting venue. I'm proud for you guys that can still enjoy hunting time with your children.
I used 4064 30 years back with my 308. Retired my 308 in 1985 in pursuit of bigger & better. I have now returned to my first love. I started new load development with 4064 and found I did not care for the sharp recoil of it with 150's. I tried Varget with 48.5 gr and though it will shoot one...
My Sako 85 300 WSM will not shoot 150 gr bullets under 1 moa. But, at 1 moa, it will stack them up all day long. One moa is a hard pill for me to swallow. Can’t argue with consistency though. It will shoot 165 gr bullets under 1/2 moa very consistently. “You can’t always get what you want. But...
Due to the ever-present prospect of bullet availability I laid in a supply of 150 gr Hornady Interlock BTSP’s & SP’s. My 308’s shoot them both admirably. I have plenty of Accubonds & Ballistic Tips, but those are for serious work. The Interlocks kill WT’s with authority. So, until the stupid gun...
You buy cheap you get cheap. Winchester cases split the necks just as you experienced about half the time. Remingotn brass is softer and much more forgiving.
I use the O.T.I.S. cleaning kit. The flexible cable style rods are great. It all folds into a very small package. It yielded all of my stiff, pain in the butt, screw together rods that always came unscrewed at the joints, obsolete!!
Have never looked back and was glad to shed those Ugly Sticks.
Barnes bullets are useless to me. They advertise a lot but they don't perform a lot. They always shed their petals. By nature of their construction they CANNOT expand much beyond caliber diameter.
THe only ones I have are examples I dug out of the berm at the shooting range to show people how...
Ruger 77's are awesome rifles. You cannot buy a more high quality & accurate shooting iron for the money. Mine is the All Weather in 280 Remington and it shoots 1/2'' out of the box even WITH its 8# trigger pull.
Can't have too many of them.
The 7 WSM is really nothing more than a 280 Improved in a short action. I think the WSM's are great for medium loads. Once you start stretching them to the limit they will pulverize your shoulder. While I am not offended by the recoil, most people are.
The 7 WSM uses the same charge weights as...