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+1 to what the other posters have said. I used the 200 gr Hornady spire point to kill a whitetail doe 2 years ago and it was very decisive. If you elect to go with the 358, 3 or 4 months ago Midsouth Shooters Supply had a run of Hornady 358 brass. Ron

Blkram, you are 100% right. I was going off what the dealer told me, but when I looked at the box, it was not a pre-81. In researching the serial number I found it was made in 1981, the first year of the revamped version. Ron

It is for times and occasions like this that calculators were invented. Large key and display versions, of course. Happy birthday, Dr. Mike! Ron

This is the rifle my wife got me for Christmas. It was a complete surprise. I had seen it in a gunshop, mentioned it in passing, and a few days later she stopped on her way home from work and bought it. Today I got around to installing a scope. I chose a Leupold VX-III, 3,5-10x40 I already had...

I have a Tikka T1x 22 LR that I like very much. It has shot everything I've put in it very well, but really likes the Lapua Super Match for sheer grouping. Ron

A pre '81 Browning BLR in 308 from my wife.

Not that I ever heard. The ones that were grossly deformed in some manner were scrapped. It's been several years since I heard, but that's what the standards used to be.

Usually it's something cosmetic like a dark spot in the jacket material. Sometimes it's a weight issue. If I remember correctly, Sierra uses a .2 grain variance, high or low, from the bullet weight to make it a second. Ron

I used mine last year to shoot a medium sized doe at about 80ish yds. Ammo was a handload using the same Hornady bullet that had shown excellent accuracy at the range. It was a bang, flop, kick, kick, done, kind of hunt and the internal damage was similar to Dan's description. No bullet...

I have primarily used mine for whitetail as that is all the big game we have to hunt where I live. I have tried several different loads (no issues) but use mostly Sierra factory loads with their 150 gr Gamechanger. This is because I could get the ammo cheap, and it shoots sub-MOA from my rifle...

^^^^This^^^ I have two Tikkas in 6.5 PRC, one stepson has a Sauer S100, the other has a Bergara, and I originally had a Mauser M18. No issues with any and 98.5 % of the brass used is Hornady. We all use the "standard" Hornady dies so that isn't a factor. I/we have no actual experience with...

My 17 year old grandson decided he wanted to try deer hunting this fall. He completed the hunter safety course on his own and went to the range with family members to test several rifles to see which one he liked best. He chose my Tikka T3x in 6 5 PRC. I loaded some Sierra 130 TMKS (not...

This is the doe I shot a few days ago. The hole on the right is the inny, the left is the outty. 140 TGK Sierra factory load, 6.5 Creedmoor. Ron

I had two days off work this week and hunted with my two stepsons on a farm owned by their uncle. On Tuesday I whiffed on a big buck but killed a doe at about 125 yds. She ran about 30 yds and piled up. Wednesday this 10 pt (11 if you count the little kicker) and another ran out in front of...

A short update. I took the 7600 to the range with some Norma 130 gr factory loads and some reloads. It didn't care for the Norma, the groups were minute of deer but nothing to get excited about. It really liked my 130 BT hand load. I loaded it with RL-16 per some Sierra data but it didn't meet...

Backcast, there's not much I can say that others haven't. I would add, however, that the opportunity to hunt with a firearm that has sentiment and feeling attached is not something everyone gets to experience. I have, and I'm so happy you were fortunate in so many ways. I hope the feeling and...

Bruce, what year was it made? Ron

I have one of Howie's hedge calls and I can assure you he is not overstating how nice they are. If you're a turkey hunter, or want to be, getting one of his calls is a step in the right direction. Ron

I had one of those, too, Fotis , but my oldest stepson talked me out of it. I still have an early Model 760 30-06 and a Grice Wholesale special edition black synthetic in .280 Remington. Ron

Thanks, Gerry!