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To be honest I haven't shot ot loaded for the .243 for a very long time. I don't even remembe what powder I used with the 100 gr. Hornady SP. Onde reason is I gave the one I had away to the son of a friend. He was one of the kids I took ook out an their first deer hunt. He fell in love with the...

Not in a 7-08 but I rin the 140 gr. BT anf 150 gr, PT in a 7x57 Mauser chambered Winchester M70 Featherweight. I got 2800 FPS with the 140 and 2880, reduced to 2800 because of potential pressure signs. Accuracy was great ring .75" or less, with either bullet. Powder for the 140 gr was W760 and...

Electronic powder measures are nice until they're not I have two Chargemastersm a probably 12 to 15 years old 1500 and a Chargemaster Lite. Both with a stable supply of electricity work just fine. About a year before I had a bad car wreck that has prevented me from hunting or shooting something...

I usually use an RCBS Chargemaster 1500 or their Chargmaster Lite, then check with an electronc scale every once in a while, usually every fifth charge. Every tenth chargeis checked the same way with the addition of the use of and RCBS beam scale to double check. That's for rifle. Handguns I use...

Probably 90% of my local desert or mountain treks were just day trips to get away from it all for a day of two. Probably a good handgun and knife just as a matter of course. U sed to carry a compass but on one deer hunt I started off 90 degrees perpendicular to and east/west two track heading...

I did a test a few years ago running 180 gr; Winchester power point ammo in .308 Win. and 30-06. Both rifles had 22" barrels. I don't remember the exact velocity received but the surprise was the .308 was 20 FPS FASTER than the 30-06. it was something like 2610 for the 06 and 2630 for the...

I've never tried doing the Northern Light mostly because I don't think they've happened down here in Tucson. However, what I suggested is what I would try should I ever have the opportunity. I have done some free lancing and have sold pictures to some national magazines. Just haven't done...

I'm not familiar with your camera and mine are all film 35 MM and a couple of 2.5x2.25 and a 2,5x2.25 size. (Japanese Rolliflex copies and a Mamiya 6x7.) They use 120 film size. If I was in a position to take phots of the northern lights I'd try using a tripod in possible and set the shutter at...

I understand completely. I've been biting my tongue so many times lately that it'd quite sore. Paul B.

I think they would have to request as assist from local Leo or maybe US Marshalls. Otherwise it might get a touch spicy for them. Paul B.

THe only bolt acton 30-30 I own is a Winchester M54. Found it at a gun show and the guy was asking $600. I offered $400 which didn't make him too happy. I pointed out the well worn stock and lack of factory bluing and that the rifle looked like it had been rode hard and put away wet and finally...

I remember when the .308 came out and my thought was, "It's just a 30-06 want to be." Fast forward to 1973 and I'm facing the fact that traipsing up and down a 9500 foot MSL mountain with a 9.5 1903A3 Bubba 30-06 Springfield was betting to be too much for this extremely heavy chain smoker. The...

Many years ago Winchester came out with Winchester Magnum Rifle (WMR) powder. I tried some in my .270 Win., an FN Mauser with 24" barrel. A nice man at the range let me run the load I'd worked up with WMR and the average velocity was 2,999 FPS for five shots. The groups was just slightly larger...

Sorry for your loss. Paul B.

Frankly speaking, I don't think it's allowed anywhere. Years ago, there was a TV play of 1984. One thing they kept saying was, "Big Brother is watching you." You usually saw it as a poster onthe wall with a picture that looked an awful lot like Ronald Reagan did whn he was a lot older. The...

I've run the 220 gr. Sierra Pro-Hunter from a Winchester M70 22" for a bit over 2300 FPS. The same load from a Ruger M77 RSI 18.5" barrel was a bit over 2200 FPS The load data is from an earlier version of the One Load/One caliber book. Powder is W760, Winchester brass and WLR primer. I use a...

Try looking for a Winchester M54 sometime. I snagged one in 30-30 for $400. Thr stock id literally devoid of finish, bluing is AWOL but the bore is as shiny as a brand new silver dime. It came with a factory install Redding receiver sight. I've been offered a little $900 for the gun but it's my...

Prayers sent. Paul B.

I had a shot like that only it was maybe 9 or 10 in the morning. An Arizona Mule Deer standing about 250 yards out next to some brush. One shot from a Ruger M77 RSI running 165 gr. Speer Hot Cores at 2550 MV and deer down and done. Bullet hit just slightly below the neck, went the length of the...

When I started loading for my custom .280 Rem. I looked for RL22 as that was supposed to give good speed and accuracy in the .280. No such luck so when I checked my load manuals I saw that IMR7828 would come at 24 FPS slower that RL22 I decided to give it a try. I got the speed but not the...