Holly crap what a mess! I suspect you might have said a cuss word or two under your breath. Now your new shelves look just like something my father might make. Everything he made was stout stout stout. I think I pretty much took right after him in that respect.
As for your new 270...
Good neighbors are hard to come by. Good like minded hunters are even scarcer. Put the two together and it's a heck of a loss for all. Knowing good people like that is pretty special.
As Guy noted my son does use it in his 6mm Remington and has killed 2 antelope one shot each, one mule deer buck one shot, and a large cow elk at 350 yards one shot. It has expanded nicely as noted by the damage and has penetrated very well. It shoots accurately as well.
Pretty sure his...
My son has used his 6mm Remington with great success using 90 gr. Nosler E-Tips! They have worked very well on antelope, deer, and a big old cow elk. I would suggest you give the E-Tips a try.
I would use the 90 gr. E-Tip in your 243.
150 gr. E-Tip in your 308.
Year number 46 in a row for moose and bighorn sheep and a big ZERO once again. I purchase the bonus point every year when I apply also, and I usually spend $100.00 or so for SuperTag chances on moose, sheep, goat, and still no luck. Took me 33 years to draw a mountain goat tag. No goat...
Best All-around - .30-06 Springfield
Best Whitetail Deer - 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser
Best Mule Deer - 280 Remington
Best Elk - 300 WSM
Best Moose - 338-06
Best Grizzy/Black Bear - 338 Winchester
Best Black Bear - 7x57 Mauser
Best Antelope - 6mm Remington
Best Sheep/Mountain Goat - 280AI
Best...
Pretty amazing story Guy! I have never doubted what a black bear could do to a person. Thankfully I've never had a bad encounter. Quite a few years ago when I was working a day shift on Patrol for the Sheriff's Office we got a call from a residence north of town about 15 miles. During the...