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The Fed 210M primers are not magnum primers they are "Match" primers.

That seems like a pretty large spread on the flyer, but just on a lark, I would try switching primers. A number of years back I had a custom 6mm Remington built primarily for long range prairie dog shooting. It has a heavy stalinless Shilen barrel, a McMillen stock, a Jewel triger, etc. It...

Hey, that guy is not happy or anything, is he? Great bull, congratulations!

Bruce, if you will reread my post you will find I listed the ambient temperature as probably 70 degrees. I will have to do this some time when the ambient temp is a lot hotter, we get plenty of 100 plus days around here.

Interesting thread, to be sure. Lots of opinions, most consistant with what we have heard before. About three years ago I did a little study with my 25-06 just to see what cold ammo would do. I loaded up several powders with the 100 grain Nosler Partition. Half of each batch I kept at...

Well, for starters, I would not choose an 80 grain Ballistic Tip for use on deer. It is designed for varmint hunting. The 90 grain version you have ordered will be a much better choice. The first thing I would try with either bullet would be a slower burning powder, something on the order of...

Colin, I live in Hanford and do most of my hog hunting east of Sanger where my dad has some connections. We sometimes go over to Parkfield or San Miguel and hunt with a guide, but mostly we just hunt these hogs as they come out of orange groves in the morning going back to where they spend the...

Like you, I live in central California and like you, I am a huge Nosler fan. I hate the idea of the government telling me what bullets I can use, come on! But, I have to admit I have had good success with the Barnes TSX bullets. In my 25-06 I have had good success on coyotes and wild hogs...

Well, this is a sort of multifacited post you have started here, but I do have some comments. In regard to the 115 grain Ballistic Tip, I have had great success with it in my 25-06. I have a 24 inch barrel and run that bullet at about 3150 fps. I have shot several antelope with it and the...

longranger; My load for the 80 grain Sierra Blitz in my 6mm Remington consists of: W-W case Fed 210M primer 47.5 grains IMR 4831 Sierra 80 Blitz OAL 2.88 " Sierra only shows about 3100 for this load but with my 26 inch custom barrel I get a little over 3400 fps. This load shoots consistant 5...

I too, have an aftermarket custom barrel with a 1 in 12 twist. I did it that way sort of out of nostalgia. I grew up shooting a Remington 722 chambered in .244 Remington that had a 1 in 12 twist. My current 6mm Remington shoots quite well with just about any bullet under 90 grains. My...

I live in cental California but took a little road trip this week to the Paso Robles region of the state to do a little wine tasting and go over to the coast for some fresh fish. I did my usual and hit three of my favorite gun stores in the region. Much to my surprise they all had a good...

The only gun I have seen that went to Hill Country came back shooting VERY well, indeed. It was a Weatherby MK V Ultralight chambered in .257 Wby Mag and it would not shoot for shit! Weatherby basically did not want to hear about it, so much for their 1.5 inch group with factory ammo bullshit...

Barnes does make a 36 grain Varmint Grenade which might work in your buddies gun. The Varmint Grenade bullets are very long for their weight and the 50's are obviously not going to work in that gun.

I have a friend who wants to take his shotgun deer hunting in an area near here where shotguns with slugs are required. He has a Model 870 Remington in 12 guage. Due to these stupid California laws he will have to shoot copper slugs in the darned thing. Our question is, what the heck choke...

The 200 grain Ballistic Tip bullet is an excellant choice for hogs in your .338 Win Mag. I have shot several wild hogs with that bullet and performance has been excellant. Only one ran anywhere at all, he was lung shot on a dead run and kept going maybe 50 yards then keeled over, big boar...

Antelope_Sniper, that is interesting to be sure because the 250 Sierra's I was relating to were made 20 years ago, or more, as well. Just a prime example of different experiences people will have with the same bullets. As to the comment about what's not to like about the Accubond, nothing...

This is a good thread, but I have to take exception to Antelope_Sniper's comment about the 250 grain Sierra in the .338 Win Mag. I have shot a number of deer with the 250 grain Game King with my .338 Win Mag and performance has been great. My dad has killed several using that bullet in his 340...

You should like the 270 Winchester Short Magnum. I have one that I like very much. I have quite a few rifles and probably would not have bought a 270 WSM, but I won one in a raffle at a dinner a few years back. It is a Winchester Model 70, one of the last to come out before the old plant...

My all time favorite load for my 25-06 utilizes a Remington case, a WLR primer, 54 grains of IMR 4831, and the Nosler 100 grain Partition. I have shot some great groups with this load and the velocity is 3400 fps. I have shot a bunch of coyotes, antelope, deer, and wild hogs with this load...