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Well yesterday was our last day to hunt Deer here in Tennessee. It was the end of a special anterless season for landowners and leased land. I was able to kill another doe with the 180 BT load from my 30-06. I am more than pleased with this bullet and the performance. It puts the smack down on...

I've had good success with CCI 250 Primers in my 30-06. My good friend in Colorado that I hunt Elk with has used them in his 300 Win Mag for a lot of years too. Use them with confidence. :wink: Don

Great report and thanks for putting the time into it. My nephew in Colorado shoots a 300 Win Mag. He switched from Barnes Bullets to the Nosler 190 ABLR. He has killed 3-4 Elk now with this bullet and stated it is lethal on Elk!! This report makes me want to try the 210 ABLR in my 300 RUM now...

I don't have the disease as bad as some of you. I'm set on powder and primers and brass, bullets now I'm very thin compared to you all!! :wink: Don

Guy, Correction on my 180 BT load it's not 2775 fps but 2783 fps to be exact. My powder charge is 58.0 with H4350 powder. Don

Guy, Correction on my 180 BT load it's not 2775 fps but 2783 fps to be exact. My powder charge is 58.0 with H4350 powder. Don

Guy, I tried all the powders you listed this past fall during load development for my 180 BT. I use Winchester brass with CCI250 mag primers. H4350 gave me the best accuracy of all the powders. I could not argue with 2775 fps in that load either from a Rem. 700 22" barrel. When I used RL22 and...

Buy a 35 Whelen!! Doesn't kick like a magnum, has lots of power. Bullet selection is 180-250 depending on bullet manufacturer selected. Easy to reload. Components are reasonable in price. Love my 30-06 but my 35 Whelen has a special place in my heart! You would not be disappointed in this...

I could never get my Buck knives sharp as I wanted until I bought the Lansky 5-stone set up. They are like razors now. But I will say hunting Elk with my nephew in Colorado introduced me to the replaceable blade system that looked impressive!! Don

Growing up in Pennsylvania and deer hunting with my Dad, Uncles and cousins there were a variety of rifles used that had no trouble killing deer. Dad used a custom 8mm Mauser, Uncle 30-06, one cousin had a 32 Special, 243 Winchester was present too. One older gentleman I knew when I was 12-yrs...

Yes sir, it means meat for the freezer! :wink: Don

Our Tennessee rifle Deer season opened here Nov. 19th. First day saw nothing but Doe. Sunday the 20th I saw a few buck with one shooter buck chasing some doe near me, no shot possible. But Sunday evening at 4:15 PM with 20-minutes of shooting light remaining that all changed. Conditions were...

Jerry, The reticle in my opinion is incredible. You are correct, I didn't have any problems seeing it in the declining light condition I experienced at the time. Previous days hunting, before taking the Doe, I was on stand testing the reticle and clarity almost at dark where you could hardly...

Thanks you guys, Guy, That 165 is just plain deadly. Deer are mostly DRT with them too! :wink: Don

Update on the Burris E1 purchased for the 30-06. I took a Doe last week with this set up and I'm happy to report the scope is impressive. For the money its amazingly clear and excellent in low light conditions!! I bought the 4.5 x 14 x 42 version. I shot the deer at 4:20 pm with about 10-minutes...

Ok everyone I'm reporting back on the new 30-06 180 Ballistic tip load going 2783 fps. I killed a doe last week at 75 yards. Uphill, angled broadside shot complete pass through. Entry hole right behind front leg going upward exiting the offside shoulder blade. She was DRT, dropped like a ton of...

The little I did mess around with Hunter powder did show some promise!! Rem. 700 30-06 22" barrel Winchester cases CCI 250 mag primers 165 Ballistic tips Ramshot Hunter 59.0, 60.0 & 61.0 Lots of free bore, seated bullets length of magazine Temps were high 70's to 80- degrees F. Can't...

Truck driver, Just my experience with my 35 Whelen. The 225 AB doesn't seem to give as much damage to deer compared to the 225 PT. Shots have been 35 yds to 65 yds with both bullets. My load is going 2677 fps. Don

Thanks for all the comments. I have a set of 30-06 RCBS dies that have FL & Neck sizing dies in the set. I'm thinking of getting a Forrester Bench rest die set. It seems to me it's a better quality die set compared to RCBS. Don

Is any there any benefit to just neck resizing, speaking only of my 30-06 brass? Is there any accuracy node that neck sizing gives verses full length resizing? Thanks, Don