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I hope the link works. This is a video where Ron Spomer compares the 7x57 against the .270 Win. He mentions that handloaders can load the 7x57 well past published loads but says it's not a god idea, then does the comparison of the two cartridges using 150 gr. bullets. Note the speed of the 150...

.22 LR 330-30 .308 .270 30-06 .35 Whelen .375 H&H .357 Mag. .44 Mag. Paul B.

Glad to hear that it's working out. I had colon cancer and about six month or so ago the doc said I was in complete remission. He'll probably have to be tested for about 3 to 5 years. That's where I'm at right now. "We can clone a dire wolf but we can’t cure cancer….." I've heard rumors the...

There was a man who worked for the California Game & Fish dept, that went on a guided hunt for a Mountain Lion in ANOTHER state. He got his cat and when his mount arrived from the taxidermist he posted a picture on a hunting site. California Fish & Game fired him from his job. I understand he...

My first hunts were done with a borrowed Wimnchster M94 in 30-30. At age 16 in 1954 I started handloading ammo, mostly with cast lead bullets. It's a long story so i'll just say I had some fantastic mentors that out up with me. Christmas 1954 it got a new rifle, a JC Higgins M50 in 30-06. Like...

"Be careful of what you wish for" is an old saying that those if California need to think about and heed. First, "Save the Mountain Lions", then "Bring back the wolves" and now they want to bring back the Grizzly Bear. Won't be too much longer before the citizens of California become the latest...

Congratulations on your first bear. Good choice on the .35 Whelen. It's one of my favorite cartridges for big game. "perhaps the currently impossible to find 220gr HotCor FP, or even one of the 200gr RNSPs." I could be wrong but I think those 220 gr. Hot Cores were discontinued a few years...

It may have been. I shot my first centerfire in 1949 and began reloading ammo in 1954. The 30-30 both times. I soon graduated to a 30-06 by 1955. Been handloading ammo ever since. Paul B.

Favorite firearms? Probably all of them. Rifles? Single shot? Ruger #1 in .300 Win Mag. Bolt action? Just about anything based on the 98 Mauser. Currently a1909 Argentine Mauser custom with DWM Mauser action, caliber .280 Rem. Metal work by Randy...

It's not all that difficult. Just go slow and gentle. If you're using a sizing die to do the job, don't forget to lube the case first. You'll be glad you did. If you have a universal decapping die, that's even better. You won't have to mess with case lube. Crimped primes are not all that hard. A...

We're reasonably cool right now, more at seasonal norms. About a week ago though we were running in the mid to upper 90s and hit 101 one day. I've got to get my A?C up and running pretty soon. Paul B.

I've had several rifles rebarreled using Douglass barrels. I don't recall any metal flakes during initial clean up after shooting. It could be that my gunsmith did a thorough cleaning after test firing and finally releasing the barrel to my possession. Paul B.

Guess I'm a bit prejudiced in favor of the Winchester M94 and its variations. Most favored is a 94 carbine made in 1911 that originally belonged to my Great grandfather. Just a plain old 30-30. I have another that I use for a shooter made around 1979 or 1980. Number two favorite is a Model 64...

My .280 Rem. is based on a 1909 Argentine Mauser by DWM in Germany. Barrel is a 24" Douglass. The rifle was built by the now retired Sterling Davenport. The only bullet I've done any hanloading with for that rifle is the now discontinued Speer Grand Slam. (Older two core version) I have yet to...

For some time now I've really started to have a thing for the 7x57. At the same time t has so far been a jinx round for me. I lost the first deer I ever shot with one and that goes for the second deer I hit as well. Spot number three goes to my planning to use one on an elk hunt and was headed...

I've never even seen a Whitetail Deer except for one night on a Texas back road traveling to hook up with stepdaughter and her husband. However I have seen more than a few California coastal Blacktail deer which most of the time aren't that big. I've seen quite a few Mule Deer though and have...

I've played with the 7x57 off and on over a number of years starting with the first one back in 1973. Unfortunately, I got P.O.ed when I shot a deer with the gun and lost it, so I sold the gun off as fast as I could. The fault was not in my shooting as it was a standing broadside shot at an...

I'll admit I've killed the most game (deer) with the 30-06. The .308 is probably in second place. Only one antelope to my name and was with the .270 although there are a few deer to the .270's credit. On elk, one 30-06, one .300 Win. Mag. and six with the .35 Whelen. The two cartridges I was...

Well, then take a look at the Ruger RSI in .308. The barrel is slightly shorter at 18.5" but based on my usage, a tang safety version, it will still slay deer to at least 250 Yards. That's the longest shot I've taken with my RSI rifle. Paul B.

"Without pushing the limits 3250 fps shouldn’t be hard to attain. If 3250 won’t do it I can’t see 3350 saving the day. I’m hard pressed getting a c&c bullet to stand up to 270 Win velocities." A good friend is a .270 freak from the get go and hunts with the standard .270 as well as the .270...