BestGirlfriend,
It is going to be very difficult to ever match the gift of a Nosler Model 48 chambered in 33 Nosler to your fiancé. He will always treasure that gift.
My wife did a similar thing for me once in that she had a rifle I had being built at a gunsmith engraved for me. See this...
My neighbor bought the 100 Classic XT in 7mm-08 last year. I set it up and sighted it in with factory ammo. We both really like it. His son shot two deer with it last fall. He "would buy again". I would buy if it came in left-handed versions.
I agree with Jim (JD338). Contact Nosler directly and see what they say. They may be able to put one together for you.
Welcome to the forum. Good luck with your search.
Yes, I have used 150 gr, BT's in the 7mm RM with Reloder 23 and achieved excellent accuracy and great terminal performance on whitetail deer.
I have also use 150 gr. ABLR's in the 7mm WSM with Reloder 23 with similar accuracy and terminal performance on whitetail deer.
During fire forming I...
Ernie,
I think there are several things that contribute to the results I have seen with these two bullets:
The jacket is thinner than the AB's in the area of ogive (requiring less force to start engraving).
The long tangent ogive of the bullet results in a more gradually engagement of the...
Ernie, although most people have good results with longer jumps, I have had some good results with about 0.030" jumps with the ABLR. Specifically, 0.030" jumps with the 129 gr. ABLR in the 6.5 Creedmoor, and the 150 gr. ABLR in the 7mm WSM. I can provide targets if you like. I also have an...
Good assessment, Guy. It is amazing how conditions and things change over time. Once I thought I had the perfect combination of rifle and cartridge (for deer hunting), but then I had nerve damage to my shooting eye and had to switch to left-handed shooting. That sure changed things and...