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Congrats to the young lad on a job well done. I think dad deserves a congrats also for working up a great load and teaching the young lad to hunt. Larry

Thanks DrMike. Yes I am very proud of her as she did a really good job. Last night after supper I made the statement that hunting and shooting a deer is a little different that sitting at the Indoor Range with her Bench Rest .22. She just started laughing and said "dad you said a mouth full...

Thanks guys, your kind words are much appreciated. My youngest daughter (now 28) came into the hunting and shooting thing slowly. But she has made me super proud and provided me with some excellent memories. She started out not really liking shooting a Rifle. One day we were at a friends farm...

My youngest daughter and I have been hunting all week. We had been watching a group of deer and had them patterned well before season. The afternoon of opening day I managed to call in the smaller of the two bucks so I was done. The rest of the week I have been serving as hunting guide for...

Depending on what bullets you have on hand for your .264WM they may or may not expand from the velocity you'd get from a .30-30 based 6.5 cartridge. If it were ME I'd look at having your 23" .30-30 Winchester rechambered to .30-30 Ackley Improved. I have hunted with a couple different 14" .30-30...

Congrats to you and your wife on a job well done. Yes indeed the hunt makes the trophy and not the animal. Larry

Congrats to your daughter. As per the one proud dad, well you should be. Congrats to you as well for a job well done with your daughter. This IS what it is all about. Larry

I loaded 90gr. NBT's for a .243 Savage Striker I had several years ago but unfortunately I never did take a deer with that gun-n-load. Larry

I have had excellent results with Ballistic Tips in several cartridges over the years, including some speciality pistols. In fact just yesterday a friend of mine returned from a West River Deer Hunt. We have had several conversations about bullet performance. He shoots a .243, .25-06 and now a...

Thanks again guys. I'll more than likely start with 115gr. Ballistic Tips as I shoot mainly ballistic tips in other cartridges. You guys have given me lots of ideas on powder also. Thanks again. Larry

Thanks ever so much guys. This gives me something to go on. Larry

Yesterday I put a Stevens .25-06 on lay a way. Currently the only rifle I own is a DPMS 16" Oracle .223 that I use for work and calling Coyotes. For that it is working quite well. However it is not what I would call an ideal Deer Rifle or Cartridge. I had thought about just buying another upper...

I wish I had a dollar for every time I have seen a parent start a child out with a Cartridge / Gun that was WAY too much for them. For my own daughters and ultimately grandchildren I did the opposite. In those days I didn't have a lot of extra cash for different rifles (I don't now either for...

Congrats to your son. I too have used the 95gr. Ballistic Tips but from a Ruger .243 on a half dozen or so Whitetails. All Whitetails shot with the 95gr. Ballistic Tip were one shot kills. All but two dropped in their tracks. I was pushing it with H-4350 to 3071 FPS from that Ruger. In my...

The topic "Hunting: What's a long shot to you?" got me to thinking. Due to circumstances beyond my control I have had to sell just about all of my guns. What I have left is my Customized Ruger MKII 22/45 Stainless Steel 5 1/2" Bull Barrel that was my late brothers and a DPMS Oracle 16" .223. At...

So sorry to hear about your health issues Dave. I wish you all the best. To the OP, I have had a few Bolt Action Handguns over the years. First was back in 1982 and originally was a Remington XP-100 in 7mmBR. I was not set up to make the brass as was necessary in those days so I had it...

Thanks I do not think my wife will ever be able to go hunting again. Her ALS condition is getting worse by the day. She now has not been able walk or stand alone since the middle of August. Her condition is getting much worse way faster than I ever thought possible. Larry

Thanks guys. Yep I guess I am a proud grandpa.

Thanks DrMike. I am very fortunate in that I have now been involved in all 3 of my grand children taking their FIRST Deer. The two girls (MacKenzie and Sterling who we all call Rosie as that is her middle name) have shot indoor bench rest with custom 10/22's I built for a couple years now. That...

Thanks guys. Yes it was a day I will remember for a long time as well. Larry