Hi Sask Boy, we were south of Maple Creek, and just to answer a couple other questions at the same time I think this buck would be 4.5 to 5.5 years of age just my guess. Yes it really was minus 27c last Friday morning. the old record was minus 24c for the same date. Thankfully it's warmed up
My son took this buck on the last day of the mule deer season. He was using my 300 RUM and 150 gr TTSX bullets. My son spotted the buck about 3/4 mile away and we watched him bed and get up and bed again for about an hour. Once we were confident he would stay down we stalked to about the 200...
We located some new Remington brass.That is all we could find.
Made up some loads with 95.0-96.0 and 97.0 grains Retumbo and some 180 grain Ballistic tips and 180 grain Nosler Accubonds. Velocities for both bullets ranged from 3125 with the 95 grain charges to 3265 with the 97. grain charges of...
I picked up a box of factory Remington power level III ammo of 180 grain Scirroco.
Went out at 6am this morning to the range and shot.
Velocities were 3302-3356-3360. No stiff bolt lift, no pressure signs on the case at all. Now I am going to try and find some new brass of any manufacture and...
Interesting I put brass which came from the batch giving issues on my scale and weighed in at 268 grains.
More Remington brass from a different batch came in at 278 grains.These were not shot in the rifle which is the cause of this post.
I thought I might as weigh some Nosler brass just to...
Here are a couple of the loads Remington once fired case resized and trimmed,
Federal 215M primer
91.5 grains RL25
180 gr Nosler Accubond
COAL 3.60''
velocity 3075 avreage
Hornady 180 grain SST
95 grains Retumbo
COAL 3.60''
3088 fps average
Chronograph has been checked against another and...
I am loading for a friends 300 RUM. I am consisitently experiencing stiff bolt lift, ejector marks and low velocity readings. Using Retumbo and RL25 with various Nosler, Hornady and Barnes bullets. The loads are at the bottom of the Nosler manual for the various weights. The 2 other 300 ultra...
Got an email from Utah DWR advising I was unsuccessful in obtaining a Limited Entry Bull Elk tag. I guess I have a few more draws to go hopefully will have more luck. Anyone else receiving any news?
My friend and I went out to shoot some steel at what is long range for us. My 300 RUM is topped with a Swaro Z3 3-10x42 and my friends 300 RUM is topped with the Z5-3-18 w BT. I have downloaded the Swarovski ballistic app onto my iPad and entered all the required info to generate the drop data...
Looks like my cousins daughter still is looking to get a bear with her bow. I will give them a hand putting out some bait and keep tabs on it for them. Last year they were not consistent so I am giving her my honey hole. I will buy a tag just in case I come across one while out in the country...
My STW turns 20 this month. It was brand new when I rechambered it from 7Rem mag to the STW in 1994. It was fed a steady diet of 140 and 120 grain Nosler ballistic tips. It has taken numerous black bear, whitetail, mule deer, beavers and coyotes. Some of the best groups I ever shot were with the...