My load is a max load of AA9. It shoots as well in my 586 as I can shoot it. In my contender it will shoot one inch at 100 yards and will ring steel at 300.
Make me feel good about the possible bullet performance of my load. It pushes the same bullet just over 1200fps from my revolver and 1500fps from my 14” contender.
I have a Sig Romeo 5 on the 586 but while I can hit the 100 yard steal from the bench but am only good to go maybe 50 and am more comfortable with 30-40.
What handguns will you be hunting with this season.
I have my 4” S&W 586, contender 357 magnum, and BCG custom XP100 25 Creedmoor ready. I still have to load ammo for the XP100R 260 Remington. I might try to work in the S&W 629 44 mag or the Bisley Blackhawk 45 Colt but I don’t see open sights...
My priority’s this year are first just to get in the woods more. I haven’t hunted much for the past several years and joined a lease for the first time in about 15 years or so. The lease is in an area with way more either sex days than the county I live in. Goals this year would be to put meat...
Years ago I bought a Lee hand press just for this. since I live only 15 minutes from the range I have yet to use it but it's there if I need it. The only reason I haven't used it is because of having to readjust my dies due to the difference in thickness of the two presses.
Guy can keep his crown. I enjoy nature photography and hope others enjoy it too. I used to do a few weddings but I’ve found the the animals are usually a more cooperative subjects.
This one was taken at the bottom of my driveway in the field between my drive and my brothers house. It's twin was just a few yards away and of course mom was close by.
I almost forgot to post this one here.
The only 25 that I have right now in my XP100 25 Creedmoor and I love it. I have had a Ruger M77 257 Roberts and the 257 JDJ both handgun and carbine length. I have loaded for a Browning A-bolt 25-06 that my cousin had and it was a great shooter though it only had a 22' barrel.
I would love to...
I know this is an old post but the original post sounds so familiar to me. Several years ago I wanted to take a deer with my C Sharps 45-70 and a 405 grain cast bullet. I had a doe come out at about 70-80 yards and she was quartering slightly away. My thoughts for the quickest kill was to put...
Ernie has cost me a few $$$ on those specialty pistols but not as much as he has others. (only because my gun money always seems to be depleted when one comes up that I want):(
Please remember to start low and work up this is without your actual OAL. and capacity. I have had pressure signs show 3-4 rows above what calculates as max. with some of my combos.
Cartridge : 6.5-280 Ack Imp
Bullet : .264, 140, Hornady ELD-M 26331
Useable Case Capaci...
In my 16” barreled XP100 I've been getting excellent results with 100 grain ballistic tips and 100 grain matchkings with RL15 and more recently Staball 6.5. I haven't quite had the luck that Ernie and others have had with H4350 yet.
I’m using Redding 6.5 Creedmoor full length S bushing dies and without looking I’m pretty sure a .282 bushing. I neck turn to a thickness of .013”. The Lapua brass was very close to that and I could have got by without turning but did it anyway since I was set up. The starline brass needed...