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Paul B., To provide more info. Four years ago, I did get a new lens in my right (master) eye and it made a world of difference. Because it was done by the VA, they would only do the one eye, as my other eye did not yet have a cataract. They built some near sightedness into the new lens, in order...

I am 70 and must use eye drops twice a day for glaucoma. I have corrected vision and wear glasses, not contacts. Yesterday, for the first time, I played a silouette shooting game. "Lollipops" (4") were at 45 yards. "Animals" were as far back as 70 yards. My first session of around 20 rounds was...

God bless Guy's Dad and Great Uncle Frank. Amen

I did not have it for long, but I worked up loads for the 300RUM in a Browning Stainless Stalker. I can look it up if you are interested. I did not think that I would ever need a heavier bullet with more penetration than the 180gr. GrandSlam, so that was what I loaded for. One kill. A 5x5 bull...

Thanks for all the great intel. Since I first posted the begining of this thread, I turned 70 on Friday. On Sunday, I was at a 1/2 mile dirt track motorcycle race and a gentleman came around, collecting for "Wounded Warriors". We chatted and I found that he was a Navy WWII and Korean War Vet...

While I realize that on occasion using Butche's Bore Shine is effective. that stuff is quite harsh. Usually I use Hoppes No. 9 to clean the bore. My wife fired 20 rounds of my hand loads from her Howa 7mm-08 deer rifle to get practice for Oct. deer/pronghorn hunt. I ran one Hoppes soaked patch...

Robert Rourke wrote : "Use enough gun!" There are many opinions on that statement. Over the past 50 years, I have seen the overall costs of firearms and optics rise at incredible rates. But, how many hunters need to spend $1500 and/or lots more, for a deer hunting rig or even a varmint rig? I...

While I do hunt FL. wild pigs and deer, my primary target for my hand loads for my 280Rem is Mule Deer in Wy. and after that Pronghorn. I am often offered shots on good animals at 300-400 yards, so I want a very flat shooting bullet. I went from the 140 AB to the 120 Ballistic Tip (Hunting). I...

I have used less expensive bullets for range work with hunting rifles. But about two months before the season, I practice only with the bullets and load that I will use on game. This because in many circumstances one only has time to make an instictive shot, so being very familiar with where my...

On one mule deer, one white tail deer, two wild hogs and one pronghorn, the 140AB performed well in my 280Rem. chambered Browning Stalker. I did, however, want a flatter trajectory, so rather than load the 140AB above my load of 53gr. IMR4350, I decided to go to the 120BT! Last year's pronghorn...

I enjoyed those reports and hope that the Grand Slam remains on the shelves. Steven

gerry et al, Wife, Storm, is 5' 2". The cartridge load is : R-P cases, Win. Std. Rifle primers, 53gr. IMR4350, 140gr. Nosler AB. I have not chronied yet. The barrel is 20 inches, so more propellent would likely blow out the muzzle, only adding to the flash. OAL averages 3.3887". Steven

Dr. Mike et al, I would go again, but my friend who owns the mountain on which I self guide hunted got too old. The so called pros that I used knew where elk were, but never got me in front of a bull on two trips. Once in Darby, MT. I won't give his name, but the guide was a real nut case and...

About six years ago, I took my one and only bull elk using 180gr Grand Slam bullets that I loaded for my Tikka White Tail Hunter in 30-06. While the bull was not a great trophy, I felt good about getting him, because I was on a self guided hunt, outside Parachute, CO., at 11,000 ft. By the...

In a previous post, I said that I was disappointed in the grouping that I was getting with the new Howa 1500 in 7mm-08, that I had gotten for my wife. After some help from list members, telling me to reduce the OAL to get some "jump" to the lands, the groups are more than adequate. I saw far...

Oh yeah, Storm is crazy about hunting. Before I met her, three years ago, she had shot nothing save for a .22 rilfe. She killed her first white tail deer last season. Now she enjoys going to the range to fire her semi-auto 9mm pistol, her 7mm-08 rifle and my M1 Carbine. She is trying to talk me...

Thanks to all who sent kind responses. We have had pork chops off my porker and they were very good! This morning, I had his sausage with my eggs. That meal goes right to the heart, so I cannot eat that every day!! <8^(( Wife, Storm, is still bugging me to get her out again, as she needs...

Hello Group, I need a Civil War period carbine for my impression of hospital guard at re-enactments. I can use either original or firing repro. Will consider shotguns or cut-downs of originals. I have listed below the trade goods that I can swap, value for value, or I can buy outright if you...

Hello Group, I have had no luck wild pig hunting, here in FL, until Sunday evening. My wife, Storm and I were near Crystal River on the W. coast of FL. This is a fair chase hunt with no fenced in pigs. Capt. Billy Henderson of Crystal River is the guide who gets us deep into the privately owned...

To answer "338winmag" questions: Reiterating; I am loading for my wife, who is short. I bought her a Howa 1500 with the Hogue, youth stock, which seems to fit her well. She is not complaining at all, regarding recoil and in fact says that the 7mm-08 is producing less felt recoil than her...