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Those a great bulls & one very happy & proud boy!

380gr partition in .423 for my .404jeffery! :grin:

I have no dog in this hunt as I don't use a 300mag, but I do favor heavy for caliber bullets unless shooting the super solids like Barnes. Next we need to define a "good shot". To me a good shot is one that puts the animal down & out in the shortest possible time. "Perfect" shots like the...

I've never been a .270 bore fan so that alone starts me w/ a 7mmwby. The ability to push heavier bullets fast is a sure winner when after big bulls in the timber.

With any cartrdige I usually start w/ 0.05" less than magazine length. Check that against the OAL v lands. SOmetimes you can't get close to the lands so mag length often governs.

Another vote for a .423 in the 380-400gr range. Come on Nosler, don't let Swift be the only player in this great caliber. :shock:

IMR 4831 will give you exc. accuracy but you may loose 150fps vel. Try something a bit slower, H4831sc, RL22 or my favorite IMR7828. http://www.imrpowder.com/data/rifle/7mm ... 5apr03.php

I've never had a problem w/ RP 91 /2 or 9 1/2M. maybe a bad lot?

For the money, PacNor makes an exc. barrel. I had my first one put into a full, custom M70 in .280. My gunsmith had always used Douglas, but after getting 2 more PacNors for me, he has switched & uses PacNor unless a customer has a preference. They are accurate, smoothly finished inside & out &...

Well you don't get massive internal damage by a bullet that "pencils" through. My guess is the bullet explodes, loose the jacket & the base core punches on through do to the high vel. A bullet that "pencils" through odes exactly that, full caliber hole w/ no massive internal damage. The Nosler...

H4350 is a winner so is RL19. I can't give you a recipe as I shoot a .260ai. Hogdon shows 46.5gr as max. Alliant shows 46gr for a 129gr Hrdy. Use those as max., drop 3gr & work up.

roy, velocity isn't "unimportant" but it's also not everything. You can drive light wt. bullets very fast but check the vel. at 400yds & you'll see the heavy bullet has nearly caught up & bucks the wind better too. Many guys get hung up on velocity, even extreme accuracy, & then you find out...

VV powders are certainly the most consistant shot to shot that I have tried. I use VV150 in my .260ai w lighter bullets w/ accuracy like your .22-250 shows. I am working w/ VV160 in several other calibers right now. Good stuff, but sometimes hard to find & a bit pricey.

Give RL19 & IMR 4831 a try. You will probably get a bit more vel. w/ good accuracy v 4350.

savage, my .280 is a custom job built up on a M70 action. A ft.wt. style stock w/ Neidner steel butt plate, 23" ft.wt. bbl. from PacNor. With a Leup. 3x-9x compact, it comes in just under 7 1/4# ready to hunt. I don't think I would want it much lighter. For deer & antelope, a 140gr NP or NAB @...

I found no diff. in loading the ssc v the regular 7828. The ssc just allows easier compression & a bit more powder in smaller cases like my .260ai.

I found my .280 finicky about vel. v pressureusing H4831sc or RL22. It all went away w/ IMR7828. Give it a try. I am getting 2800fps+ w/ a 160grNP & 3000fps w/ 140grNP, all from a very lt.wt. 23" bbl. For deer & antelope, I am not giving up much to the 7RM. For elk, the 7RM still edges my .280...

Very true SOTN, but why carry the extra weight & barrel length to get .280 vel. @ less pressure? Then just get a 7mm STW & donwload that as well? Sorry, I just don't see the point. I have a .280 & rechambered my 7RM to 7mm Dakota. Now I have a real diff. in vel. between the two. :grin: Hard not...

If your rifle is on w/ 180gr bullets you are going to be really close w/ the 165gr. The only way to know is actually shoot them.

My point exactly! :mrgreen: