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Opening day was last Saturday. Here in TN - as in most of the southeastern states - they have moved Turkey Season back 2 weeks so as to get more hens bred. That certainly seemed to be the case last weekend; all the Toms gobbled once early, had hens come right to them, and disappeared. I...

BP - My backyard! Great pic! I am fortunate to live close enough to go on frequent day hikes during the year, including this coming Saturday. And to the rest of you, if given the chance do come. It really does look like the picture. Feel free to DM me if you care for options or suggestions...

I too have one. I currently use it on a T3x 7mmRM. I think I have had it three or four years. It is somewhat light, holds zero weekend after weekend (load development), the reticle isn't cluttered (I don't see the lower hash marks unless I mentally go looking for them), and I really like the...

My experience is limited, but with my 7mmRM I get spin drift starting around 500 yards. Then it depends on my bullet as to how large a group I have at 600+ yards. But up to 400 yards my MOA measurement is consistent from 100 yards. B

I can add to some of this; and I too hunt in the woods where 75 yards is most likely out of sight, thick, and in need of tracking. I have shot every Hornady offering sans the CX and have never gotten the blood trail I do with Core-Lokts or Fusions. When finding this forum b/c I needed help...

I was a one-rifle guy until I met all of you. Now I'm a one-rifle guy with three rifles (all bolt). B

Circling back a year later, and as reference for anyone who found this thread via a search engine: I ran out of 160g AB trying to get .5MOA. (After that I did find a great load and seating depth for 140g AB with H4350.) By chance this year during deer season I got a bag of 160g blems and...

Here's a couple of pics. I hope the first one shows that the mouth is square and that the camera makes things look askew (note the base looking curved). Moreover, the second pic. In my bottom drawer I found some 220g .30-06 Core-Lokts from years back. They show the crimp pretty well. Again...

My apologies - yes I have noticed it prior but never got around to asking about it. I've learned I need to be much more precise with my problems on here. (There's a joke somewhere in there...) -B

Thanks for some more thoughts on this. So, the pic is misleading. I even thought about not posting it last night and taking a different photo this morn. The camera on my phone does make the right case look slanted, and slightly on the left case. But they aren't. (I don't want to start...

That was my first thought, but the ring/impression is not close enough to the top of the throat. I always trim, chamfer, and de-burr b/t firings. My guess is that some of the Core-Lokts were crimped and some were not. Again, many thanks to all for weighing in. B

Yep, R-P Core-Lokts once fired I bought off another forum. Many thanks. B

Deer season ended yesterday. Tonight I was cleaning 7mmRM brass (R-P, 5+x fired) and about half the rounds had these small grooves/rings around the top of the neck. What is it? My resizer? A chamber (T3x) that has something odd cut in or out? Please advise... B

A bit more context: First, it has been freezing down here in TN. Freezing! Yesterday morning it was 32 and I went out to shoot him a doe. The only deer sign I have seen have been a long walk from the truck. I asked him if he would be willing to help me by pulling any deer I shoot up the...

My son asked for a deer to take back to his apartment in DC. I told him I would need his help and he obliged...

I've never found a Nosler bullet in any of my game, but I had an experience last week worth commenting on. For various reasons I chose to hunt w/ 140g Partitions this year from my 7mm-08. They were leaving my firearm at 2840 ft/sec and were confidence-buildingly accurate. (43g Varget) I...

My experience was updated last night. But backing up a bit first to your question. ELD-X are the most accurate out of the box or in my reloads. I've taken deer w/ all the Hornady offerings and it has always been adequate. I kept switching bullets b/c I never got the performance I wanted...

I went out this evening to move my climber for the weekend (found fresh rubs). It was raining and miserable - and a long way from the truck - but it needed to be done. When I got to my climber I put it together and put it on my back. Crossing the first rise there he was. It was quite thick...

This morning I took my first deer w/ my own reload. 7mm-08. Nosler case, 43g Varget, 140g Partition. Double lunged and nicked the heart at ~115 yards. Gorgeous East TN deer.

I have taken this to the range 2x, but never had in the woods. My son wanted to go back to his laminate stock. Alas, $600 TYD. Details: Privateer, Right Handed, Short Action for Rem 700 BDL, Bbl channel is Remington Factory Sporter, Mossy Rock Carbon Fiber, Textualized forend and palm swell...