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I used mine last year to shoot a medium sized doe at about 80ish yds. Ammo was a handload using the same Hornady bullet that had shown excellent accuracy at the range. It was a bang, flop, kick, kick, done, kind of hunt and the internal damage was similar to Dan's description. No bullet...

I have primarily used mine for whitetail as that is all the big game we have to hunt where I live. I have tried several different loads (no issues) but use mostly Sierra factory loads with their 150 gr Gamechanger. This is because I could get the ammo cheap, and it shoots sub-MOA from my rifle...

^^^^This^^^ I have two Tikkas in 6.5 PRC, one stepson has a Sauer S100, the other has a Bergara, and I originally had a Mauser M18. No issues with any and 98.5 % of the brass used is Hornady. We all use the "standard" Hornady dies so that isn't a factor. I/we have no actual experience with...

My 17 year old grandson decided he wanted to try deer hunting this fall. He completed the hunter safety course on his own and went to the range with family members to test several rifles to see which one he liked best. He chose my Tikka T3x in 6 5 PRC. I loaded some Sierra 130 TMKS (not...

This is the doe I shot a few days ago. The hole on the right is the inny, the left is the outty. 140 TGK Sierra factory load, 6.5 Creedmoor. Ron

I had two days off work this week and hunted with my two stepsons on a farm owned by their uncle. On Tuesday I whiffed on a big buck but killed a doe at about 125 yds. She ran about 30 yds and piled up. Wednesday this 10 pt (11 if you count the little kicker) and another ran out in front of...

A short update. I took the 7600 to the range with some Norma 130 gr factory loads and some reloads. It didn't care for the Norma, the groups were minute of deer but nothing to get excited about. It really liked my 130 BT hand load. I loaded it with RL-16 per some Sierra data but it didn't meet...

Backcast, there's not much I can say that others haven't. I would add, however, that the opportunity to hunt with a firearm that has sentiment and feeling attached is not something everyone gets to experience. I have, and I'm so happy you were fortunate in so many ways. I hope the feeling and...

Bruce, what year was it made? Ron

I have one of Howie's hedge calls and I can assure you he is not overstating how nice they are. If you're a turkey hunter, or want to be, getting one of his calls is a step in the right direction. Ron

I had one of those, too, Fotis , but my oldest stepson talked me out of it. I still have an early Model 760 30-06 and a Grice Wholesale special edition black synthetic in .280 Remington. Ron

Thanks, Gerry!

I stopped at my LGS on the way to work this morning. I don't get to stop as often as I used to so I do occasionally to see what's new. I immediately saw a Remington 7600 on the shelf and the tag said it was a 270. It was in really good shape so I filled out the paperwork and picked it up after...

I made a range trip yesterday with family to get rifles ready for our deer season that opens this Saturday. I have to say I was disappointed in both the 308 and 6.5 Solid Base accuracy. Both shot in the 1.5-1.75 realm, and this was from proven rifles. The ballistic numbers were good so I can...

That's great! I have some of the 180's loaded in 325 WSM to test drive on whitetail in our upcoming season. I chrono'ed them at just over 2900 at the muzzle and shooting .65ish. Ron

I didn't want to hijack JD's thread on the 308s so I started this one. I loaded some 6.5 Creedmoors using the seconds I got from SPS. As with the 308s, I weighed a handful and found one that was under weight at 139.9 and the rest were over weight at 140. 5, .6, and .7. These are seconds so I...

I received my order of 6.5, 7mm, and 308 caliber seconds the other day. I loaded a test batch of 308's and the handful I weighed seemed to average about a half grain light across the board. As long as they shoot accurately, I really don't care about that, and I doubt any deer that gets in the...

I don't have any rifles in this category. I think my oldest stepson hit the nail on the head when he said that while a rifle that shoots 1.5 inch groups will kill deer, we have become spoiled by the rifles shooting sub-MOA and it's become difficult to like one that doesn't. The exceptions, of...

I checked my Hodgdon Annual Manual and for a Nosler 130 Accubond it shows a starting load of 45.5/2538 fps and a max load at 50.0C/2788. This should give you some parameters to work with. +1's to the posts about the 120 bullets. I started my wife on a 260 loaded with 120 BTs and she killed a...

Jim, the Gamechanger and Tipped Gameking are the exact same bullet. Sierra refers to them both ways for some reason. Ron