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You're breakin' my heart. I just loaded the last five 150 7mm BT's for my 280 AI from a box that had a $11.95 price tag on it. The sad part is that they are lookin' like they are a really good choice for my rifle. RATS! Can't find them. I like to do load development with BT's and switch to...

If you are referring to the Howa with the "green-black stock" it is probably the H-S Precision stock that has an internal aluminum chassis and not a Hogue. They do offer Hogue versions. I bought one of these Howa's in 6.5 "manbunn" last year so I know what they are. Those rifles are probably the...

I have spent most of my hunting life at our camp on Kettle Creek PA where the PAPGC has propagated the elk herd. We had an apple orchard which the Elk Bulls would beat up. The initial area where the Elk herd started was in Benezette, about 40 miles west of our camp. I travelled through Benezette...

My wife and I hunted black bear at Libby Camps in Northern Maine . It was a baited bear hunt where we were in stands and the ranges were about 35 yards. Our pre-hunt lecture instructed the hunters to only take broadside double lung shots. They also prefer caliber starting at 30. Bear have...

I was in my LGS last week. They had FED 210M for $79.95/1000 and H-4831SC at $45/lb. It is looking up.

I've used 760 with 139-140's in a couple 7-08's. I recommend magnum primers with 760. I had one Sako A1 that would shoot less than an inch at 100 yards for five shot groups at 2825 fps with 140 BT's. That was 48.0 grs and flattened primers. My other favorite 7-08 powder is IMR-4350. I tried...

Nice bear. Thanks for sharing. The 8mm is a forgotten caliber here in the US. I knew a Swiss Hunter who swore by the 8x68 for European boar. He touted full penetration through the tough side plates to leave a blood trail.

I've owned three different 338 WM's and a 338 Federal. Two of the 338 WM's had gone down the road before I built a 338 Federal. During this entire period of gun safe transition, I have always considered at the 338-06. One can weigh the pros and cons of the various case capacities but in my mind...

Our experience in the North Central PA woods for whitetail with the Hornady RN was quite similar to Don's. Myself, my brother and sister-in-law all hunted deer with Sako 243's stoked with the 100 gain Hornady round nose. That was a very accurate, consistently reliable performing bullet in...

I dunno....you could have several Lever guns from Bighorn Armory for that money. I've owned enough Marlins to know that they aren't that special. Had to be some emotional connection to empty pockets for that Marlin. Not too long ago, Elmer Keiths private collection was sold. Many of those guns...

Here's an article on the 350 Legend. https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/winchester-350-legend-cartridge/359189 The author talks about actually shooting deer. He also incorrectly stated that PA has straight wall case regulations. That part of the article is bogus as I am a PA Hunter. I know...

Did you try different scopes? I have a friend who worked for a barrel company. Most of the returns ended up with the root cause being scopes or mounts.

We just got my wife a Sako Finnlight II 22-250 for groundhogs. She was asking about using it for deer. These might work in that 14" twist.

I have 6 of 8 lbs of H322 left from two 6PPC rifles that I had. It was the go to powder for them and 68 to 70 gr flat base bullets. I've been using it in several 223's. It's a great metering powder.

I would like to get my 7-08 140 AB tuned little better. But it may be pre-empted by a Howa 1500 6.5 CM. H-S stocks on both that are the favorite contour in my hand. I put a Timney on the Howa as the two-stage HACT trigger is not an adjustment that I can make. Depends on which one is humming on...

Did you buy that as a new or used rifle?

My opinion is that 0.013" change in length is not enough to worry about. What could be a problem is that the ogive is different on these lots that far apart in production. You are using COAL as a benchmark for cartridge base to ogive which is fine if the bullet lots have the same ogive profile...

I had a Triggertech on a Cooper 22ML. Absolutely a great trigger. Had Rifle Basix on the Nosler 48. I can't recommend them. Great service but could not get the rough creep out. Most recently, replaced a Howa 1500 HACT with a Timney. Couldn't stand the two-stage in the HACT, although it was...

I have a 308 F-TR rifle built by Jim Borden. He told me to tell Whidden to make the dies to his chamber print. That sizer is properly matched to the chamber for adequate but minimal sizing. After a half dozen FL cycles, you still can't see the case head line on the the brass. Trying to match...

Interesting piece of harware. Whats the rifle platform and caliber that you are shooting at these ELR distances?