I stayed away from the ABLR's for years bc I heard they were soft and didn't shoot well. Finally decided to try them in three different rifles after I got blems for a good price. They've shot great in a 6.5x55, 6.5 PRC and 7mm PRC. They have done awesome on deer in both the PRC's. That being...
Could've been talking about the old 308 Norma Mag! Its what every one thought Winchester was going to do but they threw a curve ball and made a longer case.
Interesting old buck! I have a pair of fox squirrels around one of my stands and they are noisy SOB's. Ours are gray all over with similar facial coloring to yours though.
Old thread that was resurrected. The Hot Cors are a good bullet like all have said. Ive only used the 180gr FN version out of my 35 Rem Marlin. They've done excellent on deer and hogs. They've all exited.
I haven't but I also haven't shot a ton of these. I've used some in my 7mm PRC and found a good sub-moa load at 100 yards that puts the hurt on deer. My bullets were factory seconds, but I didn't have any big groups or flyers. I might check some for the heck of it though.
Specifics on your load...
Powder and primers last a very long time if stored properly. I've never done a comparison like y'all have but I've been given some 30-50 year old unopened cans of powder and primers and they shot great.
Good to hear a range report. 2800+ from a .277 cal 150gr in a case roughly 308 size from a 20" barrel is nothing to sneeze at. My 24" barreled 270 Win did right at 2900 fps with 150s! What kind of loads are you working with?