I want to sell it all as a package. This needs to go to a .270 aficionado!
110 grain Sierra (100)
130 grain Speer (138)
150 grain Sierra (163)
170 grain Speer (100)
Would sell them all for $140 shipped. Paypal f/f preferred. Not interested in trades.
Cross posted on RFC and the Fire
Blkram, I have to hand it to you brother, these are great thread topics and fun!
My first cartridges:
Rattlesnake - .22 LR
Ground Squirrel - .22 LR
Cottontail - .22 LR
Badger - .45 Colt
Coyote - .243
Bobcat - .30-06
Cougar - .22-250
Russian Hog - .243
Mule deer - .300 Savage
Whitetail deer -...
Well I had planned to give the .35 Whelen a spin. Other more important things have arisen making it necessary to sell a few guns, the .35 included.
This year for elk, I am planning to use Golden Ticket. A pre-64 Model 70 .30-06 that I built for use in crappy weather. It shoots great!
The load...
I was 13 and very gangly. The Savage 99 EG .300 had a steel buttplate which seemed much too friendly with my bony shoulder. Still, despite missing more bucks than I care to admit, on the last day I got a little 2x3 Mule Deer buck at about 75 yards. The factory loaded 150 grain Silvertip bullet...
That’s darn good shooting Jorey. Every time I get an itch to build a .22 Creed, I remember the under appreciated .223 and what its capable of with a fast-twist barrel and heavy bullets. It may be the ultimate cartridge when it comes to popularity, ubiquity of both guns and ammo as well as...
Can’t go wrong with a .30-06!
Having a hard time imagining what a 6.5 PRC or .300 WSM will do that your 7mm Rem Mag wouldn’t. The 6.5 PRC will kick less. The .300 will shoot heavier bullets. Hmm. Flip a coin. Or get one of each!
For sale:
Starline Brass (virgin) .30-06 Springfield 100 pieces: $55 shipped
Nosler Accubond .308 165 grain 2nds, 380 count: $225 shipped
$275 shipped for all of it.
Not interested in trades, cross posted on the Fire and RFC.
Conus only. Paypal f/f preferred.
I would load a 240 grain Hornady JHP to whatever shot the best and go to town! I might also see where the easiest to find factory 240 grain stuff shot in correlation with your handloads just in case.
I always wanted one of those Ruger M96’s, they look like a scaled down Savage 99!
I have taken two mule deer bucks and one cow elk with a 7mm Rem Mag and 160 grain Accubonds, one shot each.
I think the 150 grain Accubond (only 10 grains lighter) would be a great all-around load frankly. Something in the 4350-4831 burn rate range would work famously. I’ve not found the 7mm...
Right now it will be a Savage 99 .243 that these are tested in. I have made arrangements to acquire a nice takeoff barrel and have it installed. Not sure what the timeframe on that project will be.
So many other things going on that it might be a while before I get to test them though. As soon...
I think I could pick three and be just as well but I will play along!
1) .220 Swift - Varmints especially.
2) .25-06 Remington - Smaller deer and Antelope
3) .30-06 Springfield - Anything short of Dangerous Game but especially mule deer, elk, black bear, caribou and moose
4) .375 H&H Magnum...
As a younger man I wanted to try them all. But as wisdom replaced folly, I have tended to find a single “all-around” load in each gun and stick to it.
The guns I prefer are mostly utilitarian choices so that they could with a different bullet be used on different game or for different purposes...
The 55 grain BT and Varget have proven to be a great combo in .223, .22-250 and .220 Swift rifles in my experience. With that fast twist, you should probably give something in the 68-75 grain range a try.
I used to shoot the Hornady 68 grain BTHP Match bullets in my AR-15 which was a .223...
The Partition is a fine bullet!
For me the Accubonds shoot better 9 times out of 10 and perform just as well or have so far for me in every cartridge I have tried them in. I made the change to the Accubond as my standard go to in several rifles about 10-12 years back. I have pretty much used...