In combat loved the 308 Win in M60 and M240 very effective on the bad guys in OIF2 Baghdad !
Used the REM 600 in 308 Win for many years and even in Alaska hunting.
My REM 870 Wingmaster I bought in the early 80’s. It had a Modified VR barrel . I added a Recoil pad and a Deer Slug barrel. Over the years I added an Improved Cylinder 26” VR barrel and Full choke VR barrel. I decided a few years ago to add a 18.5” Cylinder and Leupold Delta Point Pro sight...
I don’t know these 45 ACP Fed Nickle Brass are not marked +P. But even up past 700 FPE with 250gr expansion is less than .481” and primer pocket excellent. My trail loads are back down to 1075 fps in 5.2” that’s all I need for Beer Protection. Small Pistol Mag Primers CCI 45 Super.
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I have had excellent results with Longshot and 45 ACP Fed Nickle Small Primer Pocket brass using CCI Small Pistol Mag Primers using 45 Super handloads of 250gr. Brass performed excellent in G21 with 4.6” KKM and 5.2” KKM
Don’t recommend Buckshot for Bear only Hard Slugs like these. Especially around camping and people are involved . If you have to shoot a bear off someone the last thing they need is shooting buckshot in your or their direction.
Plus the penetration of Buckshot is very poor on Bear.
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Yes Aging Eyes !
Both my G20/G21 handguns and 2 Bear shotguns wear Red Dots especially for Bear Defense. My Ruger Red Hawk still has open sights. But I put a big orange front sight on her to help.
Here in Alaska a Leupold VX3 3.5x 10 x40 Matte Duplex Ret for almost all my hunting on 300 WM and 338 WM.
Warne Maxima Steel Bases
Warne Mountain Tech Low Rings
Going into my 3rd year with 45 Super in G21.
using my G21 more than G20 in Bear Country of Alaska.
The 3 powders I have used so far are Power Pistol / Longshot and AA9.
I have a Rowland Comp that I used in testing only with 45 Super + P loads. Easy with those 3 powders . Prefer No Comp
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