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I used the 265 grain Hornady in a 16 inch barreled Rossi and a 629 Smith with 6 inch barrel. I loaded 21.5 grains of 296 for 1,515 in the Rossi, but I haven't chronographed it in the 629. The load was a one-shot kill on a a very large 4X4 whitetail, and the exit wound through the off-side rib...

I can tell you are somebody who appreciates the pre-64 Model 70. This is the fourth one I've had over the many years, and this one hasn't been fired more than 50 shots. Strictly a hunting gun, I have established its fine accuracy with tried and true .264 loads and checked the zero every year...

ai know exactly what you mean! Seller's regret and the steal that got away are subjects we all know, but they certainly make for interesting conversation!

The .358 Model 70s had straight comb non-monte carlo featherweight stocks with aluminum butt plates. Every one I have encountered was around the 350,000 serial number range, and they didn't make very many in 1955. Mine shot wonderfully with the 250grain Speer spitzer, and the recoil was not...

I currently have Ruger 77 compact in 260 Rem. that I have used to harvest a 9 3/4 inch mountain goat and a 6-point bull elk. I used a 120 grain Barnes X bullet on the goat, but then I switched to the 125 gr. Nosler Partitions, which I consider the absolutely perfect bullet for big game in the...

I still have a Savage 99 EG in 300 Savage, and I always wished it was a 250! In my foolish youth, I I lucked onto a transition period Model 70 Winchester in 250-3000, and it was the most accurate standard weight Model 70s I ever owned. In my early days as a teacher in Jordan Montana, I shot...