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You never know just what a deer will do when shot. Me? I hope for a drop on the spot but more times that not there's been a roughly 30 foot to 100 yard run. First deer I've ever shot with anything was with an old 30-30 at maybe 20 feet. There is a story that goes with that shot taken back in...

At one time I did much of my hunting with single shot rifles. Most were Ruger #1s in various configurations and chambered to various cartridges. I got lucky one day when I saw a Ruger #1H in .375 H&H in the paper for a ridiculously low price. It seems the fellow selling it didn't much care for...

I've shot .38 Spl. in my .357 Mags for years and never had a problem. But, I do clean the gun as soon as I get back home. I do the same with .44 Spl. ammo in my .44 mags. Currently don't bother running the .44 Spl. in the mag anymore now that I have a sweet S&W 624.

"I originally was loading Sierra Gameking 117gr. bullets. I have since tried Speer HPBT 100gr. Better velocity, no consistency though." I do have a 25-06 but I haven't done much loading for it. Just enough to insure it went "bang" and the bullets hit close to point of aim. IIRC, the bullets I...

You might be able to as I think it's just tack welded in place. I know you have to replace the ejector and maybe something else but I forget what. I called the parts places and they always seem to be out of stock on those particular parts. Must be a lot of people doing that conversion. The...

I can just see major developers foaming at the mouth hoping some of that land becomes available so they can hopefully get it cheap and build more tacky houses and get richer. My dislike for developers goes a long, long way back when a certain developer sued to get the only shooting range...

I have two Winchester M70 Featherweights, one a .257 Roberts and the other is a 7x57. Both rifles are using the long action with blocks in the magazine to accommodate the cartridge length. The magazine for the 7x57 has not been a problem regarding cartridge lenght as load with different weight...

I've bought bullets in bulk many times and although they may not have the greatest design so popular today, they're still fun to shoot and more important, they still kill game quite nicely. The last big purcase of bullets I did was at a gun show about seven or eight years ago. I was setting up...

I have been known to pull a shot now and then. It just means most of the time I have to run another three rounder the next time out. Worst one that just about made me sit down and cry was a ten rounder from my Kimber M84 in .223 Rem. I thought I'd try the old NRA test of shooting a ten round...

I do all my preliminary load work ups shooting three rounds. Later final testing may also be three round groups or depending on the cartridge five round groups. My pet load for the .280 Rem. is the 160 gr. Speer Grand Slam (older two core version. I haven't tried the newer version yet.) at 2910...

For years I hunted deer almost exclusively with the 30-06 and 150 gr. bullets, usually the Sierra ProHunters. one day while talking with a hunting buddy I said something about how well the 150 gr. bullet killed deer bull mangled a lot of good eating meat. My buddy suggested going with the 180...

.300 Win.Mag., .375 Taylor and .375 H&H. Paul B.

"I see loads for the BLR but I believe that might be a tad stronger action than the 99. I am sure the bolt gun loads would be to much." I believe the .358 is loaded to the same pressure level as the .243 and .308 so bolt rifle loads shouldn't be all that big a problem. The 99 is a pretty stout...

If I have to replace a scope, I'll probably go with the Burris Fullfield II 3-9x40mm scope. I did get a smokin' deal on a 2.5x10 Minox but have yet to mount it on a rifle. I got it for half price. I've had three Leupolds go toes up on me so probably won't be getting any more of those. I have a...

"I don't have one of either. Which do you prefer and why?" I chose the Whelen because of Elmer Keith's adventures with some big nasty bears that he wrote about. I decided I would like to have one but didn't want to mess with a wildcat. Even after Remington legitimized the cartridge waited until...

Interesting that you should say that. My only experience is with the Winchester .300 Magnum and one job of working up loads with an M70 in .300 WSM for my son in law. However, I do have four Ruger #1s in .300 Win. Mag. plus a Winchester M70 that I got into on the cheap. My pet load that works...

About all I have is a box like affaie with a slanted piece of metal inside. I forget what it cast but I think I bought it at midway. It is supposed to be certified for air rifles and pistol plus .22 LR. I sometimes set it up at 30 feet and shoot a GAMO 1500 .177 caliber air rifle but the splash...

Personally, I've never shot a deer with my .243 but, I have witnessed neighbor kids using it while on their first deer hunts and they did just fine with the 100 gr. Hornady Interlock. Also, one of my coworkers at the time used a .243 on his deer hunt and the deer dropped on the spot. I don't...

I haven't hunted quail since right around late 1978, early 1979 when I moved from Nevada to Arizona. Darn quial down here was rather run away that fly and it take a pretty well tained dog to flush them out. I even bought a nice Ithaca 20 ga. over/under, improved cylinder and modified choke...

Nice Featherweight stock. Th at's my favorite Winchester stile stock. Paul B.