Anyone out there with hands on experience with the 270 Arnold? One of my hunting buddies had shipped an action to this fellow a couple of years ago for Arnold to build a rifle in that caliber, to make the story short my friend ended up being 1500.00 short when Arnold went broke. Were still...
In response to Longwinters post, the load I'm using in this STW is 78.5 grs of IMR 4831, Federal 215 primer.120 gr BTip's, Winchester cases loaded overall length 3.583". Velocities ranged from 3690 to 3717 at 15 feet from the muzzle. This is out of a 24'' barrell. Temperature around 65 F.
What rate of twist will give me the best accuracy shooting 125 grain ballistic tips out of a 300 ultra mag. I'm cosidering building a species specific rifle.
In 2002 I hit a large buck running away at 100 yards, the bullet entered at the back of his right hip hitting bone and then deflecting into the other hip. the animal went down and still required a shot through the lungs to kill it. I was impressed with the amount of damage done , the deer would...
I've been using 120 gr 28 cal. B-Tips ahead of 78.5 grs. of IMR 4831 in my 7STW for five years and have shot everything from muskrats to mule deer with it. This is not a load for the sustenance hunter but the results are nothing less than fantastic.