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Tag is for zone 1. I had 80 preference points going into this draw as I have been trying for something around 20 years. Since it is the late season hunt, I am thinking the opportunity for a longer range shot might come along. My last 2 moose were at 35 and 65 yards. They have a wonderful...

We had a total loony moment recently and will be working with a Big 8 soon. As I recently drew a Maine moose tag, my partner thinks this rifle will be just right. We have several boxes of older factory 220 gr Core lokts, but I would be happier with Partitions or an ETip on the hunt. Anyone done...

Between grandsons and I, we have taken 9 or 10 whitetails with 130 gr ETips out of various 270s. This bullet has proven to be consistently accurate. I have used Partitions for many decades, and my experience says the ETips are just as deadly. AS a side note, the ETips seem to produce...

I have been a fan of the 130 gr Partition out of my 270's for nearly 50 years. In the early days, on many shoe string budget hunts, using a Partition was my sole extravagance, and I didn't know any better. Jack O'Connor never gave me any bad advice. Over the last decade, my grandsons & I have...

Took a young Newfoundland bull moose with my 1899 300 Savage back on Sept 18. Second shot, at about 65 yards, dropped him. This weekend is youth deer hunt for 14-15 year old kids here in western NYS. One of my grandsons is planning on taking this rifle out with him. He'll use the same load, 150...

Did take a young bull with my 1899 300 Savage at about 65 yards. Had to shoot from my knees in a sideways rainstorm. First shot hit high in the liver, he took a few tenative steps, so I took a followup shot that went through heart and lungs... rolled him. 150 gr Partitions over a modest load of...

OU812, The 2000MR caught my attention with the groups that it produced at 200 and 300 yards. They were just a little more consistant, and repeatable, than I experienced with other recipes. In this particular rifle, I have long list of combinations that print really well at 100 yards. It's not...

Joy of the Whelen is that it doesn't require every last bit of fps to be a heck of a killer. I happily used 200 gr Interlocks for several years, but have since standardized on the 250 gr Partition over the last 10 years. I had some trouble with RL15 so ended up using Varget for some time. Since...

Trialed TAC under 150 gr Partitions and Sierras with very good results at about 2500fps. However... as I had a bunch of Varget, that performed identically, Varget is my hunting load. This is used in my 1899 takedown EG 300Savage. Took a good whitetail buck with it last fall, and it is likely...

Thanks for responses. After some decades of hunting with "higher horsepower" stuff, I have been hunting with the 300 Savage over the last 3 years. I have concluded that it is a most under-rated round. Combined with the fine qualities (carries easy and accurate) of the 1899 rifle, and the fact...

Heading to NL for moose in a few weeks and have decided to take my 1899 take down along as a backup and possible primary rifle should the monsoon rain set in. It has a Redfield peep that I am comfortably accurate with out to a 100 yards or so. On prior hunt up that way, I enjoyed days of rain...

Last Saturday, my 14 yr old grandson took his first whitetail buck with a 130 gr ETip out of a 270. Fairly close shot, got a lung & heart, angling across and lodging against skin in the farside neck. First of these, on 5 whitetails, I have recovered. Great performance and delighted with the...