Guy Miner
Master Loader
- Apr 6, 2006
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An old friend met me at the range this morning, and once again the rivalry was ON! :grin: We were practicing with our hunting rifles. He had his battered Rem 700 in .300 Win mag. That rifle has been on many hunting trips, on several continents, and has killed a lot of game. He was using his standard handload, built around the 180 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip. Last year he took bear and moose with that combo.
I had my .30-06 Rem 700 CDL, and the .375 H&H Model 70. We practiced at 100, 200 and 300 yards. Paper at 100 & 200, and I'd placed a steel gong at 300 yards. What a hoot!
.30-06, 200 gr Nosler Partition, stout load of H4350 at a tad over 2600 fps. Cold bore, 100 yd shot. I'll take that any day!
And I shot the .375 nearly as well, using 260 gr Nosler Accubonds over RL-15 for 2800+ fps:
We had a great time shooting together, as we have so many times in the past. At the end of the session, he claims he shot better, and of course I actually shot better... :wink:
I hope we get another 20 years of giving each other grief, and advice, at the range, and a few more hunts together as well.
Regards, Guy
I had my .30-06 Rem 700 CDL, and the .375 H&H Model 70. We practiced at 100, 200 and 300 yards. Paper at 100 & 200, and I'd placed a steel gong at 300 yards. What a hoot!
.30-06, 200 gr Nosler Partition, stout load of H4350 at a tad over 2600 fps. Cold bore, 100 yd shot. I'll take that any day!
And I shot the .375 nearly as well, using 260 gr Nosler Accubonds over RL-15 for 2800+ fps:
We had a great time shooting together, as we have so many times in the past. At the end of the session, he claims he shot better, and of course I actually shot better... :wink:
I hope we get another 20 years of giving each other grief, and advice, at the range, and a few more hunts together as well.
Regards, Guy
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