Curious About What is Being Loaded at the Present

6mm

So far so good, it is well above and beyond hunting accurate, Easy to pack and with all the griz we have running around I am packing it with me all the time. The action right out of the box was smooth and the trigger is crisp. Points well, and is easy to shoot off hand and hit some thing, so far it has one confirmed coyote and two others hit and assumed dead. Too eary to be saving pelts so I am not crawling into the brush to drag them out (that can lead to big trouble with the aforemention critters). Those 180 grain partitions don't deposit much energy in a coyote unless you hit a shoulder blade or the spine. I would buy another one without question. I have a Nikon Prostaff 4.5 X 14 that seems to fit the rifle well. Only down side is that I could not make the 180 grain e-tips shoot with RL 22, but since in love the 180 grain partitions that is of little concern.

Dr. Mike,

Justin is the best of the litter that my daughter has brought home and he treats her very well. Lord knows that she found a few mutts before finding him. Hard worker with lots of manners and he likes guns in a very good way. He is very easy to teach and doesn't have the "I already know that Sydrome" so I can turn him loose in the reloading room without worry. I plan on taking him out elk, dear and black bear hunting in a couple of weeks. As I close in on the 50 mark I am really looking forward to have a 20 something guy with me to help get the dead ones back to the truck. Oh my daughter also goes hunting with the family a lot and has a cow elk to her credit. She currently lives in Washington and has a very good job so I don't see her a much as I would like. Justin still lives close by. They are expecting my first grand child in Jan. The circle continues
 
Oops Dr. Mike I forgot about the 280 rem

What an under appreciated cartridge, like the rest of the 30-06 family it gets the job done day in day out. I can't tell much difference in the field between it and the 270 win. but the wider range a bullet selection gives the 280 the edge. The 30-06 has the advantage on the 280 for the same reason. I know that the mag guys will have heart failure but If I had to choose between the 280 rem and the 7mm rem mag I would go with the 280 rem. It is just so much more efficient, and the rifle chambered for it, within in the ranges that most game is taken. I have to assume that the 280 AI is even that much better but the selection of rifles is limited.
 
Murphdog I too would choose the .280 over the 7MM Remington even though my dad got his in 1973 and has had wonderful years with it and I saw what it can do. I bought myself a .280 even after all that exposure to the 7mm. It is a good one! :grin:
 
I plan on taking him out elk, dear and black bear hunting in a couple of weeks.

Kinda sounds like he already has his "dear" in his sights! :lol:
 
OOPs sometimes I could really use spell check. :oops:

I have a Win Model 88 in .358 Win that was given to me by my wifes uncle with the understanding that I have to use it. It came with a lot of what I believe are 250 grain Win. Silvertips so I have not had to reload for it. Thanks to Ruger this cartridge seems to have a new lease on life. Reloading dies seem to be special order at double the price of standard calibers. I am hoping that the price will come down some but sooner or later I need to get dies and reload for it. Dr. Mike don't you reload for this cartridge? What has worked for you.
 
Terry,

The 358 is a favourite cartridge for me. A few of the loads that have proven very good for me are:

Ruger Hawkeye

Hornady 200 FTX, CCI250, 47.0 g IMR 3031
Sierra 200 SPRN, CCI250, 53.0 g. TAC
Nosler 225 PT, F210, 46.5 g. W748
Sierra 225 SBT, F210, 41.5 g. 10X

All the above give me sub-MOA.

In my BLR,

Barnes 200 TSX, WLR, 47.0 g. IMR 3031
Barnes 225 TSX, WLR, 52.0 g. W748
Nosler 225 AB, WLR, 47.0 g. Varget
Sierra 225 SBT, WLR, 42.5 g. A2015
Speer 250 SP, CCI250, 45.0 g. H335
 
Thanks for the imformation

Are you having any trouble getting the 225 AB with an OAL short enough to fit in the Magazine? This is my heavy timber or if I had the choice my griz be good rifle. I have heard that penatration is great even with the Silvertips is that what you are finding with the AB.
 
I have all my hunting loads done for the

45-70 300 gr BST

280 AI 140 gr AB

338 RUM 250 gr AB

7mm RUM 160 gr AB (I need to get more powder and will finish loading another 50 rounds)

Next up is.....

280 Rem 140 gr BT

35 Whelen 225 gr AB

44 Rem Mag 240 gr JHP


JD338
 
I just did a little fine tuning on sight-ins for my 6mm #1B, my son's 6mm, and the 25-06 of my wifes. I got them all where they should be so we are set. I just need to get the boys out to shoot a little more before the opener. I'll buy a couple of those elk or deer paper archery targets that are quite large and have them practice shooting where they actually would aim depending on the way the animal is standing. I'll get the off the bench and do some prone stuff, sitting, and some close work standing. I thought I had it all accomplished but I like to have extra ammo and practice is always good.
 
:oops: In all my messing around attempting to get my .300RUM & .257Bee ready to go I forgot about the better half's .260 :oops:
Moved the 12X Leupy onto it tonight and loaded -

45.0 grians of RL-19 with 125gr Partitions & 130gr Accubonds
46.0 of the same
47.0 of the same

Who knows - this little M7 youth shoots decent tomorrow I may take it on my hunt next month :grin:
 
As of late?

300 RUM
264 Win Mag
378 Bee
356 Win
and by next week 25-06 Rem again
 
Are you having any trouble getting the 225 AB with an OAL short enough to fit in the Magazine?

In my Hawkeye, the 225 AB works fine. It is more of a problem in the BLR for me.

POP, how's that .356 shooting for you. I'd love to read a report of you work with that rifle. That one you picked up was sweet.
 
Well, I just loaded up some 425gr Piledriver Jr's for the 45-70 and also some 300gr PT's for the 45-70. Not sure what is next, but probably some 375 H&H loads for my buddy. It is great to be home and spend some time on the Co-Ax again. Scotty
 
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