I'm almost Ready

[steve4102]

I am almost ready for this years hunt. I have my 300WSM and my son's 7mm-08 and 6.5x55 ready to go except a few minor scope adjustments and some field practice.

Here is what I came up with this year. Man, you gotta luv them Partitions.

Savage 7MM-08, 160gr Partition, 47.5gr Ramshot Hunter avg velocity 2734fps.

CZ Model 3, 300WSM, 165gr Partition, 72gr MRP, 3184fps
Win M70 Featherweight, 6.5x55, 140gr Partition, 46gr DP86, 2764fps.

 

[JD338]

steve4102

Excellent shooting! Yes, PT's do shoot with great accuracy. With the 300 WSM and 6.5x55, try seating you bullets .005" and .010" deeper to close up those great groups.
I think you are ready!

JD338

 

[steve4102]

Thanks JD. The 300 is new this year and I don't have a lot of range time with it. After this years hunt I will take your advise and play around with seating depth. It's not uncommon for me to shoot #1&2 tight and #3 out a bit with this rifle. Don't know if it's me, the rifle or the load, but when time allows I will find out.

The Swede is a different story. I've been working with this skinny barreled rifle for a couple of years now. This rifle is extremely picky when it comes to seating depth. These loads are .003-.004 off the lands, if I go deeper things start to open up pretty far. Maybe I'll drop the load down and see how it like touching the lands?

Again, thanks for the tip.

 

[JD338]

steve4102

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. :lol:
Nothing wrong with your current loads. Now go fill your tags and post some pictures for all of us here. :grin:
Good luck this season!

JD338

 

[J300UM]

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And they kill just as good as they shoot too!!! I'd say those groups are within a minute of deer. Good luck and good huntin!!!

 

[bullet]

Looks like you are ready to go to the field.

 

[Savage99]

steve4102,

Thats fabulous shooting from all your rifles if its at 100 yds.

They don't carry Ramshot Hunter here and I have many powders now. Kind of wish I could try a pound.

The height of your groups is a little low for where I hunt. I prefer the impact at 100 yds to reflect at least a 200 yd zero.

On open land I carry a pocket sized runoff of the load with the trajectory, drift etc. made from http://www.eskimo.com/~jbm/calculations ... tions.html

 

[steve4102]

if its at 100 yds.

Sorry, these were shot at 100 yards. The 7MM-08 was shot by my 16 year old son, the 6.5x55 was shot by my 14 year old and the 300 (worst group) was me.

 

[Powerstroke]

Steve,
Those are all pretty darn good groups... those darn 7-08's are tack drivers in about any platform I've seen.

I have a .260 that I wanted to shoot the heavier bullets... 130's & 140's but so far it loves the 100's and 120's. I guess depending on what your hunting you may attempt the 125 Partition or 130 A.Bonds??? For a light cary gun however that is still good shooting !