No load development...

[Guy Miner]

I'm enjoying all these posts about hunting loads being developed by so many people on the board. Love it!

Then I trudged on over to the Rockchucker and churned out another 50 .30-06 cartridges, and another 20 .375 cartridges. Same old loads. Again. Sigh... No fun. Hah!

It's kind of funny, I enjoy load development, but here we are, my youngest son and me, almost ready to head out on our bear hunt and there's not a thing new... The rifles are the same as last time, the ammo is the same as last time.

Oh, wait! I did swap his .30-06 load to 165 gr Partitions instead of the older Nosler Solid Base bullets he's been using the past few years. Wow! Huge change there by golly... :grin:

Anyway, it's off to the range for a little practice with the same ol' rifles and the same ol' ammo.

.30-06:
58 gr H4350, 165 gr Nosler Partition, CCI 200, about 2750 fps from the old 21" cut down military barrel.

.375 H&H:
69 gr RL-15, 260 gr Nosler AccuBond, Fed 215, about 2620 fps from the Number One

Nothing new here. Move along. Nothing to see. Except a couple of real good loads that have proven themselves at the range and in the field.

Ah, practice time now, and bear hunting looms on the horizon! Cool.

Guy

 

[Guest]

Guy,
I love the same old boring loads. LOL You and I both know when the moment of truth arrives there's comfort in knowing that good old faithful load is going to put meat in the freezer! :wink:

Don

 

[Richracer1]

I agree, I haven't developed a load in a number of years. All my rifles are set up and I don't see the need change what works and what I'm familiar with. I thought about giving the new long range ABs a try, but then went back to what I just said, why change when what I have works for my needs.

 

[DrMike]

There is comfort in the tried and true. Why change what works?

 

[Guest]

Guy,
Development is fun, I agree.
I agree with Dr Mike though about comfort in the tried and true. (Haven't got that quote box thing down yet, sorry!)
You still get to shoot them though!
I have a few I don't mess with. I have them where I like them. Check them, make sure they're still good, and go hunt.
I just keep buying new toys. Don't know if its the rifles themselves or the fun of working them up or some quest for "rifle nirvana". :lol:
Please take some of those terrific photos on your hunt. I always enjoy them and you have a talent there.
Dewey

 

[Hegland]

Good to have the No. 1 to tie you over until the Model 70 is spooled up... Put that way, the rest of us should run out and grab a couple of .375s as well! :grin: Have a great time with your boy at the range!

 

[SJB358]

That's great stuff Guy. I dig that old 30-06 of yours. It's so cool to see that rifle in the field, slaying animals!