DrMike
Ballistician
- Nov 8, 2006
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Just thinking of rifles that have yet to draw blood, which makes for a most interesting year.
I have a "new" Model 94 in 356 Winchester that has not drawn blood for me. I hope to have a 180 grain load worked up for it shortly. My other rifles Model 94s shoot quite well with 220 grain Speers and 250 grain Kodiaks. This one actually shoots MOA with the 220 grain load that I worked up in another rifle, but I wanted to work up a lighter load for deer.
I have two new Model 70s (270 WSM and 30-06) that are unblooded. I now have a couple of sub-MOA loads for the 270 and a couple of MOA loads for the 30-06. I think they will need to be worked on this Fall. My previous 270 WSM had a number of loads that shot 0.5 inch, but I traded it for a Swarovski scope this winter.
I have a 350 Remington Magnum that has yet to draw blood. I've just fussed over it too long, but it has several loads that are MOA or better. So, what's the wait?
I have a .303 Ross in the safe that hardly ever gets shot. I'm not fussy about shoot with iron, but it manages 2.5 to 3 inches at 100 yards. I really need to carry it for moose this fall. Perhaps it will be my summer project as I have never worked up a load for it since putting it in my safe. To this point, I've only shot factory ammo through it. It is certainly a Canadian classic, and deserves better than to spend life as a safe queen.
Then, there is my new Hawkeye in 358, which now has a variety of loads shooting sub-MOA. It will be accompanying me to Vancouver Island in a couple of months for black bear. I'll likely carry a load with 225 grain Partitions that are giving me 2250 fps, although I have a good load with 225 grain Sierras that yield 2350 fps.
There is another Hawkeye chambered in 35 Whelen that should be here any day. I've already sold my Remington Classic chambered in that calibre, so I'm hopeful that it shoots as well as the 358 and that some of the loads I worked up for my previous rifle will work equally well.
What rifle(s) are you working with that are yet unblooded?
Any plans for using those newer (to you) rifles in this coming year?
I have a "new" Model 94 in 356 Winchester that has not drawn blood for me. I hope to have a 180 grain load worked up for it shortly. My other rifles Model 94s shoot quite well with 220 grain Speers and 250 grain Kodiaks. This one actually shoots MOA with the 220 grain load that I worked up in another rifle, but I wanted to work up a lighter load for deer.
I have two new Model 70s (270 WSM and 30-06) that are unblooded. I now have a couple of sub-MOA loads for the 270 and a couple of MOA loads for the 30-06. I think they will need to be worked on this Fall. My previous 270 WSM had a number of loads that shot 0.5 inch, but I traded it for a Swarovski scope this winter.
I have a 350 Remington Magnum that has yet to draw blood. I've just fussed over it too long, but it has several loads that are MOA or better. So, what's the wait?
I have a .303 Ross in the safe that hardly ever gets shot. I'm not fussy about shoot with iron, but it manages 2.5 to 3 inches at 100 yards. I really need to carry it for moose this fall. Perhaps it will be my summer project as I have never worked up a load for it since putting it in my safe. To this point, I've only shot factory ammo through it. It is certainly a Canadian classic, and deserves better than to spend life as a safe queen.
Then, there is my new Hawkeye in 358, which now has a variety of loads shooting sub-MOA. It will be accompanying me to Vancouver Island in a couple of months for black bear. I'll likely carry a load with 225 grain Partitions that are giving me 2250 fps, although I have a good load with 225 grain Sierras that yield 2350 fps.
There is another Hawkeye chambered in 35 Whelen that should be here any day. I've already sold my Remington Classic chambered in that calibre, so I'm hopeful that it shoots as well as the 358 and that some of the loads I worked up for my previous rifle will work equally well.
What rifle(s) are you working with that are yet unblooded?
Any plans for using those newer (to you) rifles in this coming year?
