I'm YT, Rokslide, and Internet taught on my reloading, and Ive done ok for hunting purposes, but have never found one of those rounds that shoots 1/2 MOA every time. Can someone walk me thru it? I'm in the process of finding a load for elk for this fall and enjoy the tinkering...
What I've done...
I reloaded an accurate round for my 243 Win and really like how it shoots both Bergers and Hornady SSTs in 95 or 100 grain (I can't remember exactly), but it puts them where I want them.
Shot them thru a chrono and I'm only getting like 2850 fps. Should I be getting more if it's hitting where I...
Christmas Bonus is hitting and one of the things on my list is a spotting scope. Looking for good glass, but doesn't have to be brand new.
I would like something doing at least 60x, but more is ok too. I know the good scope brands, but being mostly an Ohio hunter, I've never dove much into the...
I'm reloading for my 300 WSM. I made a really good round for 180 gr TTSX that were 2.860" COAL.
I'm wanting to make a 165 grain version for elk with a Nosler Partition. Nosler's book says 2.815" to start with. Obviously, the bullet is shorter at 165 gr than the 180 gr version. Is there a reason...
Anyone have a pet starting load for a 165 grain hand load? Would like to put my partitions on an elk.
I have n160, h4350, h4831, IMR 4350
Most 165 bullets are loads for a 308 and a lot of 300wsm are 180s.
Thought it’d be fun to shoot a flat one.
planning an elk hunt with my 300 WSM. Used it in AK this fall and killed a bull moose at 300 with a 180 gr TTSX.
The round I developed is accurate to feel confident on a bench at 600 yards. I won't shoot that far or farther in western Colorado (either by terrain, or by my own handicap of...
When people are talking width measurement on moose antlers. how is everyone measuring them?
I shot a pretty nice one and was told to measure maximum width from corresponding point on one side, to corresponding point on the other. On a whitetail, we measure widest outside width that you can...
I'd like to build my son a gun as a gift. Kind of a "crossing the threshold to manhood" kind of thing. It can be an off the shelf gun, but I'd like something kinda of versatile.
He'll be 13-14 when I give it to him, and I plan on us going on an antelope hunt to celebrate using it. Would also...
Was blessed enough to spend 10 days back in the bush with Hidden AK Adventures during the middle of September.
We flew out of anchorage on a 206 Sunday, 9-10. Landed at an old mine landing strip and took a super cub in from there. Once we were settled into camp we got ready to hunt Monday...
Leaving on Friday and flying with guns for the first time.
I bought some cable style TSA coded padlocks. They're easy to use and easy for me to open, but was talking to a buddy and he mentioned that if there's too much "slack" and the case can be opened enough to get a hand in kinda thing...
I have a trip to Alaska for moose in a couple of weeks and wanted some real world experience.
Shooting prone or off of a bag with a second point of contact, I'm around the 1 MOA mark and am very pleased with this.
However, the area we're hunting is a low lying swampland and the odds of...
I'm admittedly pretty new and pretty self taught when it comes to the nuance of reloading and rifle accuracy.
I was shooting my 300 WSM (180 gr TTSX, 65 gr H4350) and generally it's been an accurate enough round that I'm pleased with what it'll do in the field.
Today I wanted to shoot...
I have a second son who is starting to spend time in the woods and it just dawned on me that I have my Rock River 223 sitting in the safe most of the time and it wouldn't take much to make a second gun by buying a new upper.
I have an 11 year old and a 9 year old. Both can handle my 243 for...
Leupold VX-5HD
3-15x44
CDS-ZL2
Duplex Reticle
Side focus
Leupold Weaver style rings- Medium or High, I don't have the packaging anymore
Zero Stop on the turret
I bought this scope at the beginning of 2022 in preparation of a hunt I have coming up. Decided to try a NightForce scope
Comes w/...
I've been reading (probably too much) about how worthless Leupold optics are and how many better options there are out there, so I wanted to legitimately ask those who've used Leupold and left them, Is it worth doing so?
I have a Moose/Grizzly hunt in Alaska this fall and my 300WSM is shooting...
My wife is observing on an Alaskan moose hunt this fall. It’s guided, but she will be carrying her gear in and out and potentially helping pack.
She’d a small gal, 5’4” about 100-105 pounds. What pack do you guys recommend or have experience with?
Would like to be a pretty decent sized bag...
If both are equally accurate out of a 300 WSM, which one would you take with you to hunt at 180 grains?
TTSX or Nosler Partition
First shots are planned to be under 200 yards.
Or is this much to do about nothing? Take either one and put it where it counts.
I'm about 2 years into reloading and am finally starting to eat thru some of my initial stock. So while I had a bunch of primers and brass, I'm not looking for more primers (which are hard to find the same brand etc that I've been using) and my brass is becoming a mix of shelf bought ammo and...
2 boxes of 180 grain accubonds- 1 is open so I could see them, but all of them are still there.
308 caliber
I was going to play with some different pills loading, but the first bullet I tried shot accurate enough and fast enough that I'm going to leave well enough alone.
$160 for all of...
Anyone have pics of how they're displaying their bear hides and or skulls? I have a bear hunt next fall and I don't know if I have the wallspace to display a rug, nor do I know if my wife will let me have a full body mount.
I think a euro'd skull can look neat on display, but I'm gonna have to...