Who’s Already Loaded Up This Year’s Hunting Ammo?

[ShortMountain91]

Started last night on replenishing

6.5 PRC
140 ELD M
57.6 gr RL26 (slow burning lot)
Fed 215
Running 2965 FPS

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I guess I don't "load up" for the season. I'm always loaded up.

 

[Quicksilver]

Same get up as last year using last years ammo.

300nmi
245 Berger EOL
N570
2970fps

New get up for this year
7 saum
180 Berger hybrid
H4350
2780fps

Got the daily driver and hot rod

 

[sodaksooner]

loaded up 60 the other night.

300wm
178 gr ELD-X
Hornady and ww cases (which I keep seperate)
Remington Magnum primers
70.5 grains of IMR4831
3065 fps
Ive shot 1/2 moa groups with this load and the shooter can typically keep it in the 1 moa range during normal conditions.

 

[SloppyJ]

I thought I was done until I found some 180gr Accubonds for my 30-06.... Here's what I got so far

30-06 Load:
165gr Accubond
53.5gr H4350
Norma Brass
WLRP
My gun loves this combo. It's not moving too quickly but the accuracy is amazing
0.6MOA from 3 different rounds of testing

280ai Load:
160gr Accubond
59gr H4831sc
Peterson Brass
WLRP
0.28MOA from only 1 round of testing (have to confirm)

Still nailing down a hunting load for my 30-30 along with some subsonic loads and figuring out what my .308 likes.

Still have Barnes TTSX to try in the 280ai but the accubond load is top notch. Testing out 180gr Accubonds in the 30-06 and 150gr TTSX in there as well. My '06 is a picky little thing.

 

[Marbles]

Dude! You killed a caribou. I've never even seen one! I don't think you have any better on this forum.

It is all what one has access to. I have never killed a white tail or mule deer. I have also wanted to reload for years, but never had the space.

 

[SloppyJ]

It is all what one has access to. I have never killed a white tail or mule deer. I have also wanted to reload for years, but never had the space.

Funny how that works and what we take for granted.

 

[TxLite]

24” 300 PRC
230gr Berger Hybrid
N570 with ADG
CCI 250
2917 fps

18” 7 PRC
180 Berger Hybrid
H1000 with ADG
CCI 250
2620 fps (load shot good but didn’t get a chance to work up further. Will have to run with it as is)

22” 7mm-08
150 TGK
Varget with Alpha
CCI 200
2700 fps

 

[hicountry1]

I do most of my load development and loading over the winter.

Right now, playing with a new to me pre-64 mod 70 in 264win, and 700 cdl 25-06 .

280 with 150 Sciroccos, '06 and 308 with 155 scenars ready to roll for deer in Va and PA. These will be my primary deer rigs. If I get the 264win going, I'll also cary that some.

280ai, 160ab, f210m, RL26, 3035mv, ready to roll for an upcoming mid November md hunt in Colorado.

 

[NorthernHunter]

I always have them loaded and ready. It's amazing how tight you can get a group with hand rolled ammo. My gun shot moa with factory and less than 1/2 moa with the final homemade rounds.
6.5cm
41.2 superformance
Br-2
Hornady brass
2.810

I continue to be amazed how much groups can change with COAL adjustments.

 

[3gunyotehtr]

My hunting load is what I use for plinking and nrl hunter, so I always have some loaded up.
6.5 creedmore
Nosler brass
Ginex lr primer
43.6 Staball
2.8165 oal
2780 fps in a tikka t3x with 24.3" barrel, just slightly slower in a savage with a 24" barrel.

 

[RifleDisciple]

I've been shooting the same small batch of Ammo for the past few years. I only shoot 2 deer a year from inside 200yd, and with components being scarce, I haven't been burning ammo practicing. 3-5 rounds confirm zero, 1-2 shots on game, rinse and repeat. 50 rounds last 4-5 years when I'm not swapping scopes every year. I'll spend 15 rounds of 7mag re-zeroing a new scope this fall, but I have enough for that.

7mm Rem Mag
150 Nosler solid base (old stock)
64.5gr H4831SC
Hornady or Win Brass
CCI 250 primer

25-06
115 Nosler BT
53.0 H4831SC (max)
Mixed Brass
Fed LRM primer

I have a 264 Win Mag that I need to load for if I could find some primers for it. Though power goes fast when all 3 hunting rifles use 50-65 grains of it each shot.

 

[geterdone]

6.5PRC
143gr ELDX
58.6gr H1000
Lapua brass
210M primer

Loaded these up early August and took my antelope with that load a few weeks ago. Have deer coming up in October still.

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[hdc77]

7 SAUM
162 ELDx over H4831 SC 59.5 gr @2850, fed 215 M, ADG Brass, ready for MT mullies.

 

[SloppyJ]

My hunting load is what I use for plinking and nrl hunter, so I always have some loaded up.
6.5 creedmore
Nosler brass
Ginex lr primer
43.6 Staball
2.8165 oal
2780 fps in a tikka t3x with 24.3" barrel, just slightly slower in a savage with a 24" barrel.

How have those primers been? I luckily stumbled across some CCI br2 the other day but boy did I have to pay up for them. Those ginex were all that was available for a long while. Seemed to be decent too.

 

[doc holiday13]

My hunting rifles get all their ammo assembled once I've developed a load for them.. I'll put together 500 rounds and forget about it till i get to 10 rounds remaining.
My PRS gun gets 150rds at a shot in case I see that I need to adjust the load for accuracy

 

[MallardSX2]

30-06
168 grain nosler hunting bt
4064 powder
winchester primer'


Kills deer.

 

[DiabeticKripple]

The wife’s gun

Tikka T3
308 Win
130gr TTSX
Hornady Match brass
WLRM primer
50.0gr of Varget
3117fps
0.5 MOA

My trusty steed

Tikka T3
7mm Rem Mag
120gr TTSX
Federal Brass
WLRM primer
72.0gr of H4831SC
3300fps
0.6 MOA

Or a load I just developed but haven’t 100% confirmed at distance

145gr LRX
Federal Brass
WLRM primer
67.7gr H4831SC
3100fps
0.5 MOA

My new rig, still doing load development

Custom Defiance 24”
7mm PRC
160gr CX
ADG Brass
WLRM primer
Currently 65.5gr of H4831sc shot best, trying to get more out of it next go around, loaded a ladder up to 69.0gr
2975fps

 

[Sccritterkiller]

18" supressed 308
150gr AB
43.5 gr 3031
2825 fps

1894 Marlin 44mag
240 gr JHP
22.8 gr H110
Getting speed later today.

 

[4090Sharps]

Got a 30 cal ammo can full of each. I will fill another of each soon so I can keep up with range trips in between, considering hunting season is basically this Friday-May:

223 Rem
77gr TMK
24.5gr TAC
2750 fps

6mm ARC
108gr ELD-M
29.0gr CFE223
2650 fps

Ended up doing a couple thousand of the 223, while the press was set up and the powder and primers were flowing. Should be set for the next year of range time and hunting for my 223...