Recent content by Coues106

Absolutely, I would have been using the ol ‘06 but got caught flat footed without enough brass to start doing a load development. I picked up a bunch of the Lapua 167 gr loads the CMP was blowing out earlier in the year and have only shot a half box, so deer this year are with the Swede. That’s...

Yessir, and thank you! I practice quite a bit at this range with my rifles so the ability to shoot wasn't the issue, just the power, so this has been good reading. Bullet shown here. Seems to have just mushroomed/peeled down to the cannelure:

Selling off a bunch of stuff to make room for more/free up some cash. Rules first: 1. No sales to AK/HI 2. Buyer pays shipping (charged only cost using my shipping account, so a bit cheaper) 3. Happy to negotiate prices on multiple items 4. Local pickup welcome 5. First "I'll take it" gets...

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Great info, thank you. Definitely a shot I think I’m going to avoid going forward having seen this. Your answer was what I was interested in as I have always hunted with a .30-06 and only recently been really delving into bullet construction and performance. Knowledge on here has always been top...

So you’re saying that expecting a shot to pass through the spine and into the vitals was too much to ask of the round/range/animal combination? That was my question as I was expecting it to be able to sever the spine and then pass into the vitals. What kind of caliber do I need to be running to...

Let me use a visual for the shot, it was down through the spine and into the vitals (but deflected off into the backstrap it appears).

Got an old mountain mule deer yesterday with my 6.5x55 and a factory Nosler Trophy Grade round with the Accubond. Shot was almost perfectly flat across a canyon at 465 yards, energy should’ve been around 1200 ft/lbs. Buck was facing uphill vertically, bullet went in perfectly centered on the...

Howa SPF to Hedge774

Selling off a bunch of stuff to make room for more/free up some cash. Rules first: 1. No sales to AK/HI 2. Buyer pays shipping (charged only cost using my shipping account, so a bit cheaper) 3. Feel free to send an offer, worst I can say is no 4. Local pickup welcome in Northern VA 5. First...

Great suggestion on @odonata and @Hedge774, those were 2 I've had on my radar for a while, just the lack of factory threading had me curious on what else was out there. I think the ruger safari especially is something they need to make more of and other companies should take note, I've talked...

Thanks for everyone's help! I think I'm gonna pivot toward looking for one of those Sauer CL II's, that's exactly what I was after for a newer production Euro gun. I also appreciate all the votes for Husqvarna's and 1903's, if I didn't have a roomful of Mausers and Husky's, I'd have gone that...

This is another great call, thank you.

I love the look of those Steyr Classic II's @odonata and @SaintPanzer, where can I find the iron sight/schnable model? I see that they're still in production but all the halfstocks are more "american" styled, and everything I can find under "Steyr CL II Halfstock" are these newer models...

That R8 stock is lovely, wow. Yes it's certainly been very tempting as it's still "european", I just think until I promote a few more times it'll be out of the price range. Either way, very excellent piece and eviable for sure.