Recent content by Gomer

I use the 150gr TTSX in one of my 30-06s. Incidentally, the load gets an average velocity of 3006 fps. I could almost do all of my non-DG hunting with the 30-06. I have an M70 that uses a 180gr A-Frame load, and an M700 that uses that TTSX load.

I live in the US and my state tends to follow on California’s coattails when it comes to firearms. I have been anticipating a lead ban. I haven’t shot anything bigger than elk with a copper bullet. Most of the animals I shot with the TSX were deer. I don’t think they kill as fast as...

I’m not sure you would want to add material to the bore of a rifle. But, I have heard of treatments that help reduce fouling by filling in pores and scratches in a barrel. I could see this as some form of corrosion protection because those same pores can hold moisture. As far as coating an...

I remember people complaining around 2010 about them seeming softer. No one was able to really provide examples. I’ve used the 225gr Interlock and the 200gr Speer Hot Cors on deer without any issues (duh).

Yep, I flubbed what was a totally makeable shot. I came around a big basalt outcropping and spotted a mule deer buck, perfectly broadside on the opposite ridge…..about 600 feet below me. Lasered him at 413 yards. I had a perfect flat spot to go prone. I wanted to make a high shoulder shot so...

My house is literally on saltwater. Stainless…..isn’t.

When I first joined the site, I had to book my first safari. My intention was to take my 7x57. My Dad then passed down a pre-64 M70 in 30-06 and I was the third generation in my family to use it. I knew then I had to take it. Now I am booked, and the rifle shoots amazing. But then I bought...

That being said, I paid good money for my 375 H&H and fully intend to use it!

Ever since I went to a 200gr 30 caliber bullet, I don’t really see a need to go to anything in between 30 and 375. They penetrate very well. A 30-06 with a 200gr A-Frame or Partition at 2650-2700 is a beast of a load.

I bought some!

I’m lucky in that where I live doesn’t experience extreme temperature fluctuations. Maybe a 25 degree swing from winter to summer, and it never gets cold enough to freeze. I could see it being a problem where its over 100 in the summer and there is snow by the beginning of November.

I forget about that. I have 30lbs of it. I use it for just about every overbore cartridge I have.

Powders I use: RELOADER 26! Jacketed bullets 180gr and up, mono bullets 165gr and up. H4831 on same as RL26. Not quite as fast. Reloader 22 on same as RL26. Not quite as fast. Reloader 19 on same as RL26. Not quite as fast. H4350 on lighter options up to 168gr (monos) Reloader 17 on...