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Before I could talk Mama into using her 275 Rigby for hunts other than a comfortable deer stand, she shot my 30-06. She practiced with the Remington or Hornady light 30-06 factory loads. When we went hunting, I loaded the rifle with factory Barnes 180gr TTSX ammo. She has killed a lot of...

I have had my brain housing group rocked way too many times and had spinal injuries that required a lot of hardware and cadaver bones. (Not service related. :ROFLMAO: ) I had to move a lot of guns that gave me headaches after a few shots. It seemed what caused the migraines had as much to do...

I have a Highland Stalker in 30-06. It has gone to Africa twice and I used Barnes 180gr TTSX factory ammo. I would not hesitate to use it on an eland. Mine shoots every bullet great that I have shot through it from 130 - 220 gr. Safe hunting

I am out of country now. I will dig through fotos tonight to see if I have one.

I had a rug made with my bushpig. It looks pretty ghoulish. Then I have the Euro skull. :LOL: Safe hunting

I had a Swiss Army knife on me yesterday when we were delivering assistance to our farming communities that were hardest hit by the earthquake here in Colombia. It opened many bags of cement and sand, peeled a few mangos, opened a few avocados, cut up some plantain and opened a few beers when...

I was confident that the Barnes ammo was the issue. I told you earlier in the thread that I had the same issue with a Merkel double in 30-06. I never could figure it out and it had me very frustrated and confused. It shot everything else well with no issues so I finally just decided the rifle...

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I am rich. There, I said it. I am rich! Living and working in third world countries most of my life has given me a much different perspective on wealth. I woke up this morning and ground some of the best coffee beans in the world (cupping score and international awards support my claim) to...

My favorite rifle and cartridge, Rigby Highland Stalker in 30-06 with a few upgrades. Safe shooting

I ordered a Jagdtaschenmesser last year from Puma USA. I wanted one for years so I finally broke down and bought one. It arrived after deer season so it hasn't been put to work yet. I also have a Victorinox Hunter XT. The first time I put it to work I field dressed 3 big bodied Texoma bucks...

Beautiful combo. How does the 7x57R shoot? Safe shooting

When I was going through what Mama calls my "cowboy years" I shot a lot of BPC in rifle and pistol. I used Dawn dishwashing soap and Ballistol. I kept a couple tuppers with soaked patches. One with soapy patches and one with Ballistol. I ran the soapy patches through the bore until it was...

Barnes factory ammunition? I wasn't aware they made 7x57 ammo. Safe shooting

Good morning @Noah Hutchens. I had a Merkel 141 in 30-06. Exact same issue with Barnes factory ammo. I fired numerous different types of ammo from Federal, Hornady, Remington, Norma, Swift and Winchester. No issues at all and I fired 150, 165 and 180 gr loads. Only happened with Barnes factory...