Recent content by Tex .416

Does that protect the bore?

IMR 4831 with a Barnes TTSX 165 and F210 is my go to .300 Win Mag load. Through and through wounds on nilgai and oryx. It literally knocked one nilgai off its feet with a bullet to the shoulders. One of the more impressive things I’ve seen. Kills deer and pigs well too. 100% of bullets have...

Will hard copy actual books be offered again? The first edition was mesmerizing reading. I waffled between binge reading it and rationing one story per day to make it last. To me, a book in my hands is a magic ticket to another world. Computers and now phone screens just are not the same.

Outstanding book, one that had a dramatic impact on my wife and me both. There are two more in the series, which also are high quality. Highly recommend.

Democrats have been extremely aggressive in pushing for and passing gun control wherever they take control of state government. Virginia is the most recent example following New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, California, and Hawaii, to name some where they succeeded. Hopefully the Supreme...

The US is pulling all B1’s out of the UK and moving them back to the US due to another reported Iranian plot threat. Suboptimal development. https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/bombers-raf-fairford-iran/2026/10/04/id/1271663/

Mtn Infantry, Thank you for the courage to start this discussion. Tex.

Thank you for adding those details, which definitely add important context.

This is what is hard to understand. The odds of success are better in the field still trying than sitting at home being upset. Never know what might happen. Last year I shot a specific buck I was after the next to last day of the season. Back when I went on package hunts, more than once I...

7 Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag, and .338 Lapua made jumps into unfilled gaps and gained solid acceptance sufficient to have long-term viability.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1/british-police-arrest-uk-iranian-national-over-airbase-incident

Guess a changing of the guard is occurring when the 6.5 Creedmoor makes a poll like this, but .308 and .30-06 are left off.

From the UK Prime Minister per Al Jazeera: UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said there are strong indications Iran had a role in the security incident near the US-run Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford airbase. Iran has rejected the claim...

There are several listings for new .458 Win Mag brass on gunbroker. I have no connection to any of the sellers and not vouching for them, but it is for sale there.

The Barnes TTSX 130 is my go to bullet. Partitions provided more effective terminal performance on deer and pigs than Accubonds for me, but prefer the TTSX over both.