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@Bob Nelson 35Whelen I've started up a loading effort to compare NF's Semi-Spitzer with my A-Frame loads. I'm using Swift's load manual #2. In .30-06 the 180's and 200's, and in 9.3x62mm the 286's (NF doesn't off a 300 grain). In .375 H&H the 300's, and their 350-grain compared to my Weldcore...

Regular field practice is handy when choosing to hunt critters packing attitude. With my last buff he was too close and too interested in me for sticks. It was 3 rounds of A-Frames lickety-split and off-hand in ~7 seconds to resolve the matter. Watch a secondhand step through 7 seconds...

Our local range has available a set of steel targets of various diameters. A few of us gather every 2 weeks and set them up at various distances out to 300 yards. Then we cycle through firing off-hand, kneeling, and sitting positions to see who's buying the coffee afterwards.

300 grain A-Frame at 2450 from a .375 H&H 24" barrel using H4350. With H4350 I don't care how hot it is in October, it will still launch at 2450. And when they finally quit making the A-Frame, I'll finally get around to coming up with Plan B.

I have the green version of this Mesa, mounted with Talley's and use Redding dies to feed it. This offer is quality throughout and I can recommend to anyone to get the whole package.

During the last unpleasantness when H4350 was very tough to source I quickly learned just how many of my loads across 8 - 9 cartridges were based on H4350. My bad. So, while I'm doing the same amount of regular field practice this year, I've actually increased the amount of bench time I'm...

Bob, I tested a box of the .30-06 180 grain BondStrike when they first came out. Nominal MV is 2,756 fps, but thru my 24" Lilja barrel I recorded 2,630 fps for 10 rounds. To date my barrel has only been fed 180 grain cup-n-core and bonded bullets across its 20+ year life and those bullet types...

Pretty much all that was used on the ranch growing up. My dad would say when going into town on a vittals run to pick up a couple of boxes of 'greens' in .30-30 and .30-06. Don't know how they are constructed today, but back then, in .30-06, they were intended for the 'classic' MV's - 150s @...

Nice! Good ol' PA :) I'm Whidbey Island. I don't fish tho, well, not since dynamite was outlawed...

Born and raised on a working cattle and horse ranch in the Big Empty of central Oregon. It all started when my dad taught me to shoot with a single-shot .22 rimfire with a tiny wedge of wood under the rear sight to get the sights aligned at 50 yards. My hunting education began when my dad...

IDK, but I'm certain I'm the opposite of you. After a touch of SE Asia malaria, I'm convinced the mosquito's support group on Facebook put out a pic of me with the tag line "Extra Yummy!". Around a campfire, I'm literally the only one getting hits.

Yup. When Remington puked around 2020 or so the Barnes subsidiary ended up with Sierra (who had previously ended up at Clarus) it's very incestuous. So, if you've been going to the dance with one outfit and then switch partners to another, you just gotta change your wardrobe!

I forgot to add to my previous post that I've found H4350, in both of those cartridges and bullet weights, to perform most consistently and accurately when the load density was hovering right at ~90%. Much beyond ~94% the consistency would lessen. Also, if load density was below 85% I'd...

I've used H4350 with a 180-grain cup-n-core and bonded bullet from my .30-06 since forever. Extraordinarily consistent with loads just over 2,700 fps MV from a 24" barrel. I also use H4350 with a 300-grain bonded bullet to target 2,450 fps MV from my 24" .375 H&H barrel. If you want the same...

Probably, probably, and probably not. When I bought my M70 SE some 20+ years ago it came with a lovely stock. Problem was, with my chosen optic (Vari-X III 1.5-5x20mm) mounted in Talley's when I brought the rifle up, fast or slow, I was always 'skooshing' my cheek weld just a touch to align my...