Recent content by 112Savage

The first photo is 6.5x55 with Speer 140 hot core Second photo is 260 REM 140 accubond Last image is 6.5-06 with 140 Speer So long story short somewhere between 47 grains and 49 grains of H4831 you’re going to be getting up to pressure, but still should be safe. Obviously work up to these...

Be smart, but case capacity is about 10% more than a creedmoor, 6% more than a 260Rem, and less than a 6.5-284. I think H4831SC may be great for 140+gr bullets. Go research this, but based on case capacities I figure you’ll be north of 45gr and south of 50gr.

The other forum mentioned is a huge echo chamber full of parrots for a few guys who actually do test and use their scopes. After saying that, I will say that lower end leupolds drive me crazy. I’ve had dialing issues, zero retention issues, and failure to dial. I’ve also had those problems...

I would shoot my No1 more if it were suppressed. It’s a No1S in 300WM and it’s a hoot to shoot except for the blast. I really don’t like shooting anything unsuppressed anymore, so you will get no flack from me. When I was growing up, the rifle in last of the dog men really made me want a full...

I used a rented rifle with rented ammo Hill Country Rifles 300WM. On the shooting range at lower elevation I shot at 100 and 300yds and was perfect with 178ELDX precision. Hunter. I did notice that my shots over 300 yds tended to land higher than expected on game. Now this could have been a...

Check to make sure your flash hider is tight. Check your shoulder bump versus fired cases. You could easily make a “case comparator” if you don’t have one by sizing a 375 caliber case I.e. 375H&H and zeroing your caliper on it. Then insert your 6.5 Grendel case neck into the 375 case neck and...

I couldn’t get what I would call consistent or good groups from my 6ARC with the 80gr ELDVT. They weren’t 12-18” groups though. If you’re picking the 100eldvt for use on coyotes. Try the 95gr V-max. Its design may be more forgiving. If you just want to load to learn. The easy button in 6.6...

The tikka factory magazine is amazing in how well it feeds, its weight, its lack of noise. I have mountain tactical metal mags for my 300WSM. I actually quit using them. I had to file the feed lips, the follower can tip and bind. Honestly a lot of people change the tikka bottom metal to use...

I have only done two hunts in Africa. The first was a plains game hunt in Limpopo which was the traditional bush hunt where my longest shot was 240yds down a road. I took my 9.3x62 loaded hot with 258gr hammer bullets. It was perfect. My second hunt was in the eastern cape. Very mountainous...

Dude those are great trophies. I don’t care about the measurements, they are good old animals with good length, good mass, and good color. As long as the hunting was good and didn’t look like they just came from a wild game auction, then I would be very happy.

https://www.africahunting.com/threads/6-5-for-the-largest-game.86817/#post-1310801 I have only tested the 140ECX/ GMX in the 6.5 creedmoor. Velocities were good to okay given the bullet’s bearing surface and intrusion into the case. Accuracy was excellent. I have only killed one whitetail doe...

Haha “a story”… Brother, I lived that story. I’m a rifle guy through and through. I’m left handed. I really wanted to take my own rifle. I ended up with a right handed hill country rifle in 300WM with a swaro scope and a great fryer and devick suppressor, but I would have rather had my Blaser...

I’m confident that Airlink can carry firearms. It was a Qatar airways problem. Multiple travel agents at DSC said they had found out about Qatar’s change and had people in the field when it happened.

I just flew IAD-DOH-JNB-PE April 9th and back April 20th. I was told in January, February, and March that since my last flight was operated by Airlink that I would not be allowed to transport firearms on Qatar. They kept telling me to call back in case the rule changed. I ended up renting a...

I have a MK5 6-lug backcountry guide in 280AI- I love the rifle. I hate the cerakote on the bolt, it’s sticky. Dad has a vanguard talon in 300WBY- awesome rifle, super accurate. Had to have the chamber honed due to failure to eject using factory ammo. Done under warranty quickly. Brother and...