Recent content by Poglife2171

175 grn Nosler Accubond Long Range with a max charge of 4064 to start with, 2500FPS, SD of 15. .7 mils to 200yds , 1.5 to 300yds and 2.5 to 400yds.

Had an itching for another Mauser build like my 25-06AI. I went into a Houston gun shop "Gordy & Sons" and the guy handed me one of the most gorgeous Rigby rifles in 275 Rigby. I was enamored, but them horrified when I saw the price tag. After reading African hunting literature I understood that...

Not a deer but got a nice sow opening morning with the 25-06AI.

Hell we know each other well already, I'm TJ, John K's son. Small online world haha

Yeah with the Ackley I'm shooting a 120 partition at about 3450, and a 101 LRX in the 3600fps range. I really wanted the Weatherby, but I'm so close to it's doorstep that it doesn't make sense to burn a ton more powder for a relatively small increase in velocity. Any -06 derivative is bound to...

Haha we'll see, .338 is just about the biggest bore I would likely ever need, but the 9.3 would fit right in. I've heard good things about the Whelen, but both it and the 9.3 are way more than I could imagine needing . I had to get myself a 7x57 AI barrel, but I'm having them label it "275...

Never been to Africa, but absolutely love the cartridge reading, and a lot of the writers like John Taylor, Bell and others. I'm barely getting into public land hunting at Sam Houston NF, and i live a little south of Houston. I'm in the process of getting a "275 rigby AI" barrel made and might...

How is it going everyone? I'm Poglife2171. I'm an amateur hunter, very passionate about cartridges and firearms development, and amateur YouTuber. This forum has given me a lot of references for load data and many other hunting related material. I look forward to seeing y'all in the threads...