Bob Nelson I sold my .243!

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I was able to get 2920 with H1000 and 105gr A Max...but then the bullets bounced off the targets back into the cases as a laughing kangaroo appeared and took a long pull off a bottle and then staggered off laughing. Part of this story is true.

@Forrest Halley
The only part that's true is you used H1000. The rest is pure BS.
Bob

 

[colorado]

@colorado
I tried both H4831SC and H4350 and could only get 2,800fps with Max loads.
Bob

Well your load isn't at max until you need a hammer to open the bolt ...

 

[Marcos Rodriguez]

WOW!!!! hahaha
I see the title of this post very late!
But I laughed all the time while I was reading it!
Congratulations, the 7-08 are a great shot, but... I prefer the 308...
Did all the things you´re son did, but better...

 

[Ragman]

WOW!!!! hahaha
I see the title of this post very late!
But I laughed all the time while I was reading it!
Congratulations, the 7-08 are a great shot, but... I prefer the 308...
Did all the things you´re son did, but better...

Don’t worry, my .308 is still my #1 rifle!

 

[Marcos Rodriguez]

Don’t worry, my .308 is still my #1 rifle!

Yes, I read thath!!!....
I hope you´re 7-08 gives you a lot of satisfactions!!!
What are you going to feed him? Factory ammo? handload?
Which components?

 

[CoElkHunter]

Well your load isn't at max until you need a hammer to open the bolt ...

I did that ONCE! Back in my early days of reloading, I loaded some 62 or 63gr of H4831 in my .270W with a 130gr Sierra BTSP. My brother and I went pig hunting. My first shot was a flash through the scope and the bolt locked up on my Winchester M70. I got the pig but I took the rifle to a gunsmith to get the bolt hammered open. Other than that, the gunsmith said the rifle was good to go. Thank God for modern rifles! LOL

 

[Ragman]

Yes, I read thath!!!....
I hope you´re 7-08 gives you a lot of satisfactions!!!
What are you going to feed him? Factory ammo? handload?
Which components?

I’m not a handloader so it’ll be factory ammo.

 

[Forrest Halley]

"took a long pull off a bottle"...... of Bud Light?

Couldn't have been. He didn't suck the bottle inside out, wink and skip away with glee.

@Forrest Halley
The only part that's true is you used H1000. The rest is pure BS.
Bob

Okay I'll retest on the Chrono and report back. No biggie. We shall see Bob...

 

[CoElkHunter]

Couldn't have been. He didn't suck the bottle inside out, wink and skip away with glee.

Okay I'll retest on the Chrono and report back. No biggie. We shall see Bob...

Get Bob's @Bob Nelson 35Whelen brand of revisionist chrono "Dead On" which uses modern math in conjunction with derivatives to get the results from a given load result that you want. LOL

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Well your load isn't at max until you need a hammer to open the bolt ...

@colorado
I maybe a bit crazy mate but I'm not lunatic enough to do that.
Others may disagree tho.
Bob

 

[colorado]

I was joking ya know ...

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I was joking ya know ...

@colorado
I know mate. I have had the occasional flattened primer but as soon as I get that I back right off.
Bob

 

[colorado]

My self too. I haven't had one of them in a long time, but once I find a good handload I tend to stick with it. I load my 500 Jeffery a few grains below max just because of my recoil tolerance. 570g at 2300 fps should be good enough.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

My self too. I haven't had one of them in a long time, but once I find a good handload I tend to stick with it. I load my 500 Jeffery a few grains below max just because of my recoil tolerance. 570g at 2300 fps should be good enough.

@colorado
I like to find one of 2 loads with 2 different bullet weights for each caliber and stick with that.
Fortunately my 25 shoots 100gn TTSX and 117grain SST, 115gn nosler balistic tips to the same point of impact out to around 250 yards.
The Whelen doest care what I Chuck down it's guts from 225 to 310gn same point of impact at 100yds just have to remember what's in it at the time psst 200 yards.
Bob

 

[Forrest Halley]

@colorado
I like to find one of 2 loads with 2 different bullet weights for each caliber and stick with that.
Fortunately my 25 shoots 100gn TTSX and 117grain SST, 115gn nosler balistic tips to the same point of impact out to around 250 yards.
The Whelen doest care what I Chuck down it's guts from 225 to 310gn same point of impact at 100yds just have to remember what's in it at the time psst 200 yards.
Bob

So would you say that it's a BUNDY-bus?

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

So would you say that it's a BUNDY-bus?

@Forrest Halley
You bin sniffin powder again mate. We is talking load and bullets not Bundy and buses.
I was sent a photo of how you got your son into shooting.

Thought you might like a copy
Ha ha ha ha ha ha
Bob

 

[Forrest Halley]

@Forrest Halley
You bin sniffin powder again mate. We is talking load and bullets not Bundy and buses.
I was sent a photo of how you got your son into shooting.
View attachment 532489
Thought you might like a copy
Ha ha ha ha ha ha
Bob

That's funny right there. Speaking of which I just ordered his first .22 rifle. CZ 457. Trouble is it's not the youth model and they won't sell me a short stock. May end up buying a nicer stock later and cutting the one it comes with.

 

[Ray B]

@Forrest Halley
You bin sniffin powder again mate. We is talking load and bullets not Bundy and buses.
I was sent a photo of how you got your son into shooting.
View attachment 532489
Thought you might like a copy
Ha ha ha ha ha ha
Bob

Some of my friends that are 16 ga addicts LIVE for the smell of fired paper hulls.

 

[Ray B]

With regard to the 105 gr AMax and similar 105 gr bullets- I understood that these bullets needed a 1-8" twist and all of the 243 Win rifles that I have seen had 1 - 10" twist. Has the twist been changed to 1-8 or is 1 - 10" able to stabilize them?

 

[CBH Australia]

@colorado
The 2 243s I loaded for mates were struggling to get 2,800fps with 100gn and that was max loads and a 22 inch barrel.
Bob

Sounds like your chronograph is biased too.