What did you reload today?

I need to post a hunt report of my nilgai sometime. It's a hunt that I think more should look into...like free range aoudad...need to post that report also. Word of caution...understand the nilgai shot placement before you go. I have seen a lot of mistakes there and they do not fold up with bad placement.
 
I need to post a hunt report of my nilgai sometime. It's a hunt that I think more should look into...like free range aoudad...need to post that report also. Word of caution...understand the nilgai shot placement before you go. I have seen a lot of mistakes there and they do not fold up with bad placement.
Shoot me a PM if you know some good places to go for either Nilgai or Aoudad.
 
I loaded a couple hundred 357 magnum las week.
.44 Special, a WARM load only for Ruger Flattop Blackhawk, 9.5 gr Unique, 200 gr Hornady XTP. Accurate, and 90% weight retention in wet newspaper at 10 yards. Varmits do not approve. 10-12" of penetration.
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Helping a buddy’s son with loads for his 308. Loaded up a few 165gr Sierra Gamekings this morning for ladder and pressure testing.
Getting a box of 165gr TGK bullets next week to try in the 7x57.
 
Hanging in the gun room most of the day today. Loaded some .308 win for an Alaskan black bear hunt I leave for this Friday. Finished loading ammo for whitetail this fall, including .300 BlackOut for my son and .300 Win Mag for my wife. Now onto a little more .375 H&H for practice ahead of Zim next summer.
 
500 Sharps 2 1/2" (50-90 Sharps). 575gr Peregrine VRG-2, 80.0gr H335. 2057fps average.

Target is 5 shots, open sights, 50-yards. The 2 out of the center ring were the usual result of a clean cold barrel. The last 3 share the same hole.

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7 PRC with 18 inch barrel and suppressed all summer. Finally got a load to work sub-moa. 72.3 grains H1000 under 168 gr LRx, WLR primer/Peterson brass.
Attached is my 200 yd target. Wish the SD was single digit but oh well. Should kill something.

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How is the muzzle blast????
Not sure how to answer this question or exactly what you are asking. The loudness of the shot is minimized with the suppressor. The recoil is stout but not so much as to cause a flinch such as a .300 WinMag and 200 gr bullet unsuppressed might give. I definitely will not being seeing my shot impacts, if that is what you are wondering.
 
just got done loading 500 38 super with brand new starline brass 6.6gr of power pistol pushing a .356 125gr hornady Hap bullet. I really can't wait to blast these off and repeat the process
 

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Gents here are my final itinerary for the USA Marketing trip 2025!

Itinerary 2025
12-02 Lexington South Carolina

13-02 Huntsville, Alabama

14-02 Pigott, Arkansas

15-02 Pigott, Arkansas

17-02 Richmond Texas

18-02 Sapulpa Oklahoma

19-02 Ava Missouri

20-02 Maxwell, Iowa

22-02 Montrose Colorado

24-02 Salmon Idaho
Updated available dates for 2025

14-20 March
1-11 April
16-27 April
12-24 May
6-30 June
25-31 July
10-30 August
September and October is wide open
Trying to be a bridge between Eastern and Western schools of conservation.
From India, based in Hungary.
Nugget here. A guide gave me the nickname as I looked similar to Nugent at the time. Hunting for over 50 years yet I am new to hunting in another country and its inherent game species. I plan to do archery. I have not yet ruled out the long iron as a tag-along for a stalk. I am still deciding on a short list of game. Not a marksman but better than average with powder and string.
 
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