Jester896
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kinda...I picked up 4 bricks of Tac-22
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Did you reload anything today #4
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menhadenman
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Santa clause is coming to town!!!
SC Hunter
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That Tropicalia is high on my list of favorites.
menhadenman
Senior Member
Yeah that batch of powders, LRP, and Tropicalia was high cotton in my garage last night
Liberty
Senior Member
I just ordered some 85 grain 243 copper to go over Ramshot Hunter or Magpro for a young hunter. Time to prep some brass.
Jester896
Senior Clown
I used Hunter in some .243 to try. I don't remember if they were copper or not...I still need to pull the rest. I don't have that much experience with RamShot powders. I started in the middle of the range...fired the first five and thought a couple were sticky (didn't have my glasses)...the second 5 were more than sticky...didn't fire the last 5....one more thing I need to get back to. I hear a .223 isn't good dear medicine...so my candy ask was going to try a .243.
SC Hunter
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I had a few of those this past week while I was in Rome taking a class. I'm more of a poverty punch aka natural light drinker myself.
Liberty
Senior Member
I loaded my first handgun loads, 45 Auto and 38 Spl with Win 231 more than a few years ago. Last night, I was supervising my son running a turret press that I bought for him before he was old enough to use it loading 38 Spl wadcutters over 231. Hopefully when I'm gone, he will remember reloading with old dad in the red barn on that orange press. When I was pouring the powder back in the jug he said "That smells like happy." This is a fine hobby we have ourselves boys.
Liberty
Senior Member
My experience with Hunter that I remember has been with a semi-auto Remington 243 with copper and Interlocks. It shoots as good as anything else in that gun, which is not a glowing endorsement.
Bobby Bigtime
Senior Member
No but I scored a nice rifle vise, fully loaded Alice pack, new ammo boxes, antelope decoy, two sets of scope rings, ammo pouches..... Thirty bucks
deerslayer357
Senior Member
Just ordered a Tilka T3X in 300 WM- thinking to work up a load with Sierra game kings or something similar in this rifle., any suggestions?
menhadenman
Senior Member
What twist? Guys out west love the heavy for caliber match bullets. I’ve only killed one antelope with a 300 but one of my hunting partners destroys lots of critters with one.
Give the ELD-M a shot, they’ve got 168s, 195s, and 208s depending on your twist. The 195 would be an assassin.
I just drew a 13-year bull tag last Wednesday, pretty sure I’m going 180 ELDM in my 7 mag with 1:8”. It shoots the 168s great but the 180 is a missile.
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deerslayer357
Senior Member
1:10” in the Tikka 300. My Browning is 1:8” I believe- I am sure I will try my handloaded TTSX just to see how they group- but really thinking of this rifle for more big field deer hunting and less for elk. So more looking for a “cheaper” bullet for targets and long range deer. TTSX’s at $.90 each get expensive.
The browning is already setup and ready to roll for October, unless this rifle just shoots that much better with the TTSX’s.
The browning is already setup and ready to roll for October, unless this rifle just shoots that much better with the TTSX’s.
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Liberty
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I’d shoot a tough bullet if your shots are going to be within 200 yards or on cow sized game.
deerslayer357
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I am thinking deer sized game and 150-450 yard shots mostly. Have an agricultural field that has a 450 yard range setup on it- last year I shot a doe at 400 with the TTSX and got great results- but thinking mainly that spot for hunting with this rifle, along with range trips.
menhadenman
Senior Member
The eld-m is about half that cost. Speer is now making a tipped high BC option now also, called ‘impact’ and also around $0.40/piece. I’ve been playing with them in my 308 (172 grains) but no game shot yet with it. That 300 Win is a hammer for sure. Would make me nervous to take a shoulder shot!
Liberty
Senior Member
I’d definitely go copper, bonded, or Partition with that horsepower at 200 and in shooting shoulders, but at 400 a 165 Gameking should kill like lightning in the shoulder or at point blank range if you stay in the lungs. I’ve had great luck with those bullets over IMR 4350 in 30-06 as well as with IMR 4831 in 300 Win mag.
Deerhead
Senior Member
Last couple of years been building up my reloading equipment. Finally got a Hornady Comparator . Now I can be more accurate with my seating depth. Rolled some 30-06 150gn Accubond. Hope the rain hold off Saturday so I can give them a ride.
Jester896
Senior Clown
don't forget a headspace set...and then there is the rim thickness headspace gauge for .17 & .22
Deerhead
Senior Member
Jester their are more gadgets to this hobby than I ever dreamed of... Yes those are on my list as well as an annealing machine.don't forget a headspace set...and then there is the rim thickness headspace gauge for .17 & .22
