lancetkenyon

If you have to ask.....

Nice meeting you Matt. Thanks for the bear brats too!

You looking for a few to test? Or full boxes to load up a lot of rounds?

The 160 TMK (I have an excellent load for mine too) works wonders on game. I saw the video of Brandon shooting his pronghorn last year, and the fur flew and that goat dropped like struck by lightning.

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The 28 Nosler is a true barrel burner. In my opinion, it is strictly a hunting rifle cartridge. Barrel life is anywhere from 400-1000 depending on how hard you run it. 180s at 3150-3200, 195s at 3050-3150. Elk crusher, deer destroyer. Fast, flat, freight train. .280AI will get you 1200-2000+ depending on your load. 2-3x the barrel life. 160s @ 2900-3000+, 180s @ 2850-2950+. Burns up to 30gr less powder, shorter OAL fits in a LA easier, no bolt mods, far less muzzle blast and recoil too.

So hard to pass up that deal!

Hurry up and sell those 10x42 El Range already!!

All the time at the range, I get the "what caliber are you shootin' there?" I say, "6.5 Sherman Short", or "6.5 SLR", or "6 Creedmoor", and I ALWAYS get, "Oh, 6.5 Creedmoor? Yeah, them are great. I got me a Savage 6.5 Creedmoor that shoots dime sized groups." Yeah....right....

My choice would be 26" with either. 6.5mm 1:7.5" twist for everything from the 140s at 3150 up to 3200, to the 150/156/160 at 3050-3100ish. 7mm 1:8.5" or 1:9". 1:9" will run you the 160 and up to the 175 Elite class of bullets great, 1:8.5" will spin the 180-184 better. If you plan to shoot above the 180s, like the 190 LR Hyb or 195 EOL, go 1:8". Will be slower MVs, but BC and kinetic energy/sectional density are great. I run a 26" 1:9" in my .280AI. 175 Elite @ 2986 suppressed. Also have a very accurate 160 TMK load at 2996fps at a moderate load. I have a couple 6.5SSs, the SA version of the 6.5-06AI. Just like the 7SAUM/.280AI pair. Nearly identical ballistics in far different packages. Long and lean vs short and fat.

Looks like me at the 7th grade dances...

1:8" is minimum twist. Might stabilize, might not. Start around 51.0 and go up to 55.0gr H1000, depending on brass brand. Hornady is for this charge weight range. ADG would be about 1 gr less to start. I have gotten great results w. RL23 also in the 6.5PRC with 140 HVLD, 140 Hyb, 144 LR Hyb, and 150SMK. Haven't tried the 156 yet.

Either 6.5-06AI or .280AI.

Back at you.

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If you need to borrow the seating die, let me know. I have a set of Hornady you can borrow.

Sub $3k new: Kahles Steiner M series Nightforce ATACR line Minox ZP line US Optics March (lightweight and huge mag range, but can be finicky when not set perfectly) For a SFP, Swarovski is tops. Leica are pretty nice too.

Great job Tessa. Way to stick it out. Great buck.

Running factory ammo in this is like putting regular unleaded in a Formula One car..

Yes they did. Fast.

The only Coues hunt I have ever done was a 24B December hunt. Had no idea what I was doing. Shot the biggest buck I saw in 5 days. I was quite underwhelmed back then....

As long as you verify every charge and trickle up as needed, any will work. RCBS Chargemaster or Matchmaster Hornady Frankford Arsenal I always throw to .3gr under, and transfer and trickle up to the individual kernel.

Used Schmidt & Bender. Out of my 4 S&Bs, I bought 1 new, and 3 used. Sold one for the same price I paid 3 years earlier. Under $3k is very realistic.

1. Tangent Theta 2. Hensoldt 3. Premier (but now discontinued, bought by Tangent Theta) 4. ZCO 5. Schmidt & Bender