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Headed over to watch the Day 3 festivities today with a buddy who scored some tickets! Should be an interesting experience. If it's a bust then it gets me to the side of town where my gun shop and Cabelas is!

Shotgun would be typical weapon of choice. Some states allow rifles. Archery is generally permitted everywhere. In the east and south turkey gun trend towards short and compact--- long hikes, tight woods and spending alot of time rested on your knee. I've used 12ga 3 1/2 down to 20ga 2 3/4". Get the bird within range and they will do the trick. I prefer federal heavyweight #6 or hevi-shot #6 for pattern density. I've also had good results (on the pattern board and on birds) with the Winchester Longbeard XR in 12ga.

Happy birthday and cheers!

The gunsmith I go to here in Texas (Alamo Precision Rifles) has been using his barrels with great success in a lot of their builds.

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spotter is sold

Swaro is traded.

I shot you a note back.

Bartlein 1-7, Rem Sendero Contour ordered. HS Stock, action and Timney are in hand as well.

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300RUM 150gr Scirocco @ 200+/- yards, near frontal shot, bullet recovered under skin on rear ham after passing through the length of the deer. Don't have a weight- my hunting partner shot it.

.50 cal 350gr TC Maxi-Hunter-- Oklahoma whitetail buck, 78 yard shot, hit just behind near shoulder, broke one rib, broke offside shoulder, found under the skin. Shot from a home made CVA Deer Hunter percussion kit gun. All my reloading kit is packed but I will get a weight on it. You can see where the shoulder bone sheared off some of the lead (2nd photo).

If you find anything it would be great to see how you went about your build. If my math is any good there shouldn't be an issue getting the heavier bullets to mag length if they are seated down to neck/shoulder or slightly further in.

How deep were those Bergers seated into the case? The one print I've seen showed a throat (W measurement on the print) of 2.1067- that was measured from the rear of the case as the 'datum'? If you want to specify a longer throat how is that accomplished? (Curiosity is getting the best of me). Is the smith taking a dummy round for measurements and then reamer the chamber and then ream a longer throat?

Any idea on your CBTO for that 80gr?

Also-- a lot of this is new to me when it comes to these fine details so I appreciate the help.

Do you have a copy of the print you could email to me? What rifle / action / magazine combo were you using when you had feeding problems? Did you try any aftermarket followers? My RUM was finicky but a Wyatt's follower solved the problem. DSE or Big/Bust did you guys have specifics on your chamber set up in your 22-250ai??

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probably be a good choice for deer and hogs!

I don't see why not-- ballistic tables indicate plenty of velocity for expansion and ft/lbs of energy at those distances with the heavier for caliber bullets. Although it is purely anecdotal i feel I always heard about coues deer being small but very tough. Compared to TX deer which, from the 9 I watched get shot this year, seem to tip over in a stiff breeze. Factually, since I would be willing to shoot a Texas whitetail (same size as a Coues) with that 22-250ai I would say, yes I would do it for a Coues as well. In reality-- since a Coues is a long trip/rare occurrence for me, I'm leaving nothing to chance and have no problem with 'overkill' and bringing my 6.5 or 7RUM.

After my first full hunting season here in Texas they shoot dang near everything with .22 centerfires here--- deer, hogs, turkeys (legal), coyotes, etc etc. There is a specific round to Texas called the .224TTH (texas trophy hunter) which I think is a 22-6mm hybrid. I think I'll get lots of use on varmints, hogs and plinking around here for sure. I toted my 7RUM around this year and it accounted for 2 bucks and 2 does but a .22cf would have done the job just fine with much less muzzle blast and recoil... With the size of deer here I would be fully confident shooting a deer with a .22 centerfire and a quality bullet I watched several fall victim to a standard 22-250 with 55gr bullets. The places I have access to coyote hunt have long sight lines that will allow a fast .22 to show its stuff.

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It's going to be a Rem 700 SA-- I'm building a South Paw clone of their gen 1 VS-- which most folks would call the Sendero. Have the correct stock already so now need LH SA, jeweled bolt etc... it will be slightly more modern (Timney trigger, cerakoted- but color matched to the "matte finish" and the barrel will be threaded but with a blended thread protector.

Do you think the 95gr will have problem feeding from a 700 SA box? I know the 90gr is 1.17" any idea on the 95?