Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted November 19, 2007 I used to do alot of loading with my brothers, I am sold on it but........time has become a serious issue these days and I have used factory over the last couple of years. My 22-250 load was 35 grains of 4064 behind a hornady 60 grain spire point......used it for varmints and deer for years....my 270, I struggled with it a couple of years ago when I was getting ready for elk season....never was really happy with it so I am relying on Remington 150 Corelokt for this coming Friday morning.......I have shot it enough I am sure it will do it's job if I do mine.....man I can't wait for Friday morning.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooked_on_Coues Report post Posted November 20, 2007 Coues rifles like handloads. I used a 6.5x284 for antelope, bear and coues this year. 140 SST, h4831, cci br2, lapua brass 3100 fps. Cooper rifle (incredible factory gun). 490 yds on the coues, 200+/- on the goat, 258 on the bear. Awesome on goat and deer, bullet failed miserably on the bear. I will not hunt bears with anything that does not have at least a 30 caliber bullet from now on. Looking for a wounded bear in oak thickets at 1:30 AM is NOT my idea of a big time (19 incher). Placement was right, bullet just fragged on impact. Working up loads for .338 win and .300 wby for february oryx. 210 nosler partitions in the 338, gonna try mrx in the wby. Any suggestions here would be appreciated. Was using the 300 with 165 sciroccos for deer but my partner calls them nuclear warheads because of the damage. I want something a little tougher for oryx. I hate to admit this, but I have stopped handloading my '06's. I get fantastic accuracy out of the Hornady light magnums. My wifemate shoots a tikka 300wsm and the winchester factory accubond loads shoot into an inch pretty regularly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trophyhunter Report post Posted November 20, 2007 I shoot hand loads because I can load a really good bullet that is very expensive for the price that I can buy cheap box for. You can reload better bullets for the same price as buying cheaper ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyaboutcoues Report post Posted November 20, 2007 My dad bought me a 30.06 Reminton 700 ADL 25 years ago and that rifle has never seen a factory load. My oldest brother introduced me to reloading and i've been sold ever since. 150 gr Sierra boattail Game king 56.0 grains on IMR 4350 Muzzle velocity 2756 fps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
280REM Report post Posted January 29, 2008 My first three Coues were taken with a Browning chambered for .25-06. That rifle likes the 117 grain Sierra Gameking in the Federal Premium loading. My most recent buck was taken with a Remington 700 chambered for .280 Remington. I used the Federal Premium load with a 140 grain Nosler solid base @ 3030 fps. 280REM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramos Report post Posted January 29, 2008 Remington 700 in 25-06 Handloaded Hornady 117 gr. btsp or sst Love it Roy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
