Wolfer, This is pretty typical of cb hollow points in a rifle. Just a week ago I shot a medium-sized buck (about 160 lbs. we're talking big northern whitetails here). Bullet used was a 190 grn. Lee ...
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Forum: Hunting with CB's
Wolfer, This is pretty typical of cb hollow points in a rifle. Just a week ago I shot a medium-sized buck (about 160 lbs. we're talking big northern whitetails here). Bullet used was a 190 grn. Lee ...
IMHO you are fighting a losing battle, trying to make the rifle shoot a bullet it simply doesn't like, no matter how well made. Most .308s seem to like a bullet of 160 to 200 grains, in my...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
vernb. Pure lead is not so good for saboted use in a ml. The metal "flows" into the slits in the sabot creating fins on the o.d of the bullet-not great for accuracy. Have shot some into a box of...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
The .243 is a great deer gun even on our big northern Whitetails, but only if shots are through the heart/lung and used with jacketed bullets.(And inside 250 yards or so)The typical velocity of a...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Bullet molds can be finicky but it all boils down to casting technique. Sometimes a slower pour will result in more consistent bullets other times, the mold likes to be "rammed" full. Been using a...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Why worry, use a hollow point! The rumors of hollow point premature break-up are just that, rumors. If the hollow point is not too deep and a reasonable alloy is used( slightly softer than lyman #2)...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Actually can be done, did it in my misspent (and less cautions) youth it worked and I didn't lose any extremities. However finding potassium nitrate (saltpeter) is no easy task in post 911. For...
Mr humble : FYI Some of these old Savages are incredibly accurate. A few years ago a friend had a .303 that he wanted to load ammo for. It so happens I have a set of dies (picked up at a garage...
Jestergrin No problem if you use a tapered expander and anneal the brass after. Much .308 brass is of much better quality than .358 (even Win. 308 brass is better even though they are the only ones...
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