Recent content by Howard Van Horn

I have loaded many types and weights of bullets for my 308 over the years. I load a 150 gr Nosler Ballistic tip and IMR 4064 at 2800 fps for Mule Deer and performance has been the best of all bullets and velocities tried. Going to a 180-gr ballistic tip for hogs may be fine but I would go to a...

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I shoot a Model 7 Rem in 7:08 Ackley Improved with a 20" barrel. I use Nosler 140gr. Bullets that coronagraph @ 2850 fps. This is my antelope rifle and is a joy to use.

Utah. Did not draw for general buck deer, buck pronghorn, doe antelope, or antlerless elk this year. One last hope... open bull elk.

My 25-35 Ackley Improved in a 94 Winchester with a 20" barrel and shooting a 100 Gr. bullet clocks at 3150 fps. This is a really fun combo!

I have a gain twist barrel on one of my 6.5 Italian Carcanos, the other Carcano does not have a gain twist barrel. The biggest advantage is when you are shooting cast bullets... less chance of stripping rifling and leading the barrel.

I would go with rifles in calibers that not everybody has. I suggest a 220 Swift, a 257 Roberts, a 284 Ack Improved, a 358 Norma Magnum and a 416 Rigby.

Two things to note: 1. Military Brass is thicker and will hold less propellent 2. Load to the velocity (pressure) of military ammo used in an AR, this is usually will be at a lesser velocity. I also loaded for a Winchester 88 in 308 at one time, the Win 88 is a stronger action (approaching...

I've hunted elk in Utah for almost 50 years. Used a 30:06 AI with 200 gr. Nosler Partition and an 8mm Rem Mag with Hornady 220 gr. Spitzer. Easy to kill. Good Luck.

I killed a mule deer buck at 300 yards using a 130 grain Hornady spire point bullet in my 20" barreled 308. My 6.5 CM has a 22" barrel and using a 120 grain Hornady A-Max would have done as well with a little less recoil. Either cartridge will do the job with proper bullet. My 6.5 Italian...

I experienced the same problem with destroyed meat. 35 years ago, I slowed down my hunting 308 round and solved the problem.

It depends on the action your 7mm rifle is. If it is an semiauto then the answer is yes. If it is a lever action then the answer is probably not, depending on the magazine length. If it is a bolt action then the answer is no.

I've killed elk with my 30:06 AI (200 gr. Nosler partition) and my 8mm Rem Mag. (220 gr. Hornady). Any of the cartridges you listed will be fine for Elk. I would choose the 280 AI loaded with a Nosler 175 Grain Partition bullet.

Years ago, I was camping with my grandchildren out in Utah's West Desert. It was very dark out and the flicker of the campfire was low. I was telling them a scary werewolf type of tale when suddenly... a coyote howled not 15 feet away from us! What an accessory the howl provided to my story...

I shoot a 7mm-08 in 7mm-Ackley Improved in a Model 7 Remington with a 20" barrel using 140 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip bullets for Antelope hunting. I can get 2950 FPS, but to avoid excess pressure, I backed off to 2850 FPS. as it sometimes gets warm during September in the Utah West Desert.