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Thanks. A 140gr around 2,950fps is pretty capable. Same rifle in it's current configuration:

I bought one of their lugs many years ago, but didn't use it until a couple years ago. I found it was taller than a factory Savage recoil lug and had to be shortened so I could fit my action down in the stock. I can't recall how much taller, but seem to think .100" or so.

I read that article when it came out. There are lots of exotics around Texas for various reasons...my Uncle's ranch around Canyon Lake has always had ring tail lemurs. The story was that because warthogs burrow, they dug out from an exotic game ranch. I've hunted quite a few areas of Texas...

I have a .25x45 in an AR, but haven't hunted with it, yet. Out of a 20" AR, with the gas shut off, I averaged 2,977fps with factory ammo with the 87gr Speer Hot-Cor and a Magnetospeed at the muzzle (41.5fps S-D). It's respectable, but I think the .25-223 wildcat's design is a little better; it...

I never could get WOA to send me any data on that round. How would the 6mm ARC compare to a .24-224?

I agree with shortgrass. I was taught to build NM M14s/M1As. I would start with detail stripping every component and cleaning. Get some Montana Extreme and get every trace of copper out of your bore, then get every trace of Montana Extreme out. Re-lube everything with the right grease (not...

That kind of sums up my first DIY trip with my wife and buddies. $39 group doe tags were pretty easy. The hunting wasn't especially difficult, aside from being 100% sure we identified that we were going to take a shot on a doe; since the distinguishing feature is a blackish mark on the cheek...

I built a 6.5x55mm BJAI a number of years ago, but just haven't used it much. I think if I were to do it today, I'd just go with 6.5PRC, not because it does anything more, but because I don't have to fireform. I also had my .30-06 bolt face opened up slightly for the larger bolt face my Lapua...

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Any of these options will work, but if a Cooper is in the running, I'd just find a left hand rifle, whether it be Tikka or Remington, and have it rebarreled. If target shooting is your interest, you might just stay with .223 since it will buck the wind better and have better selection of...

I hunted that unit two years ago and wrote up a couple posts about it. It was a ton of fun, and I was very impressed with the game. FYI, do yourself a favor and stop and eat at G-Ma's Diner on the way out to the unit for breakfast! We hunted mostly just south of the intersection of 33 Mile...

I've always liked the idea of the .338 Federal, but hadn't owned one. A buddy hunts almost exclusively with his Ruger Hawkeye .338 Federal, but I missed that $399 closeout when he bought his. I recently bit the bullet and decided to assemble an AR upper in .338. I went with Wilson Combat's...

I've got a factory '67 or '68 .22-250 and it patterns more than groups. Some of it was the 100+fps SD in the factory Winchester ammo I picked up on the way to the range the first time, and I haven't bothered shooting it again until I load some decent ammo. One of these days... I match-prepped...

There are definitely faster wildcats, but the .350 Legend is hardly the fastest, straight-walled caliber, as their advertising claimed. I'm saying .357, but should have clarified .358" hard cast bullets are what I'm considering for use in competing with the Legend since they are ideal for the...

The Legend definitely has more power than the .357 Magnum. It's AR-compatible is probably the biggest advantage. The only disadvantage I see is the lightly-constructed 9mm bullets it's designed to shoot rather than heavier-duty .357s. It's the .357 Maximum vs the .350 Legend that Wolf and I...