Recent content by Badgerclaw

If you have 6.5 bullets laying around, want something with better barrel life, has available factory loads and is cheap to shoot, I would say 264 win mag would be the perfect option. It will out perform the 6.5 PRC and pretty much any 6.5 besides the ultra hot rod barrel burners (6.5-300wby, 26...

I have not, but before hunting season I tested my drop data at 600 and 800 yards and it was dead on

I was thinking the same thing. With a solid copper bullet it shouldn't disintegrate but maybe a section of the tip? I was thinking tumbling is more likely. I just dont see how it could be tumbling so soon if it's stabilized to start off with. It's going 3500fps out of a 9 twist barrel. I got...

Update. Took the rifle out today with two shots left with that load. Was still on zero at 100 yards. Second shot was at 600 with no impact anywhere in my scope! At 18 power i can see about ten feet around the steel i was shooting at. Didnt hear the thump of steel or see a dirt splash... what the...

264 win mag. Will outdo every 6.5 except the 26 nosler, 6.5-300 weatherby and maybe a few Wildcats or stupid expensive stuff. If you cant fine 264 brass, neck down 7mm rem mag brass. It's an awesome cartridge, just introduced 50 years too early and in rifles with slow twist barrels because...

Yes, I believe cci250. I would have to check my notes but I always use a magnum primer with that big of a case

Deffinately wasn't a hang fire. Went off immediately. It just sounded different

Just when I thought I knew my rifle and had practiced under every possible condition I will be hunting in, I was kicked in the face by carma or ignorance... or a combination of other things. I am constantly telling people I am actually against long range hunting (no judgment to anyone on this...

Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but the accubond long range is a very finicky bullet. I have a couple rifles that will shoot sub 1/4 Moa with multiple different bullets that will not shoot the accubond long range bullets under 2 inches at 100yrds. On the other hand, some rifles love them...

Barnes bullets have come up a lot on this thread. Just have to throw this in... anyone archery hunt? A full metal jacket does as much damage as a broad head. If you know how to track you'll find the animal. Might have to walk an extra 100 yards from your truck (heaven forbid) but it will go...

I didn't read all the replies, maybe someone mentioned this. Most posts I read talked about math, which is more precise, revolution per turret, yadda yadda. Who cares. If it's a hunting rifle. Both will allow you to hit the target fine, the difference being, I can use an MOA reticle to measure...

Does anyone care about "killing" the animal quickly? I'm hearing a lot of" "drop" the animal quickly because I'm to lazy to track and pack meat out of a rough spot." If you shoot it in the spine at the base of the skull, it will kill the animal quick. If you hit the spine behind the front...

Everyone must think bears are equivalent to a rynosourus. A 30-30 Winchester has probably killed more charging bears than any modern cartridge. That being said it is nice to have a little buffer for confidence. I've looked down the barrel of my 30-30 at a charging bear (luckily I didn't have to...

I found that out too. All groups were under one moa but when I shoved the bullet WAYYY back (like where no groves were showing) the groups tightened up a little bit. It's like these bullets defy all the unwritten laws of reloading (like seating the bullets between .005 jam and .030 jump). I like...

Which magnum primer do you use? I tried 9 1/2 magnum, but I also have 215's, 250's and WLRM's