Recent content by drenner43

I've not had any work done by them yet but talked with them quite a bit a while back. Shawn Menzenberg @ Straight Shooter Supply and Gunsmithing specializes in Weatherby's

Any interest in selling/shipping any of the H1000? i'll have to check when i get home but i may have a spare varget. Can't remember. i am in Kentucky though and not sure how it works to ship powder

Loaded a few rounds up last night and to get them to fit in the factory 700 ADL mag box I ended up with an OAL of 2.832”. With 43gr it is definitely a compressed load. However, the nosler photo above also shows the 180gr bullets compressed at 44gr with a book OAL of 2.810”. With that In mind I...

So this is a follow up to my previous post. Background info. Loading for a friend. This is just for a hunting load, not long range. He has the components except powder and H380 is what i have extra of so others are not an option. Brass is Lapua and he has 175gr Barnes LRX BT. I know there are...

Update on this. Contacted Barnes and they had no help. Nothing similar in their books either. I did find this in the nosler book though. Based off of this, what starting point would you recommend???

Another one i came across is the Kings XKG Down transition jacket. It is 800 fill vs 850 but is 95/5 with 5.11 oz of fill.

Thanks for the reply. i'll take a look at these other options as well. As mentioned this will be my first down piece so i had to look up the different constructions also for a full understanding.

can i ask why you chose the silver instead? doesn't stick out like a sore thumb in the field?

i assume you went with the coyote?

Thanks for the input. Online the SG looks super shiny, is it better in person? And how about durability between the 2?

Going to buy a good down jacket and torn between the 2. Anyone have experience with both to compare?

Another bit of info i forgot to add when requesting this info, this is not meant to be a long range gun/load. Just a hunting load for elk, helping a friend out. There are obviously many better options for caliber, bullets, and powder but that is the bullets he already has on hand and in his head...

Thanks for the info gentlemen. I will be the first to admit also, the powder and bullet neither one are ideal for the cartridge i don't think. i'd have went with a lighter bullet as well in a 308, and the H380 option was just presented as i have it already and don't use it for anything else so i...

Anybody?

Have a good friend wanting me to load some 308's for him for an elk hunt later this year, he has the brass, bullets, and dies. I just happened to have some H380 i don't use for anything i thought i could use for him as powder is scarce around here. Brass is Lapua and he has 175gr Barnes LRX BT...