Recent content by Hoppsing55

For longer range target, I have had good luck with the Nosler 168 grain Custom Competition. For deer sized game the Nosler ballistic tips have served me well.

Have good luck with H1000 @ 67.1 grains = 3000fps. = 1/2" or better moa out of a Savage 111 long range hunter.

W Hey Bill, thought I reconized you. We had a recent bear sighting - relocation out of Washington DC. Abdul - Bob H.

Grandson and I had a great trip to New Brunswick a few weeks back. His first Blackie. He was using Papa's Marlin Cowboy in 45/70, became his gun at the close of the hunt. A week hunting - fishing with my Grandson,,, I am blessed beyond words!!!

Have an Athlon ARES ETR / 4.5 x 30 x 56 moa on a Savage 338 Lapua. Run it out to 1 mile +, with very good results. Perfect tracking, good glass. $1200 range.

Whatever my beautiful wife of 50 years puts in black iron skillet with olive oil & butter and a shot of bourbon to finish. Sometimes with a few mushrooms and onions, and homemade chewy french rolls for sopping!

Savage, has served me well. Own a few and with a little work and load development, this is a typical 100 yd - 5 shot grouping. Cold bore shot at 2 o'clock,,, or more likely operator error?

A big welcome from northern Maryland! Sounds like you have had some great experiences. Good luck drawing your elk tag for this falls Wyoming hunt! The H4350-ELDX load will work fine. Once you have a good load, It's all about the shot! Hit em in the heart - lungs with a quality bullet and they go...

This spring my Grandson and I will be hunting bear in Canada. Any and all future hunts with him!

Welcome from northern MD. There is a 600yd range in northern Kent county called Alexander acres.

Ditto on what Rum Man said above. Practice, and dedication is the key. The 300 win mag is a great cartridge, and will do everything you are asking of it. The Ballistics of shooting are pretty well defined. X velocity - specific BC bullet - in a know environment, will travel a well known path...

Welcome kameron, I think you are on the right track with a 7mm. It's proven to harvest elk, with good shot placement at reasonable - long distances. (700-800 yds +-) My elk rifle is a Savage 111 Long Range Hunter, 7mm Rem Mag. I reload and run 160 gr Accubonds at 3000fps = 1" moa or less, all...

1) How far do you want to reach out? ( Be realistic. There is quite a bit involved in "reaching out" for a humane kill.) A 30-06 with the correct load can still have 1250-1300 ft-lbs of energy at 600+ yds. Put a good quality expanding hunting bullet in to the lung - heart of your target and it...

You likely have the ability to shoot 1000+ yds. Just takes a little practice and some planning. Find a good load - ammunition, that works with the gun. The 300WSM is capable of 1000+ yds. Run the numbers through a "quality" ballistics calculator, and you can develop the required skills to...

Running a factory Savage 110 FCP with "torqued" HS stock. 100 yd grouping. (5th shot - flyer is operator error.) 88.7 gr H1000, 300 gr Nosler CC, COAL 3.681", Winchester LRM primer, = 2750fpm. 300 gr Berger OTM will provide the same. 285 gr Hornady, will provide similar with 89.2 gr of H1000.