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OOl' Red reacted to MagnumManiac's post in the thread Small vs large rifle primers. Looking for empirical data from same brand cases with
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Just so we are clear here, a primers sole role is 2 fold, it pressurises the case to aid ignition, and ignites the powder by 'fluffing... -
OOl' Red reacted to MagnumManiac's post in the thread Small vs large rifle primers. Looking for empirical data from same brand cases with Like.
In my 260AI, I have used both SRP & LRP cases. My 6.5x47 only has SRP brass with the small Euro sized flash hole, on 20 cycles and...
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OOl' Red reacted to Capt Nag's post in the thread Best All Around Caliber for Whitetail and Mule Deer? with Like.
Here's my old .270. Only thing changed is I had to rebarrel it. After 40 years, the barrel was shot out. This is the 140 gn Sierra SBT...
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OWelcome from SE PA!
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OWelcome from Colorado, enjoy
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OWelcome and greetings from North of the dfw texas area glad to have you on board this is an awesome forum you'll love it too
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OWelcome from the great state of Wisconsin! Come along for a ride,won't be free,there's rabbit holes along the way!
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OThank you!
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OWelcome to the forum!
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OYeah, there were some years in Florida as well, but we won't talk about those, hahaha. Wyoming is a lovely state, anyone would be...
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OOl' Red replied to the thread Alaskan Okie, glad to be here!.Welcome to the site from Wyoming. Alaska to Ok / Texas. That's a change. I complained about moving this far south.
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OOl' Red reacted to cajun's post in the thread Best All Around Caliber for Whitetail and Mule Deer? with Like.
Fyi where we have landed with our youngsters is a 7/08 or 6.5 cm and a 120 gr ballistic tip. It’s a light bullet so you can push it with...
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OOl' Red reacted to unclecroc's post in the thread Best All Around Caliber for Whitetail and Mule Deer? with Like.
If penetration is the main concern don’t overlook copper bullets in smaller cartridges. I witnessed a 35gr hammer penetrate a deer darn...
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OOl' Red reacted to cajun's post in the thread Best All Around Caliber for Whitetail and Mule Deer? with Like.
The point is a larger round with more mass is more likely to exit. Heck at moderate ranges even the old 30/30 consistently produced...
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OOl' Red reacted to memtb's post in the thread Best All Around Caliber for Whitetail and Mule Deer? with Haha.
But, you’re comparing children making bad shots 🫢 to surgical bullet placement made by masters of the shooting community! 🙇♂️...