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More tissue destruction given similar bullet design. Better penetration and exit wound potential. My bullet can lose half it’s weight...

Same. I level the rifle then I hang my plum line on a 4 X 4 piece of white paper on my 100 yard target and align my vertical crosshair...

I never level off the turret. Some use a plum ball line.... In my shop I used a 4 foot level and drew a lateral line on the back wall...

I'll bet they will replace it or refund your money. They have always given me those choices and have done their best to work with me...

Great post Phil. I couldn't have said it better myself. Guys around home got on the 223 bandwagon a while back. It didn't take them...

Well, as long as the shot angle, wind call, rangefinder number etc are all spot on and your rest is ideal, knock em out! But when a...

So you are going to shoot a 300# mulie at 600 yds with a 75 gr bullet?

Absolutely no way I would part with my model 70. The bolt on it runs slick as glass. It wears the original wood stock and it still...

To add to the confusion, it depends on what cartridge you are shooting when it comes to temp stability. Varget is extremely temp stable...

With reasonable recoil, powder consumption and erosion rate. AND find success with less than optimal shot angles

You can go to Hodgdon reloading a see what powders are in their Extreme lineup. These are supposed to be more temp stable. IMRs...

From the data I looked at it won't get close to the 264 win mag. It's a defunct cartridge from 1961. I liked the name and and was...

That 130 eldm would be a death ray on antelope. I actually use an AR 10 in 6.5 Creed with 123 eldm's at 2800fps as one of my...

Truer words have never been spoken. I will add, your scope choice plays a huge role in this situation. Cheers.

That's one reason why I prefer long actions. I find the short actions to be limiting as you point out. I can't get anywhere near the...