Baker Alvin
Well-Known Member
Welcome from SE PA!
I do really like the 6.8 Western. I think I would like it or the 6.5 PRC the most. Hoping the 6.8 Western gets more support going into the future. Have heard good things.6.8 Western or 6.5 prc would be my short list. I would prefer the 6.8W and the heavier bullets for the larger game but 6.5 prc is a "modern" 270 Win and that old classic is still a personal favorite. As for factory loads with 6.8W I have had great results with the Browning/Win loads but there are a bunch more for 6.5 prc if that worries you
Lou
I've been C clamping my single stage RCBS press onto a study bench or table. Decap primers outside my house with Lee hand held press. Been doing that for over a decade. Makes ammo good enough to shoot over 1k. Heres a coldbore badger I shot last year with my 260 AI at 659 yards. My 260 AI "budget build".Oh, I'm sure. Might need to talk with some family members about having a reloading set up at their place until I can make room lol.
Love the badger! I got caught by the wife doing the c- clamp press on the kitchen table . Let's just say it didn't go well for me.I've been C clamping my single stage RCBS press onto a study bench or table. Decap primers outside my house with Lee hand held press. Been doing that for over a decade. Makes ammo good enough to shoot over 1k. Heres a coldbore badger I shot last year with my 260 AI at 659 yards. My 260 AI "budget build". View attachment 600688
Yeah that would be bad lol. I use an old computer desk.Love the badger! I got caught by the wife doing the c- clamp press on the kitchen table . Let's just say it didn't go well for me.
Welcome from Idaho.Thank you all for the welcome! I look forward to learning as much as I possibly can here. I have have been a member of another long range forum for many years and decided to make the switch over here due to a bigger focus (and probably sole focus) on hunting. Yes, I understand that it is a lot to ask for one cartridge. I am also contemplating two barrels for one rifle. Would prefer to keep a short action, so 7 PRC is out. I also should have stated that I will be running factory ammo. I would like to get into reloading at some point, but I don't currently have the space for it. Otherwise, I might be looking at different cartridges. There are a lot of cool wildcats that have caught my eye. Think 6.5 PRC might be the ticket for now. Or start with a short action in a smaller caliber like 6mm or 22 creedmoor for coyotes and then buy another barrel (or rifle for that matter) for elk in the future.
As you can see with FEENIX's set up it doesn't take a lot of room to reload. More space is of course better, but you can still make high quality ammo with simple set ups. This box shown would last a lifetime. I size brass using the single stage bench mounted press. And seat bullets with my Lee handle held. Although a good bench mounted press would be better. Watch videos on reloading, buy reloading manuals, get good equipment and dies, ask questions and start off slow. Here's a rockchuck I coldbore shot at 533 yards.I built this 21 years ago as a mobile reloading setup. It is 20"x 60" and fits perfectly on a hitch carry-all.
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If I just want to shoot, I have a 150 yard range at my house. Unfortunately that's as far as I can go without building elevated platforms to not be below a hill. My property is long and narrow, and unfortunately I have neighbors at the long ends.Some guys in my range do their load work inside their trailers. I have no desire to do that. I have a pre-determined goal when I am at the range. I just want to shoot, collect data, and adjust accordingly at home. I am about 10-15 minutes to my range. Most of the time, I am the first one there, and I am done when people start showing up.
I did that for a while too, until I was sizing some 340 Weatherby cases that were being difficult at the web and the entire desk top came off and landed in my lap… everything went everywhere, guess the the RockChucker Supreme has too much leverage.Yeah that would be bad lol. I use an old computer desk.