lancetkenyon

Those quarters are HUGE! Awesome bull. Great start to the season. Nice collection you have going there.

I agree this could be an issue with new brass, or FL sized brass. But twice fired and only neck sized if fired in your chamber should not do this. Check headspace of your loaded, and fired brass. Another possible culprit would be brass content of the Hornady vs. What the book uses. If there is less case capacity with the Hornady due to more brass content, then pressures will spike earlier. Seeing as how your velocity is much higher than what the book shows, leads me to think this could be a big part of your problem. Also, jumping from LR to magnum primers greatly changes pressure too. Like 1-2 grains of powder difference at times. Different lots of powders can cause this effect, as well as temperature swings, but H1000 is very temp stable, and RL23 is very good as well. RL22 would definitely show temp swing velocity changes however. Bullet bearing surface and friction will also add or reduce pressure. That is a main reason why Partitions suggest less powder usage. Loading a bullet that is different than what a book calls out is not exact. There will be a difference. You could also have a slight carbon ring right at the throat with 700 rounds down the tube. I doubt the barrel is shot out, but higher pressure and velocity is sometimes a sign of that.

Cheap Frame Pack free to a good home. Needs a buckle at the waist strap.

All yours. I am glad it will go to good use.

By the way, the dogs are doing great! Awesome hunters and family pets, along with fantastic watch dogs. And they are big. The dark one, Ruger, was the runt I think. He is "only" 55#, but is a badass, stubborn as a mule, and greyhound fast. The white one is a brute. 91# of pure muscle and energy, built like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Both think they are lap dogs however, and very loyal and loving. Thanks again Terry.

We worked on a couple sites on Mildred Peak and Colorado Peak, and saw some great deer up there. We also glassed up a lot of "mules" and "coyotes". Be careful.

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Nobody needs a free frame pack?

I was in contact with the OP. He did not make it to the range, but he picked a great day to skip it. Wind was terrible, and it was cold. Last weekend, it was in the 80s, today was 59 out there with the 11-19 mph cross wind per my Kestrel. Should have grabbed a sweatshirt.

Totally depends on weather. I have seen tons of deer up in 7E this year. Biggest bucks I have seen have been low however.

I am headed out in 5 minutes. I won't be there too long this morning. I am wearing a black Wounded Warriors t-shirt, tan shorts, and tan/white Columbia baseball cap. Only shooting 1 rifle today. My 7RM. Look for it if you want to stop and check out your rifle. I brought some tools with me.

Prayers for understanding and comfort. She is happy and healthy again.

2lbs 9oz. = 41oz.

I will be out tjere tomorrow morning to refoul a barrel before hunting season. I would be happy to check it out with you.

Riiiight.....

For historic recollection...

Holy run-on sentences Batman... Sorry, couldn't resist. Desert Buck, your story of you watching a bedded elk and the previous one of the guy calling it in don't jive. Not saying anything illegal took place. Just saying it could have been handled differently. I am not saying tjey knew it was shot previously, but the situation should have been traced back to the original hit and check for the original entrance/exit. A bull that is bedded could have possibly expired quickly. But jumping a wounded animal, even if fatally, could easily push the animal a long ways off. We all know this. I am sure a lot of us have experienced this. I have myself. I have also had an animal that was shot by me taken by another person. I can't say "hunters, because there was never a second shot heard. It was across a deep canyon. Deer ran over the ridge, and I started crossing the canyon. 2 hours later I was following a blood trail and it ended next to a 2 track, where a pool was found, hair, a drag trail, 2 set of boot prints and tire tracks. So I feel the pain of the OP.

For historical recollection...

There you go, a 2nd confirmation of who it is. Thanks for that. So the fact of knowing who it was is valid.

I would not have passed either. Awesome bull.

A person who knows the 2 people in the thread texted me with a 100% positive identification. The "guide" is not a licensed guide. The shooter is the other name in the bottom of the 2nd photo.

Must be killing these guys that they can't post it on FB. Check out the names in the 2 photos. Just sayin'....

I would shoot him in a heartbeat too.

1. Pull scope & rings 2. Pull mount, reinstall and torque to spec 3. Reinstall rings properly 4. Reinstall scope and torque to spec 5. Torque actionscrews to spec 6. Clean barrel. I mean strip EVERYTHING. Carbon, copper. Use a good solvent, Shooter's Choice, then Sweet 7.62 is what I use. Then a good carbon solvent again. Repeat as needed until all blue/green is absent from patches. Then dry patch it. 7. Check crown 8. Foul barrel with 5-10 shots. Then shoot for sight-in and groups. 9. Then report back. I would say a 7RM should go 1200-1700+ rounds before it goes south.