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wow that is a pretty good Bday present! Brian, you have to wait for me cause im the one packin my gun, your gun my pack your pack and two big ole bucks!

Very nice! that is a very nice buck as well! may not be a booner but an extremly respectable buck!

I was surprised on the October hunt, saw lots of deer and at different times of th year.

Dang Brian, you are old! Guess im gonna have to wait up for you this year in the hills

Your right bout the books being conservative.. I believe my 270WSM is shooting 1-2 grains above listed max with nothing more than the regular WSM pressure signs. and I get awesome accuracy and velocity!

heck of a buck.. sure has a tiny body!

I like that idea of working up to max, I have never done that. I always look at the max in the book, then go about 2-3 grains below max and work up.

haha ya i cant blame ya.its been my first choice for quite some time now and FINALLY i get the chance to hunt it. Should be an awesome time regardless of the bucks, although i sure have an arsenal of, shall we say, shooters ;) welcome to the site.. the fever can not be cooled. believe me! I have been here since day one, and I am hooked and I wouldnt want it any other way! and no, it doesnt help!

I like to start with the length that is as long as my magazine will fit and go from there. I will pick out one bullet ( for me its 140 accubond both in .277 and .284) and load from there. I will try the powder that offers the best speed in the book and go from there. If you have tried everything with no luck, change the primers. that can make a big difference!

thats not a stud first elk, thats a stud 100th elk! awesome! looks like a heck of a shot! there not gonna go far when ya hit em like that!

If you wish to PM me, I will make you a fair offer on that inaccurate gun.

bill, you better stop agreeing with lark, we all know thats not good for your health or image! Lark, I'm getting good on my banjo!

Shoot groups of three. if a load shows promise ( it shoots under 1" for 3 shots) load up groups of 5 going half a grain above and below that group. which ever of the 3 (above, dead on, and below) shoots the best.. load up 5 more and make sure the results duplicate. If they do, then you have a winner!

What are you doing down south and not up scouting for your dads elk hunt!

Yeah, I think that buck is worth the tag!

You are happy with that? I mean it is clear to me that the bullet isnt stabilzing and is making ragged crooked holes

Stud for sure! and thats one heck of a poke as well! I would have guessed him a little higher than 103" though! heck yeah man great job!

Man way to go! your buck is a stud for sure! congrats!

What I want to know, is how come "I" am about a half a step behind... Dallas, allthough I have met ya, ya dont know me that well lol jp, I think its freakin hilarious!

good god man! 3 bucks, all over 100? thats not even fair to the rest of us! nicely done!

Man, I've GOTTA come out there!

After having a basic understanding of how to reload, Doug (redrabbit) tought me the finer aspects of handloading. Now, I do not shoot factory loads out of any of my main hunting rifles (just my back up 270, I couldnt approve on its accuracy if I tried). With my 270WSM i push a 140 Accubond at 3150 fps with 63.5 grains of H4831sc. My dads 7RUM pushes a 140 accubond with 86.5 grains of H4831sc. We get 1/2" or better accuracy with each of these loads and they have both laid the smack down on some coues, and will hopefully do so to some nice bucks this coming December!

So now that you said 10+ bass, dad wants to go for sure!

Dude thats freakin hilarious! Whos the one with the close up picture? hes one bad @$$ guy! and a heck of a dancer!

I dont think its fair for the owner/operator of CWT.com to win biggest buck, and best photo. thats just cheating! Amanda, that is one heck of a buck! He is super cool, with some very interesting antlers! congrats on him! Super photos as well!