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I'd take the 7RM for a better chance of an exit hole, and its 4x on the low end of the scope power for greater FOV when hunting close.

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i think pronghorn are one of the top two most beautiful North American game animals. It looks like nice country you were in. Congrats on a nice antelope and memories.

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The five shot group of 68.0gr shot better than the 68.5gr load this past weekend. Now to order more bullets as I initially only ordered one box of 50 since I did not know how they would shoot. Next will be to vary the seating depth.

Now to go forth and slay that coues buck. What bullets are you using?

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This was posted elsewhere yesterday: "talked to Nosler on Monday. 28 Nosler brass is coming off the line presently and being sorted and packaged. :

I was in Walmart yesterday and overheard a college-aged girl standing by the ziplock bags say "What is larger, a quart or a gallon?"

Dan/Win71, I ordered them direct from Badlands. https://badlandsprecision.com/category/2/bulldozer Next I will try some 5-shot groups of 68.0 and 68.5gr as I think 3300fps is feasible. The groups and SD seemed they were tightening as 68.0 gr was approached. Also will shoot a couple through layers of board, wax and water to check expansion. I was interested in seeing the cavity, so a bullet was put in a vise and a hand grinder used to remove the profile. The aluminum tip flung off, so it was lucky to be found.

This Saturday morning, I shot the sets of 3-shot groups at 100 yards. Temp was about 75 degrees and the wind was calm. Charges ranged from 65.0gr Ramshot Magnum to 68.0gr in 0.5gr increments. This charge range was chosen based on the previous velocity to charge test. I did not do a round robin shoot as OCW suggests, but shot each 3-shot group separately. Velocities were measured with a ProChrono. Between 3 shot groups, the barrel was cooled 10 minutes by running air through the barrel via a 12v air inflator and rubber tubing into the chamber, and wiping a wet cloth over the barrel. Groups were shot with the Omega suppressor attached. Here is the data table of velocities, average velocity, ES extreme spread, and SD standard deviation for each set. Granted, 3 shot groups are not the best for ES and SD determination. For those OCW oriented, here is a plot of the group centers for each charge weight. The first group for 65.0gr magnum was the 2nd smallest at 0.296" The last group for 68.0gr tightened up from those of 66-67gr and had a lower SD. Any thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. Next will be to shoot some 5-shot groups of chosen loads, and test the Bulldozer bullet into some media (board, paper and water jugs) from the 6.5 WSM and 6.5 Creedmoor.

Podcasts are a part of social media just like this website, facebook and instagram. One says something about a good buck or bull in unit #x, and bam, more people put in the next season for that unit and the draw % goes down. You take or tell your buddy about a good spot, and now everyone knows. A secret is inversely proportional to the number of people that know. Why do some blur the background in their trophy photos? Some have recently complained about the number of deer permits in each unit, but they are only about half of what they were 20 years ago. Drought, forage, predation, hunter success, that effin survey, and G&F budget all effect the permit numbers.

Considering the date of manufacture, this should be a great shooter. My friends' 270s from the '70s were sub half inch. free bump.

These lenses are still available.

I did take a velocity reading for every charge. My main purpose was to see what charges were needed to get to a desired velocity and where pressure became a potential issue. There were a couple of flat spots in the velocity curve, so I will see how they compare to the upcoming OCW test for nodes and groups.

Here are some articles/videos on shotgun fit: https://www.nrafamily.org/articles/2017/7/26/how-to-properly-fit-a-shotgun/ http://blog.beretta.com/how-to-fit-your-shotgun-for-more-accurate-shooting When I was looking for an O/U, I tried Berettas, Rugers, Brownings, Weatherbys, Winchesters. The one off the shelf that fit me the most naturally was the Weatherby.

How does it fit each of you? length, cast, pitch, drop?

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Brownells.com Have you called Remington?

I have 4 boxes. How many were you wanting?

Wildwoody, the 6.5 WSM is not factory loaded. I am using 270 WSM brass, resizing it and turning the necks.

How is it shooting if you have been to the range?

As I was loading some Badlands Precision Bulldozer bullets for my 6.5 WSM and 28 Nosler today, I got to thinking what would I choose if I had only ONE rifle to cover Arizona game from Coues, to antelope, to mule deer, to bighorn, to bear, to elk. The rifle would have to cover short cover in the P-J to longer cross-canyon shots. Based on your experiences good and bad, what would you purchase or build to do it all in AZ? Stock, chambering, bullet, barrel, twist, weight? What would be the reasons for your choices? What has succeeded and what has failed? Edit: Javelina and bison were overlooked and failed to be included on the two extremes.