Thread: What Have You Loaded Today

you met that fellow in whanganui?

Originally Posted by JohnDuxbury

you met that fellow in whanganui?

Pls, this site in monitored by doc, with luck some might have a heart attack.

I haven't done any loaded in over six months. Been trying to perfect 1oz 12g slug reduced loads but gave up after things started to feel a little dangerous pressure wise.

Loaded some 300 win mag with 150g coreloc's as I'm running out of my usual 150 fusions.
At 525 yds they shoot 4 inches lower. I can live with that.

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

After reloading these rounds 2 days ago, I went out that night, at 2.30am and meet this fellow
strolling along,

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What is that? A fox? Where?

This is a great New-Thread

Got a new load sorted for my 284.
150gr eldx
54 gr 2209
Doing 2800fps out of 19inch barrel.

I have changed powder from win760 to 2209 due to getting annoying pressure spikes with the 760. I’ve lost about 40fps but have picked up slightly more accuracy. Gone from clover leaf to one ragged hole 😆😆

Used up way more rounds trying to sight in a new scope the other day on the 7x57 so needed to restock.
139 sst over staball6.5
175gn round nose made it in the pic because some of us are afflicted with a round nose fetish

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

After reloading these rounds 2 days ago, I went out that night, at 2.30am and meet this fellow
strolling along,

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Well I'm guessing that didn't happen in Whanganui lol. Nice. Range? What brand are the Sticks?

Originally Posted by Jhon

Well I'm guessing that didn't happen in Whanganui lol. Nice. Range? What brand are the Sticks?

Range about 60 yrds. The name on the sticks says vanguard. It might be me but I do wobble a bit on them, best is just to relax and do things slow otherwise its a bit hit n miss, not easiest to use.

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

Range about 60 yrds. The name on the sticks says vanguard. It might be me but I do wobble a bit on them, best is just to relax and do things slow otherwise its a bit hit n miss, not easiest to use.

looking at it..posibly throw one leg out towards front,other two out to sides so you can lean forwards somewhat by loading weight on front leg....it might help remove wobbles. nothing to loose giving it a go.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

looking at it..posibly throw one leg out towards front,other two out to sides so you can lean forwards somewhat by loading weight on front leg....it might help remove wobbles. nothing to loose giving it a go.

Yes a three prong, it might just be too light n a bit flimsy, I'll swap the v onto my camera tripod tonite and see how I go, but old age sucks.

Originally Posted by 7mm tragic

Used up way more rounds trying to sight in a new scope the other day on the 7x57 so needed to restock.
139 sst over staball6.5
175gn round nose made it in the pic because some of us are afflicted with a round nose fetish
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Those rounds noses best bush hunting projectiles you can get.

Originally Posted by gimp

It's not really new, I had a .223AI shooting 75gr Amax about 15 years ago, shooting long ranges with it.

Nothing much has really changed with tech since then, the knowledge is just much more widely distributed.

I’m “Hearing Ya “ but 2009 was a lot different from 1999 which is what I was talking about .
I’m sadly old enough to know what shooting a sub 30 cal round was like way back then , both in performance and attitudes from fellow hunters .
That was a time of “ No Deer “ and if you were lucky enough to actually see one then you needed to hit it with a “ Big Bullet “
There was always the talk of the “Ex Culler “ who used a .222 , but those guys were only talked about in hushed tones while furtively glancing around .

7mm saum one lot of 162 eldm another of 180 eldm on top of RL26 whiteriver LR primers for a ladder test - looking forward to trying out my new garmin xero when i can next get to the range.