Recent content by agrodgers

I've loaded mine for close quarters (20" barrel) 220gr Partitions (RL22) that are dead on @ 100yds and -6" at 200yds and 180gr AB's (RL22) that hit +3" @100yds, dead on @ 200yds, and -3" @300yds...so I carry both but when I'm in the thick woods looking for elk it's the 220's...when I hit an open...

I use it for my 6.5CM with 123gr SST's. I get ~2950fps in a 22" A-Bolt II with very good accuracy results. I've read that there are some potential issues with velocity variations due to a secondary ignition possibility but I've never personally experienced that. I've tried it in a couple...

30.06 has taken tons of elk at those ranges so you are good to go. I use both a 300WM and a 30.06. The only thing I'll caution you about is using the BT if you have any shot under 100yds. I've had catastrophic bullet failure shooting a bull at ~50yds broad side into the ribs. I had to put 3...

Yes, only actual tags are important/counted. PP's don't count for anything except trying to get a tag.

2018 - 309yds. Quartering to with me higher. Took her where the neck attaches, left side, exited the right shoulder. Never took a step but went 75ish yards...slid down a very steep hill, only stopped due to a tree. 2017 - 250yds. Broadside, hit a few inches high. Took the lungs high, top...

Was that a quartering too or away? I.e. how much bone was in the way? My concern has been with the quartering too shot where you may have to go through the shoulder more.

While guns are like men and women, they like what they like, the AB's have shown to be more forgiving in the rifles I have loaded them for. I shot this a couple weekends ago. 6.5CR; AB 140gr; RL26 48.2gr; 200yds. There are 4 shots in that group...not 3 (ignore the lower left, different...

That was my concern as well. I had other issues with them shooting well in my rifle (6.5 CR ABolt II) and had to switch (see https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/horizontal-stringing-over-distance.202567/). I did get the AB's to shoot well so that's what I've gone too. Specifically my...

First, congratulations! Second, what damage did it do to the internals? With it being a high hit, did it hit the lungs? I.e. was there significant damage internally or just a straight through. Thanks.

I agree with 86alaskan, If it's ~50yds or less I take #7. This is typically in the thick woods and I can't see much else. Be ready for a follow up shot though as sometimes it's just shock if you haven't actually hit the spine. Otherwise I'm going for slight variations on 5 (depending on...

Checked the twist rate, 8:1 as advertised. Canhunter, definitely changed body position from group to group (3shots @ 300yds & 1 shot @ 200yds) but as the POI consistency between each session is the same then that can be ruled out. Wind is almost always present but mostly from behind, we...

Dusty, I've gone over the scope and made sure things aligned and are tight. Additionally, since the 123gr SST's don't exhibit the same tendency (and 130gr's that I've shot) wouldn't that eliminate the scope being canted? Depending on recoil (assuming more kick on the heavier bullets) I guess...

I have not. I've been assuming that the NIB gun/info that came with it was correct...which may be really bad on my part :(

So I finally had time to do a "little" reloading and then head to the range. I picked up some Partitions in 140gr (that's what they had in stock) for a ladder test. I found a pretty good node across ~1gr range...but the second part of the experiment was shooting between 200 & 300yds and seeing...

Thanks for the suggestions. Looking around this and other sites at the terminal characteristics for the Berger's, there seems to be a mixed bag. Some explosive fragmentation and some good channel exit wounds. I'm looking for experience with Elk specifically. It seems like antelope and deer...