Recent content by sirulrick

Around how many grains of rl25 would you use for 140 grain pills. I haven't got any load data for rl25 with that light of pill. My reloading books go to rl22 when you get to 140gr bullets.

I am still working up a load for my 7stw just started reloading. Thinking about Imr 7828 and some 140gr sierra gamekings and some 160gr speer deep curl with rl25 for starting out. Here are some pictures of deer we had on camera the first three are in a friends backyard in town and the last one...

Skipper I will try to find out how deer season was in dover-foxcroft area. Have alot of family in the area mainly in Atkinson area grandfather owns over six hundred acres on piscatiquis river across from varnums farm tract

Thanks for the info. I going to try 40 gr. bergers tahat I already have. I will order some 35gr. bergers and work up a load for them.

I will wait and buy the chargemaster. They seem to be better quality.

Has anybody used rhe smart reloader isd powder dispenser and scale? Is it a good automatic dispenser or would you try something different and what would you use?

Is the 204 ruger big enough to hunt coyotes in eastern North Carolina? The reason I ask, is in the area I live in that is the biggest caliber I can shoot without being eight feet off the ground and already own a dpms lr204 I use for groundhogs. I have some 40gr berger hpbt to load for it.

Anybody tried 160gr speer deep curl bullets in a 7mm stw. If you have or know any load information it would be appreciated as I haven't been able to find any. Or suggest a good starting point I have imr 7828ssc and rl25 on hand.

I have just started reloading and have 7mm stw I want to reload for any suggestions for bullets and powder combinations to start with for hunting whitetail deer in North Carolina. I don't know rate of twist for barrel I bought it used and is Weatherby mark v deluxe action with custom barrel. If...

I was born in Maine lived there until I was 22 years old. I grew up in dover-foxcroft and also lived in east machias went to Washington Academy for my junior year of high school. But now live in North Carolina. I was in Maine fishing in june at Cross and Square Lake just below Fort Kent. I wish...

Thanks Bronco, I think I will start with open sights and see how it works out. I would like to be able to eventually be able to shoot to a hundred yards. I bow hunt also, so should be able to get most shots with in 50 yards. I will practice until I feel comfortable at a hundred yards and can...

Thanks for the input guys. Still researching and seeing what I have available in my area. That is main reason for looking at the Taurus have one available locally. I don't like to buy guns without being able to look at them first. Anybody tried a burris 2x7x32 scope or the pride and fowler...

I am looking to buy a handgun to start hunting whitetail deer with. I have been looking at a Taurus 44ss8. Just want to know if that would be a good choice and how would you set a pistol up to hunt whitetail in a mix of timber and fields? What optics? What would be good ammo? This will be the...

I am a deer hunter and do some coyote hunting. I current own Dpms lr204 7mm stw built on weatherby mark v deluxe frame stainless bull barrel Savage model 11 youth 243 Remington model 7 300 rsaum I am 36 and just started reloading and long distance shooting and hunting.