Recent content by timkenred

not much long shots around here , Mine was 410 yds. on a crow walking towards me in a nice green hay field using a Rem. 700 bdl varmit special in .243 win.with a Speer 75 gr. HP and 38 grs. of IMR 4895 . It looked like I shot a black pillow , little black feathers floated down for minutes ...

Thanks Rog; I really appreciate the 30-30 AI data , I've been kicking around a couple of different 30-30 based cartridges I found a gunsmith that can open up my 30-30 win. 14 in. barrel to 30-30 AI ,I've found another real hot one in the past few days a - - 6m/m x 30-30 AI , from what I,ve...

:cool:Hey fellas , anyone got any reloading info for a 30-30 Ackley Improved in a TC Contender ? Timkenredgun)

without a doubt in my mind it would have to be a 6.5x.284 Norma , everyone knows that 6.5 m/m is the perfect bullet dia.even if you won't admit it . The 6.5x.284 has every thing you want ,excellent 1000 yd.accuracy fron a 140 gr. bullet with a ballistic co. of 600 +/- that hits on target like a...

nova; I've used that load in a lot of different guns and barrel legnths ,(1) Remington varmint special with a 26 in.9.25 twist barrel at 3055 fps. (shot 1 in. groups that were fine for deer but not for long range varmints, that gun loved Speer 75 gr. HP's and would stack em on top of each...

gun)Hi ; I've been shooting and reloading 243's since about 1974 and I believe I can put you on a good load for a 100 gr.Sierra game king but first there is a few things to consider, start out with good quality brass,I like Nosler custom brass,it is very uniform in weight and wall thickness, and...

gun)Hi ; does anyone have any load info for a 30-30 AI in a T.C Contender carbine using bullet weights between 125 gr. to 150 gr. spitzer or hollow points but no flat nose , any help will be greatly appreciated. thanks Dave

gun)Hi joel ; I've been shooting .243's for more years than I care to remember I've had everything from 14 twist Rem. varmint special's that loved 60 gr. bullets to a 10 twist Savage that loved 100 gr. bullets and now I have a Savage with an 8 twist barrel built by E.A. Brown and this one loves...

gun)Well fellows I had my early years full of shoulder bustin , deer stomping heavy hitters from 30-06 to 375 H&H and have come to one conclusion ,them things really have taken its toll on my body ! Now that I'am looking at my 60 th. birthday in a few months I have smartened up .I now hunt with...

Hi all; This is my first post also,I noticed some interest in .243 load data. WELL---- here goes ,Ive been shooting a .243 all my life along with a lot of others but I always came back to my trusted .243 . when I lived in Penna. I did a lot of groung hog hunting with a Rem.700 BDL varmint...