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There is a big difference between spring bears and bears hunted in the fall. In the spring they are fairly lean, and their body fat does not hinder free bleeding near as much as a fall bear that is fattening up for winter. I've killed over 2 dozen bears with various calibers, and I have reached...

I currently have 9 Leupolds on guns ranging from 22 LR to 300 WEA and not had any issues with any of them. The optical clarity and light weight make them some of my favorite hunting scopes. One of those is a Freedom that is mounted on a Ruger MK 2 in 350 Rem Mag. I've not had any problems with...

60 gr. Nosler Partitions shoot very accurately out of my old 1 in 14 twist Remington model 788. This bullet has been around for a very long time. I suspect it was designed for the 1 in 14 twist guns available at the time.

Due to magazine length constraints, I load 190 gr. LRX's in my 300 WEA. @ 200 thousands off the lands. 3 shot groups run @ .050/.060. I tried loading them at varying depths in 10 thousands increments and single loading them. Accuracy was very consistent until I got down to 80 thousands where...

I live in bear country, and if not hunting, I try to make some noise at regular intervals to let bears know that I'm there. One of the worst things that can happen is to surprise a bear at close range. That said, I also carry bear spray, and a 4.25 barreled Ruger Redhawk in 45 LC loaded with 300...

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Sometimes I just like something a bit different. Some years ago I picked up a lovely old M-77 tang safety Ruger in .243. I never could get that thing to shoot, so I thought I'd re-barrel to something a bit more interesting. I had a old no. 2 contour Douglas Air Gauge 24" 7mm barrel with a 1 in 9...

I've had very good luck using RL23 and 150 gr. bullets in both of my 270's. With a 24" barrel, I can nudge 3000 fps, and groups of .5 to .7. Both rifles are using the original factory barrels.

I have 2 of these rifles, and have found that they really need to be properly bedded and free-floated to reach their accuracy potential. My pet load in my 300 WEA consists of Norma brass, Federal 215 Match primers, 168 gr. Barnes, TTSX bullets, and either Reloader 22, or 23. Velocity is in...

When I do use a 270 in elk country, I use 150 gr. NP's loaded at 3000 fps. This is my do-all load in the grand old 270.

The two that were recovered were both solid, well placed chest shots, they just didn't have the energy left to adequately expand and penetrate enough to cause sufficient trauma to effect a quick kill.

Under ideal conditions I would agree, but when presented with less than an ideal shot, I prefer something with more authority. I've help track 3 bull elk that were shot with a 270, ( one was under 200 yards) we were able to recover 2 of them. One of the animals was shot at roughly 500 yds. with...

If you already have a good load worked up using the NP, I'd use it. The Accubond really does not offer enough difference in killing power. Either of these bullets will work fine, but shot placement is critical when using a 270 on elk size animals. I have shot 3 bull elk with a 270 using the 150...

I've used Nosler Partition bullets in various calibers for 50 yrs. now. Accuracy wise they are not the most accurate bullets that I have ever used. The partition is a complex bullet by design, thus making it more difficult to manufacture which leads to a loss of consistency. I currently use...