Recent content by Coach Hunt

Oops, mis spoke! Use a straightened staple to make sure hollow points are opened. Helps ensure expansion on game. Good shooting, Coach

Howdy, I use this bullet in 7WSM with H1000. I use the maximum load mentioned both in Hodgdon and Sierra. I've found with my 26.5" barrel, that best groups are at .030 to .035 off the lands. I've also seen that G7 bc is about .291 or so. Use a straightened paper clip to make sure each...

Hello elktaker, I've shot 7 wsm since it came out in 2002. I've burned up four barrels on mine, and I'm shooting fairly consistently with it. I've reloaded it and worn out 300 rounds of ammo shooting it. All that to say I have lots of experience with shooting it, and loading for it...

Howdy, Bruce is giving you very, VERY good advice. Heed it. That is exactly the set-up I have on my Win. model 70 classic in 7WSM. I put a +20 insert on the bottom of the rear ring with a -20 on the top of the rear ring. Worked wonders. Coach

Howdy, Had the same problem on Bergers in a .280 Remington. Finally found the problem by taking the die apart, and putting the seating stem on a bullet so I could check the contact. It wasn't deep enough and the long nose of the bullet "bottomed out" in the seating stem. Drilled it out...

Howdy, Those of you that have tried the Accubond LRs, do they match up with their advertised BCs? I just thought the BCs were really TOO high compared with other bullets. Any thoughts or results??? Coach

Howdy, I too bought a win 70 in 7wsm with a $400 budget. I went to Natchezss.com and purchased a Burris TAC30 4.5X14 for $329 +handling and shipping. Holds zero, good clicks on knobs, better glass than I expected. Oh, by the way, it will shoot under 1/2 minute out to 400 yards WHEN I DO MY...

Howdy, I found this on another forum. Don't know its validity, but you can check it out if you wish. Can't hurt to send a little dinero to help printing cost. "Check with [email protected] a most unselfish person that furnishes information for the cost of a stamp, including making...

Howdy, Here is a copy of a post I did some time back detailing my experiments with RL17. Hope this helps. "In my 7WSM I shoot H4831 and H4350 with a variety of 140 grain bullets. I tried RL17 and had the following results... THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I RECOMMEND YOU TRY THESE LOADS. They just...

Howdy, The generally accepted rule of thumb is each thousandth equals 1 moa. That is of course assuming a 4 inch difference between front and rear ring. If I remember right, the model 88 sets up at about 3 to 3.5 inches. Either way, .015" of shim should get you in the ballpark. I used one...

\ Howdy, Try using a shim or two under your base. That is what I had to do on two different mod. 88s. It worked fine. I used the plastic shims from Burris, but brass ought to work just as well. Good shooting, and Happy New Year. Coach

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Howdy, I highly recommend the Burris Signature rings. If you use them, you can use either Weaver or Leupold bases without regard for the 20 moa slant. That can be accomplished with the ring inserts. That is exactly what I did with Win. mod 70 in 7WSM. You can get 20 moa with 1" rings or...

Howdy, My 7WSM has a #4 barrel; however, it is about ready to go "the way of all the earth" as my Pappy said. I'm exploring a #5... no fluting... and 28 to 30 inches long. I'll be watching this thread carefully!!! Good shooting. Coach

Howdy, I have a 2X8 signature that has been on a Rem. .280 for over 20 years. Still super!!! At the same time, I bought and mounted a fullfield 4X on a .257 Roberts. It has nearly 1700 rounds through it... still super!!! I purchased a Signature Select 1.75X5 Safari and mounted it on a...