Recent content by dogknott

Thanks for the input guys.., I just want flat....just flat shooting too say......800yards. BUT I dont want to rebarrel or spend big money on reloading. I know HORSEPOWER cost money, but i can wish, I think i will go .243 for now, then someday look bigger faster badder meaner..

Even though tempers got heated, i found this tread very educational......I'm a noob to this long range stuff, but have tried my share of hail marys on coyotes....

Thanks for the input, may start looking for a Sendero in 7mm...

Mountianman, I see your from TX.....Is a 243 a good choice for hogs? what range would they be good to on a hog? I'm not counting out a 7mm yet..

7mm was what i had been thinking about then looked at the 300RUM..... I'm just kinda stuck, in IA we can only hunt antlerless deer for a week or so in January and coyotes with a hi-power....so all i really need is a .243, but was thinking bigger badded faster meaner.....

Smaller like coyote and hogs....but i may get the urge to go try a muley, pronghorn..or something else. Is the 300RUM hard on barrels?

How are they for loading down on bullet weight? something light for smaller game.

Thinking about getting into a better long range rig, or at least someting longer than my current 400yrds. The 300RUM caught my eye when looking at ballistics in the Hornady hand book. Whats the good-bad-ugly with this cartridge? I was thinking about getting in the 700 Sendero..

You won't go wrong with the SBE, GREAT gun. But the Browning/Winchester or Beretta will also be a great gun, IF it fits and feels good. I have owned SBE's for 15+ years and feels great in my hands, the Browning just don't feel rite, Extrema's are to bulky feeling, and the Winny, well I like it...

I had never seen this subject on any forums, my not have been pay'n much attention. I had always heard that the hot burning gasses got up around the BT and tended to burn out the rifling.This would result in much faster barrel erosion. Being much more of a shot gunner, I believed it. Now that...

Ya I know Piller, may have also drank a few beers with him also. Ran with Baily once when they was tring to get their UKC charter for Beagles over in Bussy

Jeff, What part of IOWA are ya from, I'm originally from Eddyville, and spent the better part of my life running hounds of sorts, mostly beagles.

"Enter Me In The Olympus/Cameraland Contest"

Never was sure, have heard ALOT of differnt veiws, I think I will keep shooting them.

I have 2 sets of Harris, the medium and tallest models, like them, but...... Also have a set of homemade pvc, about 32" long with a bolt thru them about 3"down, I like these alot but it's something exta to carry.