Recent content by dougrosa

Best pack I have found is EXO Mountain gear. Easy to adjust to your body size. Mine is a gen 2 that I bought about 5 years ago. They are now about to release gen 4. great pack and great support. Made in Boise Idaho. Not very well known but very impressive pack.

I have a .280 ackley necked down to 6.5. Use 280 Ackley brass Redding bushing die with .290 bushing. 60.4 grn h-1000 pushes 143 gn eldx at 3160 fs 26” pacnor bbl. using nosler brass primers fall out after 3 loads. Waiting for Peterson brass to be in stock. A 6.5 PRC would give close to same...

I have a similar rifle 28 nosler fierce edge. It likes retumbo 175 hornady eldx. .080 from lands 3180 fps. Shoots less than .5 3 shot groups.

I have a 6.5 280 AI I get 3100 f/s with 26 “ bbl. 143 Gn ELDX.

My check and paper work were mailed on Friday. Look forward meeting and hunting with you all!Doug

Lin, Sounds Great! I have been looking for an excuse to Hunt Coues Deer. I have down loaded the agreement and will get it sent off. thanks for the opprutinity. Doug R

I went with Alaskan Dall Sheep guides (Mont Mahoney) The Ram was aged at 11 1/2 by game and fish and Taxidermist. It was a great adventure.

Took this wonderful Alaskan dall sheep August 10th with my new 7mm Dakota that I got from Len. I bought the new lighter Dakota for this hunt of a life time.

Enter Me. Thanks

He was taken North of Parachute Colorado on private land. He weighed 420 as delivered to the processor skinned no head. Gross score 362 assuming his 1st and second on the left were not broke off from fighting. 324 as is. Taxidermist said he can fix the 1st and second but I want to leave him as...

I took this great bull this year with my 7mm Dakota that I purchased from Len in may. I first saw him at 630 yds and felt very comfortable with that distance. My guide talked me into getting closer. The shot was taken at 404 yds. I have spent a ggod amount of time with load development and...

"Enter Me in this contest"

Thanks. I bumped the poweder up to 75 gn today chrono was showing 3000 - 3040 no sign of pressure problems. How far from the lands do you seat your bullets? I have shot 40 rnds so far. cleaning every round for the first 10 then every 3 to 5 since. gun)

Thanks for the Info. Here is the Rifle. I'm headed to the Range to continue barrel break in.

I have pictures but can't figure out how to load them on to the site.gun)I e-mailed them to Len.