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I shot one in .358 win for a season or two. Then I had a BLR in the same caliber. The 88 was a slicker gun, more nimble, faster to handle and lighter. I would bet the farm you are going to love that gun and the caliber is spot on for deer and elk👍

I may have an RCBS seating due for that. Do you need one?

Yes. Lyman made PA dies years ago. These are Precision Alignment dies. They are bushed and give top notch alignment of bullet and case. You can find them occasionally on eBay. PW made a seating fir with ultra fine adjustment and like a Vickerman die, you placed the bullet into a port on the die...

You ask a question with a lot of variables. Let’s start with hunting. If this is for hunting then full length resizing may be best. Functionality is key if you have hundreds invested in a hunt. You don’t need any chambering difficulties getting in the way. Assuming you are a proficient marksman...

I’m a Hunter Ed instructor for CA. I have a friend up in ID who is a regional HE coordinator. He runs a number of youth training classes including reloading. We are trying to equip them with the tools needed for hunting and target shooting. ID has very limited funding so much of it comes out of...

For deer, I like 165 grain Hornady boat tails. For elk, bear or moose, I prefer a 180 grain bullet with a bonded core for controlled expansion. I have never seen a need for anything heavier. I’m also a fan of two IMR powders, 4895 and 4350. Neither are temperature sensitive and both have always...

Yes but data may be an issue. Some of that stuff hasn’t been made since the early 50s. Better to sell it to collectors and buy new powder.

If I were still hunting elk, I’d still use an 06. There is no animal in North or South America that is too big or tough for an 06. I’ve taken bear, elk, deer, goats, antelope, you name it. You sir, made an excellent choice.

Hmm, do you trust the source? You could shoot them. My guess is it may be H110 as it’s a popular powder for that cartridge. Now, if no extruded powder with that Bullet in that cartridge is not an overload at that charge weight, then just shoot and enjoy

I like a gun that carries and handles well. That said, 20-22” barrel length is fine. Longer gets club-like very fast. The gain in velocity is not really that significant. Either cartridge is way more powerful than the 30-30 and that round has taken thousands of deer. Practice is more important...

This debate reminds me of trapshooters debating 7 1/2 or 8 shot. The .308 is more common. During our perpetual ammo crises I’d go .308. Any difference in cartridge lethality exist only in a gun writers imagination

Carnitas duty? Ha, gotta love auto correct. Varmit.

Pretty simple, bolt action scoped 30-06. Ammo is everywhere, it will reliably kill anything on every continent except Africa and even there it will kill 95% of all game animals. It can even be pressed into carnitas duty in a pinch.

You can resize without worry. As long as you are not poking a recapping pin into a live primer there is no danger of discharge. Wear safety glasses though, just because it’s good practice.