Recent content by Pistol packer

long post a lot of good comments. i dont think you could go wrong with either. the longer 160's would save the barrel and shoot better at over 1000 yards. the -06 would hold the edge with more case capacity and ability to load the bullet out further. this seems to be the edge with the 6.5 x...

a little late. congrats and nice shooting. learing on a pistol at long range really helps to learn the trigger pull and it shows. as well as great equipment. so, do you go for the new world record or go hunting? doc

the bearing surface seems to small in some rifles and esp. at high speeds with rapid twist rifling. the speer 130 gr hp is fantastic with fantasic results plus you can push it at least as fast as you are with the "reduced 110 loads". i have shot them out of a 300 at over 3700 fps and they...

ooh and by the way, meatyrem is spot on as far as i am concerned. if you read between the lines with po and i didnt know him or am not in anyway an expert of ackley, he is simply stating that in terms of max efficiency the 270 standard is on the same level with the 280 AI whereas the 270 AI...

Feenix, i'm in no way meant that disrespectfully. i think some have misunderstood my responses. this is one thing that cant be helped on the internet or writing unlike being there. i LOVE the 270. i think it is one of the most efficient wonderful rounds ever introduced. it CAN hang right...

come on feenix, read my post before the last one. the 280 AI is superior to the 7 mm rem mag on light to medium bullets and just marginally slower with the heavier ones. it is the diamond in the rough. the 7 probably beats it out with the 175 or bigger bullets tho, but not much. if any...

backwoods, thanks. i forgot to look at the date on the thread. the 270 wsm was in PSI, the others are in CUP. all was taken out of 49th ed. lyman. agree totally on the rest. any good rifle today will stand 65,000 plus of pressure and all of the loads listed in the manuals are soft and often...

yes, i forgot why i posted. thank you Lucas !!! great article, filled a niche i have wondered about for years. really anxious to see what 270 MKL et al does. thanks again. doc

ed, jamie- go back to po's books. the reason why the 270 outperforms the 280 is the original point i believe. some very good points were brought out. however, ackley i believe brought out the best one after he tried the 270 ai. it is overbore at the top end of that statement. great...

oh, by the way, if winchester had read po ackley they wouldnt have made the 270 WSM. it is way overbore, gets marginally better speed and burns barrels like he said it would. however, with the new 175 matrix and around 3000 FPS. that is worth looking into. might be that winchester could save...

downright dave, landcbeitner got it right as well as most of the guys on the forum. overbore cartridges that perform marginally at long range 1000-2000 yards can be given new life with much heavier slugs. this provides longer barrel life and much higher BC. the smaller slugs go like H...

downright dave, welcome to LRH. i would suggest that you read PO ACKLEY's two volume set on his experiments before you reinvent the wheel. with your expertise and knowledge i would assume that you will catch up in a year or so. ackley was the most prolific wildcatter and experimenter of his...

c. buck, try talking to verle smith, idaho, founder of LBT and the most copied big bullet on the planet (although many copies are wrong-e.g. a lot of copies of LFN design doesnt have a large enough meplat and a few thousands makes a lot of difference). his number is 208-267-3588. as i said...

crusty, et.al. i helped develope a 41 mag slug and load about 30 years ago. up to that time there was NO ONE who survived a bear ATTACK in alaska who had used a 44, 41, etc as bear defense. plenty had killed big bears with pistols as a hunt, but not surviving a bear attack. we started with...

lilja and mc millan make 2 of the best on the market. i wouldnt use that clam shell brake. you will need at least a 30 pound rifle. it was developed for artillery. the KDF and newer type brakes are the best. my 50 is 15 pounds w/o scope but with a short 33 in barrel. doc FCSA.org has...