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    243 or 6mm reminton

    I've had both. I still shoot my 6mmRem, took two bambis with it this season. I use 100 gr Sierra. I wouldn't want to hunt over 300 yards with it.
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    300 weatherby

    I hate to even admit it, I use RL-26 behind 199 grain bullets.
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    Swaging guys

    Been doing it 50+ years. Make .277 & .308 rifle, 9mm, 357, 429, & 452 pistol. Many deer & pigs taken with my own bullets.
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    My son's buck

    Congratulations to you both. Great deer and memories to last a lifetime.
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    What is the title of your load development thread? Did you use a custom reamer for your chamber?

    What is the title of your load development thread? Did you use a custom reamer for your chamber?
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    I've been trying to find loading dies, RCBS, Hornady, Wilson and Redding don't show them. Who...

    I've been trying to find loading dies, RCBS, Hornady, Wilson and Redding don't show them. Who did you get your dies from?
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    Peterson Brass

    300 Wby please sir
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    277 Fury

    After all the hype when this cartridge was adopted, is anyone out there using it? I think it might be a cartridge for my grans daughter's rifle build .
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    Bore scopes

    I've used a Teslong for years with great results, 24 cal and they are budget friendly.
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    I need help

    RCBS collet puller has worked better than anything else I've tried.
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    Handloading - How Many and How Long?

    Started loading in 1968. 1st cartridge was .270 Win. Had to do it twice, I shot Rem 700, Dad shot Browing BAR, required small base dies.
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    Favorite shotgun

    Browning Auto 5, 20 ga. modified, circa 1959. Dove, quail, duck, goose, it does it all and I've never felt undergunned.
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    your 1st love? memorable or not

    Dad gave me a Winchester 67-A single shot 22 for Christmas, I was 12. I taught my daughter to shoot with it. At 15 he gave me a Browning 20 ga. A-5, It's going dove hunting with me today. He wanted me to start deer hunting with him at 16 and he gave me a Remington 700 BDL .270 Win. It unleashes...
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    ...on the mountain!

    Congrats!! Thanks for the great story and pics.
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    New Here Too

    Welcome from Denton
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