Recent content by Shumba1

Went to the range today and brought the 6.5 CM along with some 143 grain ELD-Xs I loaded up for practice (+/- 2,680 fps and shooting .5"). Had the Garmin Xero Chrono and my Kestrel. The range has steel targets from 200 to 600 yards in 100 yard increments. Using a bipod and the NX8 4-32x scope...

Thanks. My rifle shoots the 124 HH and 125 HHT really well (sometimes .3" ). The rifle can out shoot me! Will definitely think about the Hammers, as I have some now. Always get drawn in to the long range energy of the 143 grn and 135 grn bullets, thinking I may get a long shot and be able to use...

Thanks! I'm in California, but travel to Utah once/twice a month for work. Have a friend who lives in Smithfield, so we will probably hunt around N/E of Richmond, depending on how (his) scouting goes. We have hunted the east side of Bear Lake previously and have taken a few deer from there...

Drew a buck tag in Utah this fall (Cache unit up north). Planning to take my Sako A7 in 6.5 Creedmoor. The rifle shoots most bullets amazingly well (under .5 MOA) and I have the following loads that all shoot great: 143 grain ELD-X @ 2,710 fps 135 Berger Classic Hunter @ 2,770 fps 125 grain...

Bump for elk tag drawing season

Same here, love the Garmin. Sold my LabRadar awhile back as soon as I tried my Garmin the first time. I live in CA and will travel to hunt. Feel like I can easily pack the Garmin for the next out of state hunt and confirm velocity along with zero in the hunting environment. Also, a lot of my...

Be ready for elk season (or groundhogs, or whatever)!

405 yards on a cow elk. Used a 30-06 and 150 grn Hammer Hunter bullet at 3,050 fps. Just behind the right shoulder, angled into the left shoulder. Dumped her.

If you buy this rifle, the odds of you being selected for the Big Game hunts/tags you put in for in what ever draw you entered will increase significantly. Guaranteed!

Thanks. I really haven't shot this rifle a ton, but it seems like it prefers the 215 Bergers with Magnum Powder in ADG brass. Just running low on Magnum powder at the moment, so haven't had a chance to dial this load in further. The long magazine on this action lets you load the 215 Bergers...

Nice rifle. Looks like a real elk thumper!

Sunday/Funday Bump

Thinning the herd. Have too many guns and not enough hunts left in me! This was originally a stainless Sako 85 Finnlight in 300 Win Mag. Later added a McMillan stock and sent it to Long Rifles Inc. to rebarrel with a 1:10 twist K&P 26" barrel. Threaded 5/8"-24 with thread protector. LRI also...

Have hunted Africa with a 416 Rigby (shooting 400 grain Barnes X @ 2,400 fps) and it is an awesome round. Just thumps big animals, although I shot a cape buffalo in the chest at 30 yards and he looked at me with a "that's all you got" expression :oops: I would absolutely say that is a great...

Hunted cape buffalo and plains game in Zimbabwe / Chewore North in 2001 and 2004. Hunted out of the Big 5 Safaris camp on the Zambezi. Was incredible (also fished on the river for big Tigerfish). Not sure if you can still hunt out of that camp (I think Chifuti Safaris took it over, but they...