Recent content by SnowbirdUT

The Elk in the photo below was taken in Utah with a 30-06 at 150 yards. I don’t recommend a new rifle to shoot beyond 400 Yards unless you want another project and have the time to develop a rifle to shoot accurately beyond 400 yards. Save your money and get some good gear for your trip such as...

I suggest a 270 WSM. I built two of them for my now 19 year old twin girls. They started shooting them at 16. The rifles have 26” barrels and Thunderbeast suppressors We use 170 grain Berger Elite Hunter, IMR 7977 powder and Norma brass. Everyone that gets behind those rifles remarks that the...

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I will try to answer your question: “ Just wondering why Hornady would post this on their website“ Drag on a bullet (aka Wind Resistance) is nonlinear. A Ballistic Coefficient is a measure of a bullets ability to overcome wind resistance or drag. The higher the number, the more aerodynamic the...

I shoot for the same spot on mule deer, antelope and elk (haven’t drawn a moose or bison tag yet). We like to eat the animals we harvest and I lose a lot of meat when I hit the shoulder. I use Berger bullets. When we hit the animals in the hart/lungs, there is lots of blood and the animal falls...

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I have a trust but are trusts still permitted if someone is buying their first can?

I have read a number of books on this topic and took Bryan Litz 3 days class. It is very hard to “over stabilize a bullet”. In one of Litz’s books he calculates the reduction in MV for each 1” increase in spin. It is Newtonian mechanics. If you increase the angular velocity (spin) that...

I am a fan of the Bergers as well. I am currently using the 170 gr. 270 cal Hybrid Elite Hunter as well as the 230 gr. 30 Cal Hybrid Target. I've also used the 30 cal 215's and 185's in my 300 RUM. Many of my friends have switched to Bergers for hunting as well. I've used all those bullets on...

Sorry Ninefingers. Just went back to the original post and saw "No Bergers". I've taken animals with several different bullets including Accubond. With both Bergers and Accubond, I shoot the animal and it dies. It is true that when I open the animal, the Bergers are fragmented and the Accubond...

I just wanted to add, that I have tried H1000 and 7977 in the 300 RUM with the 230 gr Target Hybrid bullets. Those powders worked well but had lower MV's than the Retumbo. I use the 7977 in my 2 270 WSMs (I use a 170 grain bullet in those rifles).

I have two 300 RUMs that I use for hunting and target. In fact, I am going out for cow elk today and tomorrow (in the Uinta mountains of Utah). Both actions are Remington 700. One is a stock Remington action and the other Defiance. I use Manners stocks on both rifles (same stock) and Jewel...

I have a handful of S&B PM II’s that I use for hunting and long range shooting. They are heavy but the work 100% of the time and I carry my rifle(s) up and down the Uinta Mountains in Utah. My S&B scopes do cost as much as my rifles. However, I have one S&B (5-25X56) that I purchased from Euro...

Sig Kilo 2400 for sure. You won’t need another one it has both a ballistic computer and anemometer.

I hunt and shoot long range 1 mile +. All my scopes are FFP and Mil Mil. By that I mean Mil reticle and mil turrets. I made the decision to go mil 20 years ago when most people were using MOA. The reason I chose mil is because it is base 10 so it is easy to make adjustments in your head. I...