Recent content by speedbump

Nightforce. I've had two, one for over 20 years on a 7mmRUM prone gun built for the Wimbledon Cup. It's been through two barrels, and the scope hasn't budged. NF BR 12-42x56mm. The other is an NXS on a 308 M700 Milspec. Same result: thousands of rounds of rough use...zero issues of any kind...

One to consider not originally mentioned is a 150 grain Swift Scirocco. They have (in .30 & .264) penetrated, expanded, and held together in every animal I've taken with them - from warthogs to wildebeest...and many in between. Just as handy: as a bonded cup and core bullet they are extremely...

All those listed by phorwath plus a Swift Scirocco.

For those velocities and distances a 130 Accubond and 130 Scirocco are stellar. Both tend to be easy to load for in the traditional cup & core construction, penetrate extremely well, and hold together. For side chest shots, 120 SST and even 120 Ballistic Tips do ok, but not something to trust...

I live in Williamson County now, but own a small farm in White County. I bowhunt deer & turkeys in several counties south of I-64, plus shoot a few 'yotes all over.

Ramp, I've been shooting a 7mmRUM since before they were a factory offering, basically wildcatting the 300RUM. Primarily a 1,000 yard prone target gun (just shot out the second chamber), but I built one on an M700 CDL action to take to Africa in '08. Both LOVE 5010 pulldown powder, each...

What state(s) do you hunt big game in most often? ILLINOIS (CROP DAMAGE DEER SHOOTING) What is your primary long range hunting cartridge? 7MM REMINGTON ULTRA MAG -------------------------------------- Regarding your primary long range hunting cartridge choice above: Do you use factory...

Speedbump Been run over a few times by folks that tried to keep on going.......

Great writeup Jason. The pics were a fine bonus.

I'll take it ! I'll PM with info.

I set up pretty similar to Rymart. I also try to find an area that offers some clear shooting lanes downwind since 'yotes will try and circle you more often than not. When they do, you can catch them sneaking around your backside. It won't hurt to occasionally put your partner downwind of the...

I think the design was primarily for semi-auto match rifles, or tube guns with long barrels and match sights. For what it's designed to do - it's nice. Unless a person just wants something different, I'd personally opt for a 6.5-284 6.5x55, or standard .260 if I were considering a 6.5 bolt piece...

Looking for a starter for a build. The action alone would be great, a used Remington Sendero with a shot-out barrel, or other maker would be fine. No need for a stock. The 7mmRUM follower seems to be angled a bit different than the other RUMs, so one originally in that caliber will suffice...

:D Now that's a great morning ! Congrats.

That is some good shootin' Mrs. Cap'n. I had one of those ARs in 7.62x39 and regret selling it still. Shooting one of those at 700 is like shooting a .308 at 1K - and then some. Some of the better HP shooters I know compare shooting a .22LR at 100 yards to shooting a .308 at 600, and...