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.30 GIBBS is finally ready ...
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<blockquote data-quote="ted7" data-source="post: 1903606" data-attributes="member: 89391"><p>Used a 25 Gibbs that Rocky Gibbs made for me in 1964 from a pre war model 70 chambered in 257 Roberts. Ballistic wise very similar to 257 Weatherby in a 26 inch barrel. Used I believe were 125 gr Noslers for medium range and 117 gr Sierra boat tails for anything past 350 yards. Took a number of Idaho elk with this rifle and many years worth of large Alaskan caribou, Dahl Sheep, and moose. A flat shooting cartridge that is cheap to hand load and easy to do just fill case with 4831 about 63 grains. You can use 06 brass but with 270 brass you only need to run through sizing die once to prepare cases for fire forming. Used 5 gr bullseye and oatmeal to fill case and seal case mouth with bees wax. So happy to see the current generation keeping Gibbs very practical cartridges alive!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ted7, post: 1903606, member: 89391"] Used a 25 Gibbs that Rocky Gibbs made for me in 1964 from a pre war model 70 chambered in 257 Roberts. Ballistic wise very similar to 257 Weatherby in a 26 inch barrel. Used I believe were 125 gr Noslers for medium range and 117 gr Sierra boat tails for anything past 350 yards. Took a number of Idaho elk with this rifle and many years worth of large Alaskan caribou, Dahl Sheep, and moose. A flat shooting cartridge that is cheap to hand load and easy to do just fill case with 4831 about 63 grains. You can use 06 brass but with 270 brass you only need to run through sizing die once to prepare cases for fire forming. Used 5 gr bullseye and oatmeal to fill case and seal case mouth with bees wax. So happy to see the current generation keeping Gibbs very practical cartridges alive! [/QUOTE]
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