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Sounds like just the sort of Grandfather I hope to be one day!
All of my Grand kids have rifles that I have given them, most of them are under seven.
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Sounds like just the sort of Grandfather I hope to be one day!
I have one grand kid, a boy. He's only 4 but has his own BB gun and 30-30. We need to get one of those little .22 bolt actions for him before too long. Oh yeah, he's got a Honda 50, too.All of my Grand kids have rifles that I have given them, most of them are under seven.
I have one grand kid, a boy. He's only 4 but has his own BB gun and 30-30. We need to get one of those little .22 bolt actions for him before too long. Oh yeah, he's got a Honda 50, too.
Now we have a granddaughter on the way. Looks like I've got some shopping to do...
Grandkids are the best!
todays modern bullets have transformed the hunting world.you could take a cartridge that is ballistically inferior to another and put a premium hunting bullet in one and have it perform better than the other.maybe not by speed but in terminal performance. so today with so many options, most similar cartridge comparisons are moot.
This is very true, and one of the reasons I will eventually change from my standard 180gr bullet to the 165/8gr bullet in my '06. I'll give it a shot (pun intended) for sure! Honestly, for most of the stuff I could probably go with 150gr, but the longer, heavier bullets have a much better BC and help cover mistakes in range estimation.todays modern bullets have transformed the hunting world.you could take a cartridge that is ballistically inferior to another and put a premium hunting bullet in one and have it perform better than the other.maybe not by speed but in terminal performance. so today with so many options, most similar cartridge comparisons are moot.
When I changed from 180's to 165's in the wifes rifle the groups went to crap, I compromised with a 168 Berger VLD and it shoots pretty good now but the fast twist of the Steyr Pro-Hunters sure like big pills. YMMVThis is very true, and one of the reasons I will eventually change from my standard 180gr bullet to the 165/8gr bullet in my '06. I'll give it a shot (pun intended) for sure! Honestly, for most of the stuff I could probably go with 150gr, but the longer, heavier bullets have a much better BC and help cover mistakes in range estimation.
This is very true, and one of the reasons I will eventually change from my standard 180gr bullet to the 165/8gr bullet in my '06. I'll give it a shot (pun intended) for sure! Honestly, for most of the stuff I could probably go with 150gr, but the longer, heavier bullets have a much better BC and help cover mistakes in range estimation.
I shoot a Ruger with a 1 in 10 twist. In my previous Ruger the best ever group came from 150gr bullets, so I'm not afraid to try a lighter bullet. My current (and likely forever) rifle shoots 180gr bullets well enough that I have no reason to switch, except for velocity.However, we all know each rifle is it's own enemy and I'll just have to give it a try to see.When I changed from 180's to 165's in the wifes rifle the groups went to crap, I compromised with a 168 Berger VLD and it shoots pretty good now but the fast twist of the Steyr Pro-Hunters sure like big pills. YMMV
There's not a lot you can't do with the X57 Mauser casing. I have a couple of friends that took it out to .338, and Ackley improved it.So many great cartridges out there, the author has selected two of the best, and would be well served by either caliber, if any cartridge is the do-all for North American hunters I would have to say 30-06, but I'm a metric man and my caliber of choice is 8x57 mauser. I voted other. I also have an elephant gun; 7x57 mauser (275 Rigby) LOL