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Wes

Depends on where you're hunting. There are some areas that are extremely open country. Also some of these seasons run in the mid-late Sept. during the rut. I've hunted a bunch in WY which is my home state. Some years all I've carried was my 45-70 and killed elk every year. It's a gamble that you may...

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I think experience tells a different story than preventec47 supposes will happen. Lot of critters have fallen to this cartrige. Lots of big critters. I think everyone covered the aspect of bullet performance with this cartrige well enough. You will love that rifle. I have a 444 XLR and like it very ...

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I've had cattle shot by 'hunters'. One in antelope season! Big old black baldy cow drilled between the eyes. I've had fence cut because there was no 4 wheeler road close, gates left open, trash left all over, etc. The most interesting one was my neighbors who came off their forrest svc lease with 3 ...

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I have one of these too. I really like this rifle. Like you say, they shoot very well and are slick and handy. They are so streamlined and functional to boot. Mine likes RL-15.

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I have one in 44 Mag. It's a handy little rifle and shoots real well. My wife had a friend call and ask me which one he should get in the new lineup of Winchesters. I told him this would go nicely with his Smith 29. Low and behold, she ordered it for me! They came with the XS sights and the scout mo...

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Mine both shoot RL-15 real well. In fact, every one I've loaded for likes it. I shoot 45 grains with 150 and 44 grains with 165 grainers (both are Corlokt). One rifle will shoot these at an inch quite a lot and sometimes smaller groups and the velocity in my 24" barrels is 2618 fps with the 165...

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I piled up quite a few animals with the 45-70 here on the ranch. 300 grain hollow points at a muzzle vel of 2100fps plus kill deer with a vengeance. The bigger harder bullets seem to just punch through and the deer travel a little ways before they fall. Put the jacketed 350 and up bullets through el...

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I have some questions about that hunt. Where's the cows? Where are these bull elk that stand and watch 3 guys and a camera walk up to them? Its gotta be early Sept judging from the foliage and you see a bunch of bulls with no cows. Smells like a high fence deal to me. These guys say to cow call. The...

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I've had real good luck with the fixed 2.5 Weavers as well as the 4x Weaver. That is plenty for 100 yds. Not too tough on the wallet either and very tough.

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308 Marlin Express would work seems to me. Or how about the good old 300 Savage M99? I just can't get excited about the short mags, sorry.

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I had some good officers while in the Navy, but one ol' boy really was a good one. He was a mustang as well. Saved my *** once. I was a section leader, writing watchbills while in port , assigning cleanup, etc. I had a Seaman Apprentice who no one wanted and so they stuck him in my section (most jun...

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I was wondering if anyone else with a newer Miroku Win 86 had the same problem I do. Went to try some loads out yesterday with 350 gr Hornady's only to find out they wouldn't chamber. They chamber in my 1895, and checked out ok for OAL with a mic. Is this just my gun or is it common? I haven't tried...

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Yes, still got exits. I like two holes in an elk also. Seems like the exit holes were bigger with the Hornady. Noticed a lot more shock with them. Interesting thing was, my friend who hunts with a 338-06 found the same with 250's in that cal at those velocities also. I'd like to try the 225 partitio...

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Most of my concern was with penetration with this caliber. My next concern is function as far as the WFN and LFN designs like LBT, feeding in this XLR. Sounds like I might try some Bear Tooth bullets. Maybe the 290 GC. I looked these up and they aren't that spendy and look good. I might have to try ...

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I've gotta say that I quit using partitions in my Whelen. They just seemed to whistle right through an elk and not open up. When I changed to the Hornady and Speer 250's they started dropping the elk faster. In my experience Partitions are good at magnum velocities. Just my two bits.

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The CSU vet school is supposed to be a good one in Ft. Collins. I took some classes their pertaining to beef reproduction. Your'e right about the shortage. Ranchers have to do a lot of this stuff for themselves around here. We have a good vet, but he's stretched pretty thin. He does have a younger l...

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On the subject of dogs. I was coming out of the Thorofare with a packstring full of elk. About 1 mile from the trail head we ran smack into a sow and 2 cub grizzlies. She was fairly beligerent but finally left the trail. When we got past a ways she came back out to the same place. We got to the trai...

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Last year I was in a big chain sporting goods store. I asked the kid behind the counter to let me look at a BLR. The only ones they had were short mags and 308's. I asked him if they had any in 358 Win. This really put him in a tail spin so he went and asked an older guy who was apparently the manag...

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I'll bet there were a few guys looking for wet t-shirt pictures when they clicked on this! Nice 88's. I have one in the closet. When I first got it it had a sidemounted :twisted: $30 scope on it. This really bugged me as it's already tapped for scope bases. So it's got holes drilled in the side whic...

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Has anyone used the 310 FN GC bullet by Oregon Trail in their 444's? I have a 444XLR and was looking at finding a cast bullet for it, but was wondering about feeding problems with some of them. These seem to be a fair amount cheaper than most of the GC bullets I can find. I'm so sure of drawing my W...

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I forgot to put my vote in for the 250 Savage as well as the 358.

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Looks good but where's the safey?

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What a beauty now! That says a lot about that company.

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It was cold here this last week as well. The worst part has been the wind. We're over 7000' up and the wind gets a good run at us on these high plains. I can sympathize with you cowboykell. That's why I started calving my old cows closer to 1 april. Still freeze some. I had my first calf out of the ...

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The plague hit around this area some also (that is southwestern WY). I did find a few good sized towns this last fall though. We'll see this spring how many are left. If someone get's serious about this it could be great fun.

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Those Browning barrels are plenty thin already. I to have wanted a BLR in 35 Whelen. I do have a custom bolt action in it already. Real nice caliber. Plenty of gun for elk and moose. I've shot and reloaded for 4 different guns in this caliber including the pump. That pump shot pretty well, but it da...

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I roomed with 2 or 3 Texans while in the Navy. One thing Texans never run short on is pride. Or the ability to tell you about it!

Just having fun with you guys. It got interesting when we had an Okie move in with us. Had to get hip waders just to get out of bed because the B.S. got so deep.

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Looks good. Is that grass starting to green up there? Those turkeys might eat pretty good before too long.
No turkeys around here. I can still drive a team and wagon with 2 ton of hay over the snow drifts here. Your picture makes me want to move there with you!

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I sure hope this happens. I'm starting a 99 Savage 358 Cal. fund right now just in case. Would be my ultimate elk rifle.

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I like this one! It's getting sent to my armed forces buddies.

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Was thinking of getting my favorite pdog gun rechambered to something a little more effective. It's only a 45-70. Maybe a 50 Alaskan.

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Should have checked the Hodgon site first. Last time I looked they didn't have the data for the 308MX. They have it now and it looks to me like this is a lot more gun than the 30-30 with reloads. Shows close to 300fps more with the 130 and over 200fps more with the 150. That is fairly significant in...

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I went to the cabelas forum and looked at your posts there Big Medicine. Very impressive. Your MX is a shooting ***. I've got an XLR in 444 and like it just fine. I like blued and walnut the best though. That rifle in a 22" bbl is just a little handier to have around also. I'm going to try and ...

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I've noticed the same thing with the Hornady Light Mag factory loads. Once I pulled a 308 and weighed the charge and then tried to get it back in the case only to find I couldn't make it fit. They are a good factory load for sure. I like to handload and that is the downfall of this cartrige apparent...

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1 5x5 bull elk with a 44 mag Super Redhawk (300 gr XTP), 1 4x4 mulie with a 45 LC Ruger Bisley Vaquero (335 gr CP), 1 antelope doe 45 LC Ruger Bisley Vaquero (265 Cast Performance). During antelope season I usually take a box of shells out with my pistol for one day and return with no shells and no ...

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I haven't heard much first hand about this cartrige or the rifles it's in. What do those of you that have them think of them? I'm not saying I'll run right out and buy one yet. I don't 'need' one because I've got a 300 Savage and a 30-30 or two, but since when does that stop me? Still I'd like to kn...

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That is sad. I always liked beer that you had to chew on to get down your throat.

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Take it home, you'll like it! I heard for years how the 300 Savage in these rifles doesn't shoot very well. Not true. Both of mine shoot nice groups. They are easy on the shoulder and within their range they are enough gun for about anything. They are fun to shoot!

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I like the Williams pretty good. I got a front sight from Tim Skinner in Montana. Good easy to see post works for me.

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I hunt up in that neck of the woods. Good to see a herd of elk without a wolf chasin them! It's also good to see some bare ground. Not much of that around SW Wyoming this winter.

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I had a friend/client some years back when shoeing horses. Every spring I'd go over and shoe his string of horses and he'd show me a new gun just about every time. This guy LOVED his beer and would want to shoot a little when the work was done. I'd bang a few off with him and head home (no beer for ...

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I've had all 3 of those choices. I loved my hornet the best, but as was talked about earlier, to keep my magazine working on the 77/22 I used the 35 gr Hornady. It shot real well with IMR4227 and H110. The key to it was getting a set of Hornady ND dies. The seater in this will very gently guide flat...

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Being naturally stubborn. I decided since it didn't work too well tearing apart one Marlin that I'd go ahead and tear apart the 444 and try it. Put trigger in and had it back together in 10 minutes. Trigger works great. Nice clean 2 1/2lb trigger. Things I noticed right away, when taking the bottom ...

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No, I just followed the steps outlined. Actually had an old book on the 336 that I've had. The cartridge carrier does stay up, I see that now. I'm gonna run through it again. I'll get back with you. Thanks for your troubles.

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Already had the trigger installed. Now the follower won't work right when I go to close the bolt. Run the lever forward and it only goes a little ways, the follower won't go down.

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Alright azoil, I tore into this project and I'm having a hard time getting the hammer screw to line up. The action won't close when I get past this point either. It's almost like the follower wont' move, but I'm not sure. The hammer won't thread back in all the way and I don't want to strip the thre...

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It makes you feel better about the world to see men from different places and walks of life that have the common thread of honor and decency. Sometimes a mans faith in fellow man takes a beating these days. Good to hear this.

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Thanks guys, just needed a little encouragement. I hope it helps this rifle, got about a 6lb pull. Shoots good though it's tough to really bear down and shoot good with that kind of trigger.

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I was given a WWG trigger for a Marlin 1895. The rifle most in need of it is a 336 in 35 Rem. I'm sure it'll work, but thought I'd ask to be sure. Has anyone here put them in by themselves. I'm not totally unhandy, but not a gunsmith either. Are they hard to put in? Would you recommend having someon...

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It's the best load I had for the 30-30. As Don said it worked for both 150 and 170. My rifle shot Hornady 150's the best. For you 300 Savage guys, it was also the best powder in both of my 99's.

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