I found an elk load my rifle likes! - Page 2

Mr. Hill · September 17, 2017, 06:21 PM

Never heard of a .307, but it sounds interesting.

FrankenMauser · September 17, 2017, 10:03 PM

.307 Winchester was introduced in the early '80s, as a step up from .30-30 in lever guns.
It's basically .308 Winchester with a .30-30/.444 diameter rim, and loaded to lower pressure with flat-point or round nose bullets, due to the actions for which it was intended.

Here's a picture from a 'cartridge quiz' thread we had going a while back. .307 Win is the one in the center (6th from each end):
From left to right, with .307 and other lever gun cartridges in bold: .375 Remington Ultra Magnum, .30-06 AI, .475 Tremor, .444 Marlin, .44 Rem Mag Thompson Center "Hot Shot", .307 Win, .444 Marlin (single shot), .30-30, .577-450 Martini Henry (dummy, from 24 ga shot shell), .480 Ruger, 6x45mm / 6mm-223

qmasterarms · September 18, 2017, 01:03 AM

I use heavy Garrett cartridges in 45-70 or a scoped 460 with corbon 395 grain. both hard cast lead bullets. reason i prefer these is that the bullet kills quickly and the meat is not damaged. meat is good up to the hole assuming i do place a good shot.

jrothWA · September 26, 2017, 04:29 PM

Talked with Sierra Balistic Tech some years age, they recommended pulling my 165gr SGK Spitzer boattails and substitute in the 165gr SGK-HPBT as the HP's were studier construction and give better penetration.

Neve got a chance to use em.

Mr. Hill · October 1, 2017, 11:37 AM

Going out to the range today to get more trigger time off the rest. Practice!

Wyosmith · October 1, 2017, 02:08 PM

Excellent. Keep doing it. Also remember that Dry-Fire Drills are your friend. Snap in every day. Dry-fire will increase your skills a LOT and life fire will validate your progress.

September 17, 2017, 10:03 PM	#27
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	.307 Winchester was introduced in the early '80s, as a step up from .30-30 in lever guns. It's basically .308 Winchester with a .30-30/.444 diameter rim, and loaded to lower pressure with flat-point or round nose bullets, due to the actions for which it was intended. Here's a picture from a 'cartridge quiz' thread we had going a while back. .307 Win is the one in the center (6th from each end): From left to right, with .307 and other lever gun cartridges in bold: .375 Remington Ultra Magnum, .30-06 AI, .475 Tremor, .444 Marlin, .44 Rem Mag Thompson Center "Hot Shot", .307 Win, .444 Marlin (single shot), .30-30, .577-450 Martini Henry (dummy, from 24 ga shot shell), .480 Ruger, 6x45mm / 6mm-223 __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

September 18, 2017, 01:03 AM	#28
qmasterarms Junior Member Join Date: August 7, 2017 Posts: 12	I found an elk load my rifle likes! I use heavy Garrett cartridges in 45-70 or a scoped 460 with corbon 395 grain. both hard cast lead bullets. reason i prefer these is that the bullet kills quickly and the meat is not damaged. meat is good up to the hole assuming i do place a good shot.

October 1, 2017, 02:08 PM	#31
Wyosmith Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Shoshoni Wyoming Posts: 2,713	Excellent. Keep doing it. Also remember that Dry-Fire Drills are your friend. Snap in every day. Dry-fire will increase your skills a LOT and life fire will validate your progress. Last edited by Wyosmith; October 3, 2017 at 10:21 PM.

September 17, 2017, 06:21 PM	#26
Mr. Hill Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2015 Posts: 384	Never heard of a .307, but it sounds interesting.

September 26, 2017, 04:29 PM	#29
jrothWA Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2006 Posts: 2,519	Talked with Sierra Balistic Tech some years age, they recommended pulling my 165gr SGK Spitzer boattails and substitute in the 165gr SGK-HPBT as the HP's were studier construction and give better penetration. Neve got a chance to use em.

October 1, 2017, 11:37 AM	#30
Mr. Hill Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2015 Posts: 384	Going out to the range today to get more trigger time off the rest. Practice!