September 11, 2013, 07:21 PM | #51 |
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Found a couple hundred 150-grain .35 Rems on my front doorstep last week, they seem to be around.
Didn't even know Remington made 'em that light. Shooting them & some 200s in a Remington Model 8 next week. Denis |
September 11, 2013, 08:27 PM | #52 |
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I'd like to experiment with loading some .357 bullets for the .35
It's been done, but load data is a little harder to come by than standard .35 rem loads. Some lighter loads pushing a 158-180 gr bullet slightly higher than .357 mag velocities would make a great low recoil hunting load for kids and women, not to mention a fun plinking load
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Thanks for the info Salmoneye, do you hunt with those loads?
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If you do load and hunt with a 'pistol' bullet, just remember that the construction of the bullet will play a roll in performance on target... If I was loading a 158 XTP to 1800fps, I'd choose the Flat Point over the Hollow point... The FP is constructed to take 1800fps, where the HP may open too soon with little penetration at that velocity... Gas checked cast will also hold together well for hunting at 1800+fps... |
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I've never been to Alaska, but know people from there. Up until maybe the last 30 years, I hear many of the natives were perfectly content with .30-30 for moose and bear. Maybe that's true, maybe not. Funny how it always comes back to shot placement. I recall reading a story someplace (I wish I could remember when and where) of a hunting club that studied failures to put down deer and elk and discovered that over 90% of the failed (wounding only) shots were made with hard kicking magnum calibers, such as .300 Win Mag. The conclusion was that poor marksman were trying to make up for lack of skill by adding "horsepower". Not knocking magnum calibers BTW. I just find it interesting. |
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I couldn't agree more.......Coming from the magnum camp, for many years, I had to do a little reality check and had to ask my self why I have been using a 300 Win Mag for years when most all my deer shots were under 150 yards. The 300 Win Mag didn't kill any faster than a 30-06 I used before it. The ammo was more for the 300 and I shot it less because of that in the off season.
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September 22, 2013, 06:36 PM | #58 |
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My 8 did not like the 150s, if anybody's interested.
Roughly 7-inch groups at 100 yards off a rest. Did better with the old "classic" 200-grain .35 Rem loads. Denis |
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