And the rabbit hole begins. Welcome to the wonderful world of Handloading. Where each of your rifles can be squeezed to get a 1/4 inch better accuracy for just $400 each in components.;)
I have used all four combos you are looking at. Every rifle will have it's favorite. My 270 really liked IMR 4831 and shot both the 140 Accubond and 150 grain Partition very well. My Tikka in 308 win, shoots several bullet in the 165 and 150 well using IMR 4064. YMMV
Well it looks like Howard truly did have a Marvelous Team and was too much for Purdy and the rest of my team. Congrats to Howard, and thank you @Duck-Slayer for running the league again this year. Lots of fun.
Seeth had Brock Purdy. Not sure who had Caleb. I had Purdy in the other HT league and he carried me to the finals, but Howard was too much for me this week.
Learning some key lessons in patience and the rewards that can be attained by sticking with it are invaluable. Congratulations to your son. Enjoy the good eats that came with his success.
One deer was shot inside 50 yards. Double lung pass thru. The bullet appeared to have doubled in size with a larger exit wound. Deer got back up, ran thirty yards or so and tipped over. Most of the others were shot between one hundred to two hundred yards out. None required a difficult tracking...
150 grain Barnes TSX Boat tail
46.0 Grains IMR 4064 (Top end of safe pressures in my rifle. Make sure to work up any load in your rifle.)
2940 FPS average at 70 F.
A few Mule deer, Elk out to 480 yards. and an antelope.
My daughter always took charge of the grinder when meat processing was underway. To this day, if I send her a picture of my wife at the grinder, she will respond with, "Hey, that's my job". 😂 Great memories being made.
ThisThis tree was hit just three hundred yards from our camp while The Northstar was trying to sleep. I packed in the next morning and we checked out the damage. Roots ten to twenty feet from the base of the tree had the bark blown off and exposed the roots as well.
Sounds like you have a well rounded young lady, who also values a fun time with her old man once in a while. Congratulations to you both on a fine buck and the memories that came with the hunt.