My First Elk Story to my Next Elk Story (Fly In?)

[Redmt]

He said expensive not TOO expensive. I agree they are expensive compared to other brands.

 

[mtmuley]

He said expensive not TOO expensive. I agree they are expensive compared to other brands.

Yeah. Maybe. Tarriffs hit them hard also. Funny how guys complain about the nuts and bolts while spending a shitload on other gear. mtmuley

 

[Redmt]

Yeah. Maybe. Tarriffs hit them hard also. Funny how guys complain about the nuts and bolts while spending a shitload on other gear. mtmuley

Yeah, I agree. I have thousands in my #1 but I try to trim corners anywhere else I can..

 

[cgasner1]

Yeah. Maybe. Tarriffs hit them hard also. Funny how guys complain about the nuts and bolts while spending a shitload on other gear. mtmuley

A carbon savage I think is around 1500 bucks now. That’s the main reason I don’t have a new rifle is what I want would cost me about 5k to put together and the one I currently have has killed everything I’ve pointed it at.

 

[Hammsolo]

I get it. I’ve shot Hammers for a minute. I love them and Steve is awesome. I love supporting “locals.” It’s tough paying over double. A sample pack of 15 of the bullet I want to try are $48. They’re the most highly engineered and precisely built bullets on the market.

I bought a Seekins to support local, and not another Tikka. Also, my goal has been to consolidate two nice rifles into one great rifle. I’ve worked hard and am wise with my money.

I really want to get into shooting steel. I didn’t throw out any “cheapy” ideas. Berger and Nosler aren’t entry level. I really want one bullet for NRL style shooting and hunting if game. What are your ideas?

 

[mtmuley]

Bergers are cheap enough to practice with. mtmuley

 

[Redmt]

One thing that steered me towards Barnes is that they were affordable, copper legal monos and didn't fragment. Everything I have shot has been one shot dead. I don't think a cheaper or more expensive bullet would have made anything any deader.

 

[cgasner1]

I get it. I’ve shot Hammers for a minute. I love them and Steve is awesome. I love supporting “locals.” It’s tough paying over double. A sample pack of 15 of the bullet I want to try is $48. They’re the most highly engineered and precisely built bullets on the market.

I bought a Seekins to support local, and not another Tikka. Also, my goal has been to consolidate two nice rifles into one great rifle. I’ve worked hard and am wise with my money.

I really want to get into shooting steel. I didn’t throw out any “cheapy” ideas. Berger and Nosler aren’t entry level. I really want one bullet for NRL style shooting and hunting if game. What are your ideas?

Seekins has been throwing some support at great things. If I was rifle shopping it would be on my short list and they make a phenomenal gun

 

[Hammsolo]

Reloading update. I found a good sale on a three piece Redding die set on Midway, and ordered them. I also found 175 grain Berger Elite Hunters on Spokane Gun Broker for $70 for 117 bullets. Any thoughts on powders to try? I will be consulting load data and doing ladders of course.

 

[Hammsolo]

Brass? I usually buy a couple boxes of Hornady Whitetail or the like for break and then use them for reloading and load development. Is it worth buying Peterson, ADG, Starline, Lapua, or whatever?

 

[Elktrack]

Brass? I usually buy a couple boxes of Hornady Whitetail or the like for break and then use them for reloading and load development. Is it worth buying Peterson, ADG, Starline, Lapua, or whatever?

Yes

 

[Hammsolo]

What brass would people recommend?

 

[Redmt]

What brass would people recommend?

I sort my brass into manufacturers. You will find different rifles like different brass better than others. One of my 6.5's absolutely will not eject nickel plated. After you find a load, my humble opinion is that it's not that critical which brand brass makes any difference for my shooting parameters. Some brass lasts longer than others but your not dealing with brass that is $5.00 each. Reload, shoot and repeat until the brass goes FUBAR then replace.

 

[Caseknife]

My 20" 7PRC shoots the 140AH at 3200fps with RL-16 and Petersen brass. Haven't had the chance to kill anything with it yet. BTW, the rifle began as a 70's vintage Rem 700 BDL 7Mag that I killed my first few elk with. Will have to work up the story.

 

[Elktrack]

What brass would people recommend?

I’m liking ADG a lot. Very uniform, clean flash holes, and primer pockets.
I’m not into NRL or competitive shooting but I like accurate ammo and crappy brass does effect accuracy.
I’m not a brass snob but if I were making laser accurate loads like your wanting, I’d go with all the same good quality brass. It ain’t cheap though.