Mustangs Rule
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For decades, the 6.5x55 Swede in a stainless/walnut CRF New Haven made Model 70 Winchester, the 280AI in a Super light, super accurate Kimber Hunter, and a Custom Mauser in 35 Whelen were my Three Musketeers.Tryin to come up with a 6.5x55 load using 127gr LRX and N560.
Also will be starting load development for 280 AI soon, thinking about the 145gr HHT over H4831.
I got such incredible accuracy and velocity out of careful handloading.
I sold the 280AI and the 35 Whelen a few years ago, previously I sold my Browning 338, my Winchester SS in 300 win mag and a pre 64 Model 70 30-06 made in 61 or 62. The workmanship got sloppy those last few years.
Now I do all my hunting and shooting with a 270 Standard weight Model 70
made in 1953 and a Sako SS Finnlite Carbine in 308.
For hunting I use Barnes bullets exclusively in both of them. The performance I get is just amazing.
With the 308 Sako Carbine using the Camp Perry Powder made for the 308 i get 2,900'/sec with the Barnes 165 grain TTSXBT and it is a tack driver