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The rifle is a Savage model 11 Lady Hunter chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. The scope is a 6-14 x 40 Nikon Monarch 3 I had and put on for her. The cartridge is a 127 gn Barnes LRX seated over Stabal 6.5 powder. I don't recall charge weight off hand but it comes out of the muzzle at about 2600 fps...

6.5 CM 127 gn Barnes LRX over StaBal

This will go down as the best hunt of my life time. Quick Backstory, last year my daughter , "19", took a huge interest in my fall white tail harvest. At her push we completed a full process from kill to freezer. At her push we even tanned the hide. A few months after, I presented her with a...

Well I did find a good load for the rifle. I little over max listing but no sign of over pressure. Barnes 127 gn LRX loaded over 35.8gn of Viht N150. It patterns just over 1/2" at 100 yd. It'll make for a good white tail load this fall. Should be about 2600 out the barrel but I have to get it...

Unfortunately, I've been all over the map with weight as well. Tried 123 Scenars, 127 gn LRX, 130gn Sierra Gamekings, and 143 gn ELDs. That would make sense. When I first worked up a ladder for this I was using a magnospeed Chrono hanging on the end of the barrel. It shot a decent group at the...

Target at 100 yds. Other info I left out as follows. Starline brass, Full length sized, CCI 200 primer.

I've been having a heck of a time trying to find something useful out of Staball 6.5. Here's what I'm working with. Shooting a Weathermark LT 6.5 Creedmoor 22" barrel, 1/8 twist. I've been Trying multiple bullet weights from what has been available and just wasn't happy with the result. I'm...

While much of it sounds convincing, I admit I'm all to aware of the slew of misinformation that shades the truth for the sake of agenda. I wish it wasn't so but we are all so cautious over what is being sold for good reason. As I continue to digest information on this I will keep that in mind.

For any women out there looking I have a very good report on the Savage 11 Lady Hunter. My daughter at the age of 19 has been joining me at the range and is determined to make it into the deer woods this fall. Doing the best she could with what I had to offer, I could tell that her shooting...

Humbly I bring this before you as an appeal. In the last few years I have felt a vacuum in a place where I would feel that the hunting community would typically lead the way. Being brought up in my life, hunting has always been synonymous with conservation of our wildlife and the protection...

I've been trying to find some accuracy in a 7mm Wby mag off and on for some time now and today I finally made an accidental discovery that has me completely abandoning polymer tipped bullets in this cartridge. Passively I have been trying different loads using Hornady eld-x and sst bullets at...

I sure appreciate the input. I will be on the look for sticky extraction. For anyone interested in the result. No flattened primers or sticky extraction. 37.5gn Is where I found the best accuracy. I'll have to wait until I have my chrono to see what they clock at. True to what I have always...

Were you using LR or LP magnum primers? The thing I'm not sure of is reading the LR primers. Loading for rifles I've always stopped due to other signs before getting close to flattening the LR primers. Usually start seeing ejector swipe or loose pockets before any flattening occurs. It guess I...

Hello all, been a while but it's gotten into fall and it's time to get back to shooting. I have recently gotten into a 500 S&W. Here is a quick detail on what I'm working with. Performance Center 10.5". I'm using Star line Brass and loading Vihtavuori N-110 behind a Sierra 350gn JHP...

I need to get at least one stupid question squeezed in on this. Would it be wise to use a one piece base over the two piece weavers and would it offer any rigidity to the receiver and possibly a more contained failure is one were to occur. I ask not in terms of keeping one from having a failure...