What cartridge are you obsessed with this week?

[gotboostvr]

Currently I am thinking (but not obsessing), about the .35 Whelen.

You're not the only one. If my project Mauser needs a new barrel, it's gonna be a 35 Whelen.

I *might* have a thing for 35 cal rifles.

 

[Llama Bob]

I don't know if it's an obsession, but I'm trying to figure out how to get high quality 7mm WSM brass at a reasonable cost. Bertram has a much wider weight (and implicitly, fired capacity) spread than I would like. There are also issues with neck thickness apparently. Hornady seems questionable as well. I could sort and discard 50%+ of either, but that doesn't seem too good. So my current plan is to fireform Nosler 300WSM brass, where I should be able to keep 70%+. But of course I'll have to put false shoulders on it and fireform it.

 

[LAH]

257 Roberts.

 

[someguy2800]

Now I want a winchester 1894 in 38-55 or 32 special. Or mabey a timber in 444 marlin.

 

[Legionnaire]

Got sidetracked from the 7mm-08 by my 7x57 Mauser. Just loaded up my first 7x57 loads. The 7mm-08 is waiting in the wings.

 

[Gordon]

Way back in my safe I had a 1956 Roy Weatherby Southgate FN Magnum .300 Weatherby I got , along with quite a few other Weatherbys , from Roy's old Gunsmith Joe Dutra who passed years ago. While he was alive I traded motor work and $ with him in the 80s for the ODD Weatherby that caught my fancy he had in his collection. He was a master gunsmith and one rifle he had intriqued me so I got it from him . It was an experimental "concept" new rifle design he did to show Roy in the late 1950s before Roy decided to go with the German Sauer Mark V , based on the commercial FN action Roy was using at the time. The stock was the big difference and this tiger striped maple one is spectacular but the oddest thing is it is finished one way on one side and completely different on the other. It did not have a butt pad but had a crude aluminum "try gun " telescopic butt plate to adj. LOP . It had Bhuleur mounts and rings and a Weatherby made in Germany 4x scope (Nickel) mounted. The Muzzle brake was a tank type and was cracked from firing (not a good design !) It has a "chrome bore" as written on barrel and appears like a very low round count . Joe told me he made a few concept rifle before Roy went with the Mark 5 and this was one of them . Soooo , I had a Gentry Quiet brake installed and glass bedded the action a couple years ago . In January this year I pulled off the butt ugly try gun butt plate thing and cut the stock to 14" LOP with a Limb saver for me or my son which is our preferred hunting rifle length . This rifle has a superb trigger, and is a Weatherby sealed billeted unit . (edited: this may be a Jaeger trigger unit but not a set trigger) The bolt handle appears slightly longer than most FN Commercial mauser actions but it is a true "Magnum Mauser" action so it may be standard. This last month I mounted a Zeiss 3-15x42 HD5 with 800 rapid Z scope I paid $600 on a flash sale for in Warne Maxi mounts and permanent medium Maxi Rings . I ordered 3 screw in Uncle Mikes sling studs and installed them today after the slight touch up with urethane to the areas that had never been finished on this prototype stock dried . I will take pictures of it after I finish tweaking the inletting job I did with glass years ago and sealing the interior wood with varathane. I should be done by the end of the month. I have stocked up on 5 boxes of weatherby 180 grain loads last year when I got them at $30 each on sale and bought dies. This will be my new "heavy" game rifle (Elk) this year and will be passed to my son. I am stoked on it !

Does the gentleman prefer blonde ?

 

[Gordon]

Or the brunette ?

 

[CoalTrain49]

I wanted to play around with 300 BLK for awhile, chopping .223 brass and using up several thousand 110 bullets from a love affair with a 30 carbine. Then I realized it wasn't really anymore interesting than my 30 carbine which I already have brass for so I dragged that old war horse out and started shooting it again.

Started looking at 308 in a bolt rifle. I have about 400 cases from the range so no investment there. Also have powder on hand because I load .223/5.56. All I need is primers, dies and bullets and bullets are relatively cheap. Leaning toward a Tikka CTR.

Have you figured out yet that I'm cheap.

 

[BIG BEAR]

I'm rebareling my buddies 300wm to...... 300wm

Now I wanna build a 300wm with a long throat. Gotta find another Abolt magnum to do it on the.

Ya mean .300 wm (Win) to .300 WM (Weatherby) ? dang, my ears hurt already...!!!! lol

 

[BIG BEAR]

I'm not sure that "obsessed" is the right word but I'm wanting to build an AR in 300BO for hunting hogs at night. I'll suppress it and maybe even look at some type of NV. I'd rather have a short bolt gun built on a Remington 700 but the hogs travel in packs around here and the AR would allow faster repeat shots.

enjoy your firearm rights....up north here, a surpressor ,at night on a AR platform would get me ''locked up'' for 6-10 years.......pretty funny,except its true.....................can only take my wheelguns to an approved GOVT shooting range.... my daughter in TEXAS ,rides her horses or her Vette and never leaves home without her .40 S&W. God save the Queen,.....ya right, time for another 1776 !!!

 

[LoonWulf]

Ya mean .300 wm (Win) to .300 WM (Weatherby) ? dang, my ears hurt already...!!!! lol

Win.....he currently shoots a 300win Christensen, with a muzzle brake....wonders why I back up when he's getting ready to shoot.

 

[brutus51]

Fulfilled my bucket list desire for an AR recently, love the rifle, lots of fun to shoot and easy on the shoulder, but 5.56 is pretty useless up here for anything other than varmints. Developed an urge to use it as a hunting rifle and as a result I popped for a 6.8 SPC upper, dies, powder and bullets. Now I don't have any money left to go hunting!

 

[LoonWulf]

Or the brunette ?View attachment 833511

Both!

 

[rbernie]

Moving my tinkering from 257 Roberts to 257 Weatherby - the dies and brass are here, I’ve got suitable powders on hand, the Giraud shellholder is here, and the Dillon shellplate is on the way - McGowen better hurry up with that barrel!

 

[<*(((><]

Springtime is coming fast and the whistle pigs are starting to come out. So I've rekindled my desire for another .17 HMR; had a Henry in .17 10 years ago and sold it as didn't really care for it. But a new 457 Varmint CZ should fit nicely.

 

[kwg020]

I loaded ammo for my M1 Garands for the first time this week.

kwg

 

[kimberkid]

I'd like to build an AR in 6.5 Grendel but the 223 kills all the paper I need kilt ...
I've got a 6.5 Creedmoor for killin paper out at 500+ ... actually I know it'll do 2.5 at 450 so I just want to see how far I can reach.
Other than that, I like the 9mm in my binary's and full autos ... making water jugs jump around with'em makes me smile too

Sorry I'm none to exotic anymore.

 

[BIG BEAR]

I remember when I could ''see'' 500 yards, dang, could not have been more than 25-30 years ago !!!!!!! lol

 

[CraigC]

Right now I'm obsessed with the .445 SuperMag and its predecessors, the .44Rhino and .44UltraMag. Load development pretty much stopped with 300's but I'd love to find out what they can do with 320-405gr bullets.

 

[someguy2800]

Right now I'm obsessed with the .445 SuperMag and its predecessors, the .44Rhino and .44UltraMag. Load development pretty much stopped with 300's but I'd love to find out what they can do with 320-405gr bullets.

I’ve been looking at that one myself. Like the lite beer version of 444 marlin.

 

[CraigC]

With carbide dies!

 

[adcoch1]

With carbide dies!

This! I was sizing some 44mag and 458 socom last night, and the carbide dies for the 44 were making three times as fast of a job over lubing and sizing the socom brass. Gotta love simple to load cartridges!