Not to hijack, but I've recently been experimenting with RS Hunter in 280AI. I had about 70 160gn Federal TBTs sitting on the shelf, initial results are pretty darn good. Got them up to about 2850fps at about .65MOA. ES and SD are a little higher than I usually would like tho.
The only thing I ever drew my sidearm and shot was a skunk. I charged me 3 times. On the third I shot it with my .45. it never sprayed, I assume it was rabid.
I was in a situation once with a mountain lion in which I would have shot or sprayed it, but I had forgotten any personal defense...
A guy working at Bob Wards recently told me Alliant was awarded a contract with NATO to produce mortar propellants. They still make reloading powders, but the NATO contract is one of the reasons they're so backlogged, their infrastructure hasn't caught up to the increased demand.
Makes...
My wife is looking to get back into doing some backpacking, so we've been looking for some lightweight gear for her. Only problem is she has a weird, and rather violent allergy to polyester, which of course is in everything. Any ideas on some lightweight equipment, sleeping bag specifically...
I didn't have any luck with Big Game I'm my .308. It's excellent in 7mm-08 though. I haven't tried it in 30-06, but it's burn rate is pretty much in the range of other -06 powders, I think it might be pretty good with some experimentation. I've plugged in some numbers on GRT that look good...