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  1. ImBillT

    Berger Bullets

    The Bergers are superior to the old Ballistic Tips when hitting shallow bone. The new Ballistic Tip hunting is also, but it’s quite tough. The old Ballistic Tips definitely resulted in reports of near surface blowups and lack of penetration when, particularly when lighter bullets were paired...
  2. ImBillT

    Berger Bullets

    The Ballistic Tip Varmint had the old construction. The Ballistic Tip Hunting has the construction in your picture. Personally I preferred the old construction for all Ballistic Tips.
  3. ImBillT

    Berger Bullets

    I liked the old version better.
  4. ImBillT

    Most definitive way to determine scope failure

    The best way to know for sure is to purchase a scope base called a “scope checker”. It mounts to your rifle and has two pic rails. You mount two scopes simultaneously, zero one, then dial the second one to the exact same point as the first one. So when you look through either one they are both...
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    Leupold scopes love or hate em?

    I liked the Leupold’s that I have owned. They were all high quality with good glass. I also like buying Made in USA when I can afford it and it’s a good product. That said it’s been well known in competition circles that they don’t track well. I grew up shooting at a private range owned by a...
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    Brass organization

    I just label the boxes.
  7. ImBillT

    Berger Bullets

    What happened?
  8. ImBillT

    7mm-08

    A friend’s experience has been a little bit lackluster, but I see no reason that it should not slightly outperform, or at least equal, a 308 Win with 140gr-168gr bullets in terms of terminal performance. I suspect the friend’s poor result are closely linked to bullet choice, but I can’t say for...
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    Would this work for you?

    Look fine to me.
  10. ImBillT

    Jicarilla and Mescalero Cow Hunts

    Sounds like what I’ve heard. A customer of mine used to do that hunt every year with some friends because he liked seeing his buddies and enjoyed elk meat. He said the price really wasn’t bad for a cow elk and a few days at a lodge but it wasn’t a hunt. He said they definitely just wanted to...
  11. ImBillT

    Nevada - Is it Worth it?

    And the nation’s math scores explain it perfectly.
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    Nevada - Is it Worth it?

    NV is worth adding under two scenarios. 1) you want to go early archery deer hunting frequently. 2) money doesn’t matter. The quality of elk and quality of the hunt are top tier by every measure. The “value” however can measured in many ways, and if it prevents you from applying elsewhere...
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    2024 AZ credit card hit

    I shot above my point level, so there was certainly no expectation of drawing. I’m curious though. Do they charge card by alphabetical order or draw order? If it’s draw order, does that mean it goes by hunt code? It can’t possibly be random, and I know people don’t want to say what they...
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    6.5-284 or 6.5 PRC

    280AI barrel life would be SLIGHTLY better than 6.5-284 barrel life. 6.5-284 1205gr H2O/in^2 280AI 1153gr H20/in^2 That’s not huge. 4.5% improvement in case capacity to bore area ratio might yield an 8-10% improvement in barrel life. F-class shooters were getting 900-1200 shots when the...
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    6.5-284 or 6.5 PRC

    The 6.5PRC Will bur your barrel up faster than a 6.5-284Norma. Only bringing that up because you seemed concerned that the 6.5-284 Norma. I would choose the 6.5-284 or 6.5-06 if the action I was using had the length. 6.5-06 would be preferred. If your action of choice is too short, then the...
  16. ImBillT

    Nosler brass.

    Maybe I’m mistaken, I thought Nosler bought a failed brass manufacturer(PMC?) and was now making their own. Whatever it is, it isn’t very good.
  17. ImBillT

    Nosler brass.

    When Nosler was rebranded Norma that had been sorted by a shop across the street it was fantastic brass. The brass that Nosler makes isn’t in the same class.
  18. ImBillT

    Component stockpiling

    Unless you’re talking pistol you’re gonna need a lot more than 8lbs of powder to go through 10k primers and bullets.
  19. ImBillT

    Water - How Much?

    While that may be true, I’m 100% confident that my water requirements are substantially lower when it’s cool. I work outside and some days when it’s over 105 I’ll drink 2-3 20oz bottles of water per hour for 8-10hrs, and might go all day without peeing, but my shirt will be soaking wet from the...
  20. ImBillT

    Speed vs bloodshot

    I’ve shot 10 whitetails, processed 3 of my wife’s, and seen a handful of friends whitetails get field dressed. None were very big even for whitetails. While I don’t have weights on them, I have a really difficult time with any of them wasting 1/4. More meat than I wanted to lose a few times...
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