Originally Posted by Dogger
I never did act on this concept... but there is 15" of snow outside and it got me thinking about it again. Fast forward to the present, I am thinking a 20" barreled Steyr Pro Hunter, in 308 or 7mm08, with Uncle Mike's mountain sling, and a handloaded 120 TTSX (7mm) or 130 TTSX (.30)... scope it with a bulletproof 6x42MQ...


While you didn't act on the idea, I did.

Ruger Scout, .308 Win, 16.1" barrel. Mounted a 3-9x scope for load development, then removed it and replaced the peep sight. should be good for 300 yards with the peep.

Ran through the ballistics for the 130g TTSX 150g AB and 208g A-MAX loads I developed and was surprised by the results, which are available here:

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...8_Win_short-barrel_hunting_#Post10885215


Last edited by Coyote_Hunter; 01/25/16.
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