Originally Posted by High_Noon
I really like the FN manufactured M70 Extreme Weather SS in .30-06 I found for sale. I believe this the direction I will take upon my graduation.

I look forward to getting such a rifle, converting it to .35W & tweaking it to my liking. This will be an excellent opportunity to begin reloading as well.

Any suggestions on a beginning reloading set-up that can be expanded upon?


That would work wonderfully as long as the barrel can be punched out that far. A simple call to JES would confirm this. Here's a picture to show how much meat is there to work with. I'll bet they can punch it out to 35 cal:

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Your questions about reloading can be answered in the big game reloading forum here. There have been many threads on what equipment to buy and what the beginning handloader should foucus on. Good luck with that venture. It's been good to me and I have not used factory loads for hunting for a loooooooong time.

Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.

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