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Good Morning, gunner,

At one time the Partition was the gold standard of elk bullets. As me & I'd go with its never losing that status. From my experience with Partitions (mule deer & elk), I'd doubt that one would fail to work as advertised within their intended velocities.

BTW, do you have a copy of Ken Waters' Pet Loads?

One more BTW, I think that you're gonna find that your '06 will kill just as dead as any .300 magnum w/o punishing recoil.

TAKER!

I'm gonna give her a definite go of it Sako, I've had some really nice kills with the '06 and partitons, but, using the 200 gr version.

Never had any doubt about that combo, it's the 150's that give me pause, sounds like they will be fine on the lighter big game they will encounter this fall by me.

I do not have a copy of Mr. Waters book.

What no scope on a 300 Win Mag?

Nope! Back when my eyes were good I preferred Irons, mainly because I couldn't afford a scope I trusted on the .300 and its counter-intuitive but a nice flat shooting rifle is the way to go with irons. I put a bead on the front that covered 8moa....sighted it spot on at 200 yards, only a touch high at 100.
At 200 yards the bead covered 16 inches, so it could act as a crude rangefinder, if you will.

Bottom line on most critters, if it blotted the vital area out completely, they were too far to shoot at, if not, hold dead on.

Came in handy. My PH spotted a big springbok ( a little critter) at what we later learned was 175 yards. " Can you hit him from here?" I put the bead on him and it didn't cover him up soooo, " Yep!" He went nuts when it actually worked!

Got the Gemsbok above at 250 yards and an elk once at 350, steep downhill
shot.


Another kill with the .300 and 150 NPTs..

Have heard it said, a good surgeon needs graying temples and hemorrhoids; graying temples to give him a look of wisdom, hemorrhoids to give him that concerned look.

DF

Palidun,

A few years ago my wife was hunting in South Texas and killed the biggest feral sow I've ever seen with one 150-grain Partition from her .308 through the shoulders--which exited. (On the same hunt she killed a very nice 6x6 whitetail buck with the same load, which of course also exited, since the buck probably weighed less than half as much as the pig. It also dropped the buck right there.)

Well I am quickly being pulled in the direction of this "niche" bullet! I ordered 600 of them a week ago from Shooters Pro Shop and wish deer season would hurry up and open! I could get some hog hunting in soon though when I go out to the lease for the pre season chores.

Great info JB, thanks, after Ingwe's photos and story and this from you about your Wifes hunts with this bullet, I'll have the confidence needed to send a bullet quartering into a bucks last rib should the situation arise.

I fired a couple chrono loads earlier Palidun.

59 grs H-4350......3020 fps
60 grs H-4350......3086 fps

I loaded three each at 59, 59.5 and 60 grs, set c.o.l.'s at 3.300"

Can't wait to see how it groups when I get my stock back and a scope bought and mounted.

Gunner Ive had that bullet at the .300 velocities still exit elk,and some African Elk sized critters. At '06 velocities I wouldn't hesitate on a quartering shot...

Thanks Poobs, load will probably settle in about 3050 fps, +3" at 100 should zero bout 260 [will confirm], center chest hold to 300 will be gold for this old '06.

You guys keep giving ingwe cap about his age but yall need to keep in mind. ...



































Ain't none of you ever shared a campfire with John quincy adams

Fixed.

You guys keep giving me cap about my age and I'll just keep giving you crap about your spelling and grammar....


Its just so easy....

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Well, none of us have had the years of practice in spelling that you have...

You'd be picky about spelling and grammar if you were in on the invention of a language....

BWAHAHAHA, goodun G.