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Oh but the Roberts is a whole different animal and has the KOOL factor.

You know it's a totally different CALIBER !!

I don't shoot RNs in mine.

jwall,

Actually, Eleanor O'Connor chose the 7x57. Jack had one made for himself, but after Eleanor shot it she essentially said, "This one's mine." Jack eventually got another one built, which he used extensively toward the end of his life.

The cartridge he actually chose for Eleanor was the .257 Roberts, when they were living in Arizona. But she evidently wanted a little more zap when they moved to Idaho and could hunt elk every year.

This is a particularly vicious attack on my internet persona....




But I appreciate you going to the trouble of finding a 7x57, a dinosaur, and photographing them together....

When Eleanor was going to hunt Tigers in India,she had Lenard Brownell make her a .30-06,it was her "Big" gun. She also used it on Elephant using 220 gr Solids.

Still quick, nice.


Anyway, it will not be old school RNs for the Kimber .300Savage. Remembered that when I first got it 150gr Nosler NBTs were showing promise, so after the Steelers took a thumping I loaded some up and made a quick trip to the range.

For a light rifle it shined with them and I have around 350. 130gr TTSXs will be saved for the .308Ws which already have loads worked up. Things are great.

Careful, Ingwe learned how to call up bad mojo from all that time spent in Africa. He starts dancing with the snakes and it could get ugly.

Maybe THAT'S why his thong has SPOTS!!

I use the 154 Hornady RN bullets in my 7mm-08, scary accurate and very deadly. When they were discontinued by Hornady, picked up a few hundred at a discount price. 100-150 yds is a long shot where we hunt



One with CLB and my youngest

Now there you go...confusing my memory with FACTS.






I want to remember it My Way.

Some call them spots, some call them skid marks. Whatever works for you....

They make pointy nose bullets? This is progress...........?

I have heard of these things. I don't know what the hell the world is coming to......

I think they're called "spritzers," or at least that's what spell-check keeps calling them....

More important than the type of bullet, can the user put it where it belongs?

At 125yds 175 RN in a 7mag will body slam a big pa buck with a high shoulder shot like a pissed off hulk hogan... 20 yrs ago of course.

Battue -

Related to your o p, a sincere question.

What advantage/s do R N bullets have over 'spritzers' ?

The only two I can think of ?maybe? available, cheaper.

I could reverse the question and ask what advantage a pointed bullet has over a RN at 100. (An original qualifier that many seem willing to ignore.)

Some good points have been addressed I.E. speed, penetration, etc. A RN has a large amount of exposed lead and at .300Savage speeds with the right weight-I'm thinking, but never used them in a .300Savage-they should open wide, not come apart, leave a large wound channel and have enough penetration to be more than adequate on Deer.

I haven't used them in years and didn't realize that the weight options have become so limited. I wouldn't want a 180gr for a .300Savage, but would have really liked to try a 150 for old times sake in an old time cartridge. That's about all the why I have.

Hoooooever, I liked NBTs even when many thought they were nothing more than a big bang with little push. Today's offerings of them have more push according to those who know, probably will give them a go.

Fired these six off yesterday. Still had a little light, but thought why take the chance of ruining some positive feelings. I'm sure the barrel gremlins were happy with me for some reason at 200, so I'll give them more than a little credit.






I know, the rifle and I are far from the 0.5 MOA Campfire standard. It's the burden I have to live with.

battue -

First - good shooting.

Second - don't beg the question , which was yours.

Third - I'd agree per speed and penetration INSIDE 100 yds.

However I can tell you from experience of 'some' spitzers that'll do that at 'slow' speed.

What puts me in a different category is, and I'm serious, since 1987 where I've been hunting 50 - 400 yds. is more the norm. I have been a member of 2 deer leases and even when going to hunt in the woods, open terrain and longer shots
are always possible.

Even hunting where I did last yr. and again this yr. I mostly hunt in the woods but again more open terrain and longer shots are in the vicinity and possible.

This is the reason I can not see limiting myself, rifle, and load to 100 yds. That's in response to your ? about the benefit of pointy bullets.

Thanks
Jerry

Well, if I had to stretch it some, I'm positive I would have had a little cushion. Not a 400yard one for sure, but 200 wouldn't have scared me. 335 is the furthest I've shot one and that was with a 7mm-08. A few have been around 200 and the vast majority 100 and under, so I would have been playing the odds on where I hunt and being realistic about my own abilities.

I much prefer close than far. The closer the better

Addition: If one beat me with distance, he beat me. Move on and either get closer or find another.

No question points win when there is big air and even a little wind.