OldRooster, I have a M.98 sporter with a military barrel that shoots really well with just about anything. Last elk I killed was with 49 grains IMR-4350/150 NP in Norma cases sparked with WLR primers. This load produces slightly over 2700 fps and I can subsitute 154 Hornady for groups of 1 MOA and no pressure problems.
Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths. "there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser" "the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"
