I have 5 7X57's in the gun room a couple of #1A's and a 700 Mountain Rifle have seen the most use as our Michigan woods rifles for 15 yrs between the wife, sister and I. I loaded 140gr Game Kings at 2500-2600 for the girls and 140 PT's at 2800 for myself, both with H4350. They were all boringly effective....30 or so kills over 15 yrs. Never caught a bullet at our short ranges (under 125 yds. Haven't used one in 10 yrs now...writing this may make me dig one back out for this season....


We eat organic in our house, we just have to shoot and gut it first.....