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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"
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Wooters was always my favorite gun writer and I still have a Sako Full Stock 308 like the one he hunted with.He is the reason that I learned to love the little full stock carbines. The Copperhead on the miniature Sako was an idea ahead of it's time really. Today,if you hunt with a 6.5 Grendel,a 6.8 Remington,or a 300 Blackout; you are really getting the same thing done.
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I remember the article very well.. Probably still have it in my stack of magazines.. Had the good fortune to meet he and his wife years ago.. A great guy.. His health was failing.. He had just turned down a hunt in BC due to health...Glad he is remembered!!!!
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I have a 24" barreled Contender in 7TCU,which is a 223 case AI`d and necked up to 7MM.The velocities I get with 7MM -120 Nosler Ballistic tip)2700FPS and little tiny groups are ridiculous for the amount of powder you burn.A sure enough deer killer with no kick.You can also get the TCU`s in 6.5 and 6MM.A great line up and so easy to make and cheap to shoot.
Its all right to be white!! Stupidity left unattended will run rampant Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and then win by experience
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I too was influenced by Wooters article. I built a 25-204 in 2004, it pushes 100 gr NBT's at 2800 fps and is almost a clone of the 257 Kimber with no fireforming and I can buy 85gr cast bullets bulk. Gary Reeder I believe has brought it out as the 257 Raptor, it is too long for the L-416 or CZ 527. 25-204 first outing 2005 I also shoot a 6x45 out of a Rem 600 I really got lucky and picked up a L-416 very cheap unseen thinking the worst that could happen is the barrel is toast and it would become a 25 Copperhead, it will have to wait until I wear out this barrel as it shoots just fine.
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After the first shot the rest are just noise.
Make mine a Minaska
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I think I remember reading that one of John's reasons for the .25 CH was that he was not happy with the consistent accuracy level of .22 cast lead bullets. Again IIRC, he did have molds that produced .25 cast bullets that provided results that pleased him....
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