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Scott - if you get "bored" with that POS Kimber 7-08, let me know, I know a guy..... HA! Will do. It's my first one, but danged if it doesn't feel pretty nice. Hoping to get it scoped and set up for deer hunting here shortly. If it sucks, you'll be first on my list! They'll spoil you! My Montana 7mm-08 has become my favorite rifle and the reason I've sold alot of other rifles off.
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It oes heck alot of boxes. If I recall your son "adooted" it.
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He has my old rem 700 LVSF\TI in 7-08. My daughter and I both have montana's in 7mm-08 and now I need to look for one for my wife.
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Scott - if you get "bored" with that POS Kimber 7-08, let me know, I know a guy..... HA! Will do. It's my first one, but danged if it doesn't feel pretty nice. Hoping to get it scoped and set up for deer hunting here shortly. If it sucks, you'll be first on my list! If it doesn't suck put me first on the list lol.
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Scott - if you get "bored" with that POS Kimber 7-08, let me know, I know a guy..... HA! Will do. It's my first one, but danged if it doesn't feel pretty nice. Hoping to get it scoped and set up for deer hunting here shortly. If it sucks, you'll be first on my list! If it doesn't suck put me first on the list lol. You got it Kurt. Keep your lines open
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Nice, good work, those bullets tear holy hell out of barrier testing in 16 inch barreled 7.62 house guns at only 2750 fps too.
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Congrats on a nice elk. Looks like the 308 150 etip combo worked real well for you. Looking forward to trying a mono bullet on an up coming deer hunt with a 7mm 08. I have not hunted with one yet. Pretty sure the results will be good after all I have read about them.
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Report back when you shoot a deer. I'm curious and will be trying them this fall on deer as well.
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Congrats! The last two years I've killed cows with my 308 and 150g TTSX's. Both were 60yds or less, both quartering or broadside and both were pass throughs. One ran 50+ yds, this year's cow went maybe 20 yds. Although I had a bull tag both years also I haven't been able to convince anything bigger than spikes to show themselves. I will probably hunt with the 308 next year too. I also have a big stash of 150g E-Tips when the big stash of 150g TTSX's are used up. I've been using H4895 with good results, but getting low. Have 9 lbs of Varget but haven't cracked it open. What kind of speed are you getting with the Varget?
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Hey ac, Using 46.5, I get 2880 in my 22" Kimber MT. H4895 gave slightly more vel but didn't shoot as well. I have a stash of 150 gr TTSX and bought 500, 150 gr etips from SPS this summer. I did manage to shoot about 150 playing with every feasible powder. I wanted to arrive ~ 2900 with good accuracy. I tried: IMR 4166, H4895, Varget, Benchmark, Re 15, IMR 4064, AR Comp, and prob a couple I can't think of. Throughout Varget gave me the most consistent accuracy and velocity from 25 to 75 degrees with no change in POI. My Kimber likes the 150 gr TTSX with IMR 4166. I managed to find 3 lbs of 4166 a month or so ago and really have 2 loads using 150 gr monos for my rifle. Etips supposedly have a higher BC but looking at both bullet profiles, I have my doubts. I'll buy those crappy etips from you......
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Good deal!
My wife Eileen used the same handload for a while in her custom, lightweight Serengeti .308, based on the Kimber action. Never used it on elk, but did kill an 800-pound zebra quite handily in Namibia.
But she was already suffering from recoil headaches, which got worse and the 150-grain load proved to be too much. Switched to the 130-grain TTSX at about the same 2850 fps, and it works too. She killed a 500-pound cow elk a couple years ago with one shot at 250 yards, which had to go through the near shoulder. The cow went 20-25 yards.
Monos work!
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My first excursion with monos and not the last. I've followed Eileen's exploits with the 308 and monos which helped form my impressions on the combo. Thank you and her!
The majority of my elk have come less than 100 yards and in the timber. I really don't need a cannon for that work. A precise shot with a penetrating bullet in a short, light rifle is perfect - for me. Plus I'm getting woosified - I don't tolerate recoil or heavy rifles like I did when I was younger.
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I'm getting woosified - I don't tolerate recoil or heavy rifles like I did when I was younger. Yep! But part of that is realizing recoil doesn't necessarily correlate to "killing power." Which is what a lot of hunters apparently believe....
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Hey ac, Using 46.5, I get 2880 in my 22" Kimber MT. H4895 gave slightly more vel but didn't shoot as well. I have a stash of 150 gr TTSX and bought 500, 150 gr etips from SPS this summer. I did manage to shoot about 150 playing with every feasible powder. I wanted to arrive ~ 2900 with good accuracy. I tried: IMR 4166, H4895, Varget, Benchmark, Re 15, IMR 4064, AR Comp, and prob a couple I can't think of. Throughout Varget gave me the most consistent accuracy and velocity from 25 to 75 degrees with no change in POI. My Kimber likes the 150 gr TTSX with IMR 4166. I managed to find 3 lbs of 4166 a month or so ago and really have 2 loads using 150 gr monos for my rifle. Etips supposedly have a higher BC but looking at both bullet profiles, I have my doubts. I'll buy those crappy etips from you...... I also have 11lbs of IMR4166, been loading it with NBT’s. Get good accuracy with it when loading the bullet long and beyond mag length🙁. I’m saving the ETips back for when the TTSX’s run out!
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Hey ac, Using 46.5, I get 2880 in my 22" Kimber MT. H4895 gave slightly more vel but didn't shoot as well. I have a stash of 150 gr TTSX and bought 500, 150 gr etips from SPS this summer. I did manage to shoot about 150 playing with every feasible powder. I wanted to arrive ~ 2900 with good accuracy. I tried: IMR 4166, H4895, Varget, Benchmark, Re 15, IMR 4064, AR Comp, and prob a couple I can't think of. Throughout Varget gave me the most consistent accuracy and velocity from 25 to 75 degrees with no change in POI. My Kimber likes the 150 gr TTSX with IMR 4166. I managed to find 3 lbs of 4166 a month or so ago and really have 2 loads using 150 gr monos for my rifle. Etips supposedly have a higher BC but looking at both bullet profiles, I have my doubts. I'll buy those crappy etips from you...... Anyone know the minimum velocity requirement for the E-tips compared to the TTSX's? I know the Barnes have been hashed around quite a bit, but I don't remember seeing anything about the E-tips.
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Hey ac, Using 46.5, I get 2880 in my 22" Kimber MT. H4895 gave slightly more vel but didn't shoot as well. I have a stash of 150 gr TTSX and bought 500, 150 gr etips from SPS this summer. I did manage to shoot about 150 playing with every feasible powder. I wanted to arrive ~ 2900 with good accuracy. I tried: IMR 4166, H4895, Varget, Benchmark, Re 15, IMR 4064, AR Comp, and prob a couple I can't think of. Throughout Varget gave me the most consistent accuracy and velocity from 25 to 75 degrees with no change in POI. My Kimber likes the 150 gr TTSX with IMR 4166. I managed to find 3 lbs of 4166 a month or so ago and really have 2 loads using 150 gr monos for my rifle. Etips supposedly have a higher BC but looking at both bullet profiles, I have my doubts. I'll buy those crappy etips from you...... Anyone know the minimum velocity requirement for the E-tips compared to the TTSX's? I know the Barnes have been hashed around quite a bit, but I don't remember seeing anything about the E-tips. Nosler shows minimal expansion at 1800 fps: https://www.nosler.com/products/bullets/product-line/expansion-tipr.htmlRegards, Guy
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It's a crying shame, Nosler can't put product back on the store shelves; hard to locate any or much on-line as well.
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Surprised the bullet didn't exit
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It's a crying shame, Nosler can't put product back on the store shelves; hard to locate any or much on-line as well. I actually contacted them about this very thing a few days ago. Apparently they have such a huge number of backorders they don't know when there will actually be product on the shelves. All of their production is in .30 cal and 6.5mm right now.
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It's a crying shame, Nosler can't put product back on the store shelves; hard to locate any or much on-line as well. I sale bullets in my business and I think this Nosler availability issue has cost them some market share. Not saying they can't sell everything they can make but I think some shooters have been forced to find other products and some will not be coming back. Be Safe,
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