I , like many of you, have several different rifles that I enjoy shooting cast bullets out of.
This one however may be one of my all time favorites !
The rifle is a stainless steel Ruger 7 X 57 mm.
It is a nail driver with the Lee, 132 gr. ( Soup Can ).
Sized .2863 ", gas checks are my own .014" Amerimax aluminum checks, loaded with 10.0 grs. of Alliant Unique. I envision using this rifle to train my grandson once he is able to migrate from .22 LR into a center fire rifle.
I think it is pretty foolish to take an inexperienced 12 yr. old boy to the range an sit him down to a 300 Win. Mag. shooting factory ammo. He will learn to despise shooting. Kids do what is fun and I don't even think shooting a 300 Win. Mag. is fun.
This rifle is another story entirely, with the 10 gr load, it is a real pleasure to shoot, low noise, low recoil, and fantastically accurate ! I can only wish that someone would have trained me at age 12 with a rifle and loads like this.
Around here many of our shots on white tail deer are from 40 - 75 yards.
If you have a steady rest, this rifle is so accurate that I wouldn't hesitate to shoot one in the side of the head ( as a matter of fact I've done it before with this rifle ).
A lot of people say there is something magical about 10.0 grs. of Unique. Maybe they are right ...... ? ? I keep a powder measure locked on the 10 gr. setting, I have that much high regard for this particular Alliant Unique load in this rifle.
You can start shooting this rifle at 9 a.m. and quit at dark, it doesn't let up, it continues to shoot groups like this all day long.
The rifle currently has a Leupold Vari X - II , 3 X 9 X 50 mm scope on it.
Soup can's below that are lubed with Ben's Red and then rolled in Ben's Liquid Lube .
I can fire 200 rounds of my load in an afternoon. Push a single dry cotton patch through the barrel, it is spotless and shines like a mirror.
Can you tell that I like this cast bullet ?
This one however may be one of my all time favorites !
The rifle is a stainless steel Ruger 7 X 57 mm.
It is a nail driver with the Lee, 132 gr. ( Soup Can ).
Sized .2863 ", gas checks are my own .014" Amerimax aluminum checks, loaded with 10.0 grs. of Alliant Unique. I envision using this rifle to train my grandson once he is able to migrate from .22 LR into a center fire rifle.
I think it is pretty foolish to take an inexperienced 12 yr. old boy to the range an sit him down to a 300 Win. Mag. shooting factory ammo. He will learn to despise shooting. Kids do what is fun and I don't even think shooting a 300 Win. Mag. is fun.
This rifle is another story entirely, with the 10 gr load, it is a real pleasure to shoot, low noise, low recoil, and fantastically accurate ! I can only wish that someone would have trained me at age 12 with a rifle and loads like this.
Around here many of our shots on white tail deer are from 40 - 75 yards.
If you have a steady rest, this rifle is so accurate that I wouldn't hesitate to shoot one in the side of the head ( as a matter of fact I've done it before with this rifle ).
A lot of people say there is something magical about 10.0 grs. of Unique. Maybe they are right ...... ? ? I keep a powder measure locked on the 10 gr. setting, I have that much high regard for this particular Alliant Unique load in this rifle.
You can start shooting this rifle at 9 a.m. and quit at dark, it doesn't let up, it continues to shoot groups like this all day long.
The rifle currently has a Leupold Vari X - II , 3 X 9 X 50 mm scope on it.
Soup can's below that are lubed with Ben's Red and then rolled in Ben's Liquid Lube .
I can fire 200 rounds of my load in an afternoon. Push a single dry cotton patch through the barrel, it is spotless and shines like a mirror.
Can you tell that I like this cast bullet ?
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