Thread: Your go to rifle

Here’s my go to.

Howa 1500 in 6.5cm with dpt can and a bushnell 4-16x

Choice was easy - first and currently my only rifle! Love it too. Shoots straighter than I can and has already accounted for a good handful of bang flops.

BAR .308……

Weirauch HW66 CH Trebly.

Originally Posted by Kelton

Fair man something iv abandoned and just run off x amount of pressure with a certain projectile and powder combo in a given length barrel equals velocity and in reverse . Iv had flat primers off mellow loads brass that won’t swipe that should and cratered primers on various factory ammo that was the firing pin I now just ignore book max powder charge and stop shy of book max velocity/pressure as the powder charge varies so much rifle to rifle one thing that doesn’t change is the amount of pressure needed to obtain the given velocity I’d suggest that loads about 76-77kpsi rather than the “safe” 63k iv certainly ran load that hot in the past

thats about right bro, primers, brass, barrel, powder usage etc. all plays a part. speed is always close to what book max velocity shows.

Tikka 7mm-08 would have to be the most used in the safe, whether I'm after pigs or deer. 15inch barrel, vortex viper 4-16×44, using sako ammo it shoots groups tighter than a Dutchmans wallet. Tikka veil .270 with a vx5 would be 2nd choice for deer if hunting open country. Marlin 30-30 for pig hunting with the pooches. The rest wait patiently in the safe until it's time to change things up

I have a few rifles. But the one I use the most is an ancient BSA Majestic featherweight in .308. The bloody thing was made in 1963. It shoots as well as anything else, it only weighs 7 pounds including the scope on it. It's little and graceful so it even feels lighter. And its a .308 - so it can do anything.

I have other rifles because I like them, or I find them interesting. But when I just need to shoot something, and take care of business, I take the little .308