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They all will work, keep velocities high. McGuire seems to have the best "proven" BC. Hammers have always performed well for me and tons of people use barnes.

Yeah they have a ton of good evidence over there. Talked with form quite a few times and basically everything I believed was non-evidence based / old school gun writers. I still like bigger / faster calibers for mono's though I think a 7 or 300 is about perfect. You have less margin for error...

Sadly elk are likely not on the menu this year. With the new business hunting will be limited for this year.

Yeah I get what you are saying. I was referring more to elk or deer. For a big brown bear I would feel more comfortable with my 338 too. Though a 6.5 would work, I would feel much better going into that alder patch with 300 gr projectiles.

John you got me down the rabbit hole with your 6.5 saum and the 140 bergers on elk. Lol I personally wouldn’t use the 223 but evidence is there. Being able to spot impacts and quick follow up shots is important. I don’t do that well with my 338.

In a way, most calibers are redundant. Like was previously said, bullets matter more then caliber. ELDX, ELDM, TMK in that 6.5 will kill an elk every single time you put it in its lungs. No need for anything bigger, but that doesn't mean you can't. I have 338 RUM, 3 300 WM, 6.5 PRC, and a 7...

Nice! Take a look at the rokstock, it is basically a stockystock version of the gunwerks clymer with some mods.

What are you going to build. I am going back and forth between a 6-6.5 PRC, 6-6.5 SAUM IMP, and a 6-7PRC.

I have been MIA recently on this site. Bought an autoshop (MIT Drivetrain Specialists in El Cajon) and running that while working my other job full time...with 3 little ones keeping me busy!! @Stikbrandon good shooting for sure. Putting 3 in less than 1/4" makes me happy. One thing to note...

I have found with hammers just load them up in 1gr increments until you hit pressure. Back of 1 gr and mess with crimp setting for cleaning up ES / SD and 100y group size. Hammers are an easy button, no need to over think it. Though my only difference between what I do with hammers and...

Do you have pictures to share? How was the meat ruined? Did he break the knuckle and send bone fragments everywhere? I am also impressed if a hammer ruined a bunch of meat at 400 yards...would love to see pictures of that too.

I 100% agree that the Nikon HG is unbeatable for the price. If I didn't already have my Maven's as my backup pair I would be all over it.

Love the girls! My cow this year was so old that her ivory was at gumline...yet she is still tender. She was big and leery but gave me the best shot angle.

I did the same thing and I don't regret it one bit.

Do you have a brake on it? I have zero concern with the 124 gr pills even on elk. A "field tester" of hammer bullets has killed several buffalo with them out of a 300 RUM. My biggest concern is BC and wind drift. For the hammers, I haven't messed with the HHT but the other pills have shot...

The 168 ELD-M or TMK (serria tipped matchking) will be your best overall for out of state. I've shot their old 152 HH out of my 308 for a while with good results, I'm sure the 154 HHT will be similar. I would even be tempted to look at the 124 HH to see what speeds you can get.

made surf and turf tonight, lobster and elk fillet mignon. Post cooking pictures never made it, we ate it to fast. Lobster - Montreal steak seasoning, paprika, melted butter Elk Tenderloin - Montreal steak seasoning, melted butter, and wrapped in bacon Broil on High for 7 minutes. Served...

Yeah I agree about their burn rate being same on the chart but in testing they are very different. With H1000, N565, Retumbo, I run out of case capacity way before I hit pressure. I never could hit 3200 fps with my 6.5 PRC and 124 hammers using H1000. RL26 is a freak, it is the exception for...

Your load 63 gr of N560 with lapua brass, Fed 210M, and 1/4T of Lee factory Crimp die.

Looks like I can attach a copy.