25-06 and Long Bullets - Season 2: Episode 88
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- Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! In this episode, I answer questions about 12 gauge shotguns, rifles, and the 25-06 with long bullets.
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Who is Ron Spomer
For 44 years I’ve had the good fortune to photograph and write about my passion - the outdoor life. Wild creatures and wild places have always stirred me - from the first flushing pheasant that frightened me out of my socks in grandpa’s cornfield to the last whitetail that dismissed me with a wag of its tail. In my attempts to connect with this natural wonder, to become an integral part of our ecosystem and capture a bit of its mystery, I’ve photographed, hiked, hunted, birded, and fished across much of this planet. I've seen the beauty that everyone should see, survived adventures that everyone should experience. I may not have climbed the highest mountains, canoed the wildest rivers, caught the largest fish or shot the biggest bucks, but I’ve tried. Perhaps you have, too. And that’s the essential thing. Being out there, an active participant in our outdoor world.
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I have a 1 in 7.5 twist barrel for my .25-06 and I recommend it. The lighter bullets are super accurate and the Berger 135 grain are .25 moa with my kreiger barrel.
Been thinking about this myself, only 25-06AI
That is strong. I've been considering a Kreiger. Anything I should know before ordering. Thanks!
Hi Richard , what length barrel do you have for your 25-06 please
I think a fixed 4x scope is hard to beat for all around big game hunting. But a good 3-9 are very common and inexpensive.
With the left handed shooting bit, I think it’s important for people to know that you should shoot based on your dominant eye, not your dominant hand. I know plenty of lefties who shoot right handed because their right eye is dominant. I also a know a guy who is right handed who shoots left handed because his left eye is dominant.
It’s easier to retrain your hands to shoot a certain way than it is to retrain your eyes, generally speaking.
I am one of those people that is right handed but left eye dominant. I can shoot either way but left handed is more natural to me and I've used right hand bolt guns all my life and it's no problem. I wouldn't know how to shoot a left handed rifle. As a matter of fact I usually shoot a rifle left handed but a handgun right handed.
"Left handed" shooting is not dependent on being Left handed, but Left eye dominant. Which are far fewer. Take it from a lefty.
I'm right handed and left eye dominant. 😜
I have 2 sons. One left handed/right eyed and one right handed/left eyed. My righty shots a Browning A Bolt in 7mm-08 that is a left handed gun and my lefty shots a Ruger#1 in 300 Weatherby magnum.
@@MrDDiRusso as is my brother. Not a fun configuration.
@@davidmcneil1550 as it is with my brother and myself.
My little boy is right-hander but left eye dominant. He is only 6 so I have time to work with him. He aims much better left-handed but really doesn't like it. Any advice?
I've had good success with 2-7 power scopes. Lots of them available. You're exactly right. Carry it on a low power setting, so you can find a target quickly. Plenty if magnification for a short shot. If presented with a longer shot that wants more magnification, there's plenty of time to crank it up.
Hello friends , 25-06 with 117 to 120 Gr nosler partition bullets with modern powder will within reason do whatever it is you want , don’t get caught up in the hype of faster, twist barrels, so you can shoot 130 grain bullets, stick with what you have and use the bullets suggested as you reload , you’ll love it !
PS. All this hype is about selling product that you dont need !
I bought my first LH Savage 110DL 7mm mag in 1970 when I was 14. This rifle has taken dozens of Elk, Antelope, and deer over the years. In 1970 that was my only bolt action choice. Over the years I have obtained other LH Savages, Browning X Bolts, and a Heym SR20 375 H&H. I have several Ruger #1s. My favorite and potentially last Rife is a Thompson Encore Pro Hunter. I love that rifle!! My go to Rifle for plains game in South Africa,anything in New Zealand, and beyond. Craig Boddington is my LH Hunting Hero.
My grandfather and brother both are leftys shooting right handed rifles and both are fast and accurate, my grandfather passed in 2019 but neither would reach over top to grab the bolt just hold the rife against their shoulder with their left and cycle the bolt with their right hand. I always wondered seeing people reach over top as to why they did it that way,
I'm left eye dominant right-handed dominant weird. I would be no good with a side-by-side shotgun but that's okay I don't have one
yep my dad too he just never even bothered to try and find a left bolt or whatever and taught himself to shoot right. Fishes right too even though it is a lot easier to find left handed reels for fishing than say, a left extracting lever action or a left bolt but he still shoot his shotguns lefty. But he isn’t naturally ambidextrous either so it is fun to watch him.
@@markchapman2585 I'm lefty/right eye dominant. I have no trouble with side by sides. I learned early to shoot with both eyes open and it made all the difference in the world.
@@georgesakellaropoulos8162 Really that's awesome. I never shot a side-by-side before. I'm trying to use both eyes but my left still more dominant. Was it hard training both eyes.
@@markchapman2585 No. I even shoot most rifles, and all handguns with both eyes open. Start with a shotgun first.
Sir, thank you for ANOTHER great video. You're a tremendous asset to the shooting community.
It might be useful for some to know that the whole purpose behind the 360 Buckhammer was to make an effective levergun cartridge that can be used in the States that require "straight-wall cartridge with a case no longer than 1.8 inches." Of course, many traditional levergun cartridges like the 35 Rem and 30-30 are bottle-necked, but many straight walled cartridges like the 375 Win, 444 Marlin and the old faithful 45-70 have cases that are too long. I suspect that Ron will do a review of the 360 Buckhammer and will cover this eventually.
Right you are Fess. And, yes, I have the 360 rifle and ammo in the loop.
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I really love the 25-06. I had one and miss it. It was so accurate, but low bc and sd.
My grandfather was left handed and was an avid deer Hunter. His favorite gun was the Reminder pump action 244. That was much better than a bolt gun made for right handed people.
My grandfather was a lefty and his favourite deer rifle was a Remington pump in 244. Because most bolt guns where for right hand operation.
For all the lefty shooters, savage is king for options. Ruger and others do have some options. As far as shotguns go with mossberg 500 or browning bps. The tang safety is awesome. Some double barrels also have tang safety. I'm a forced southpaw, very limited vision in my right eye, but I'm right-handed.
One bonus to consider; when bird hunting you can take the right side and your buddy the left of a piece and have a more natural swing to the outside that way.
Lefty rifles that are common, mostly on the used market.Remington 700, savage 110, Winchester has made a few left handed bolts, Ruger no.1 is a fabulous rifle for leftys, Heym made some nice left handed rifles, Zastava model M70 is a great Mauser action that’s made in a left hand bolt that’s still available new in a lot of cool calibers, they are out there!! Good luck
CZ and Browning also do left hand rifles.
I'm left eye dominant and ruger makes both the m77 mark2 , and variants of the ruger American, tikka makes a damn fine rifle in left hand as does sako, savage makes almost all levels of thier bolt guns left handed, cz used to make leftys but they quit so f
My dad was whitetail hunting with his number one 30-06. He had his scope on 9x because he was using it to look at deer. On his walk back he saw a beautiful 10 point buck. He says he just put the brow in the scope in the general area of the lungs and fired. He did not get it. Since then he has always kept his scope on 4 power
If I'm walking into an area to sit and take moderate long shots, (250-500 yards) I'll keep it on 4 for the walk in and out.
@@OldSchoolParatrooper when this happened it was the 90’s. To this day he hasn’t shoten at a buck as big as that one
I agree on the short barreled rifles, they are handy to handle and carry but the muzzle blast is horrendous?
Hey Ron, as far as the 25 cal bullets go for the fast twist barrels out there give Patriot Valley “Cayuga” is a solid hunting bullet at 117 gr the BC is really high if you haven’t checked those out they’re pretty cool. Same with Badlands Precision Bulldozer 2 and Hammer has a 130 grain. Give them a try in your 25-06 AI and let us know what you get for velocity and accuracy!
I found some 150 grain .224 bullets. I load them in the Goesboom. The powder is 223 grains of Hodgdon 50bmg. It takes a 1:3 twist for those necked down 50bmg cases. I don't know how fast because the muzzle blast tore open my chrony.
This ^^^^^^^^^
Got the same rig. Never tried to chronograph it but killed a deer at 30 yards with the muzzle blast.
I absolutely love my 7.5 Twist 25-06 AI. Currently doing load development and finally found pressure at 3195 FPS with the 134 ELDM out of a 24" with Retumbo. Its more than hype 25-06 AI is the bees knees
The 12 GA shot gun is plenty capable for deer inside 75 yards. It tends to spoil more meat than smaller rifle rounds in my own experience. The OLD weaver K3 rifle scope has put more meat on the table and in the freezer than any other scope. Its a fix power scope and has never let me down.
My HR single shot 12ga with hvy rifled barrel and scope will shoot 3" groups at 200 yds with modern sabot slugs and will absolutely knock a deer off their feet with a high shoulder placement, and kill them dead as a stone if you hit them in the breadbasket. As a kid we killed deer out to 50 yds with 00Buck out of smoothbore guns, but technology mandated by shotgun only zones in Canada, and many Midwestern States until recently allowed shotguns to reach out and take deer cleanly at ranges far beyond what was reasonable with the old foster slugs, or even rifled slugs and a bead sight. The extended range of modern shotguns/ammunition is the reason that many Midwestern States are now allowing rifles of specific calibers to be used for deer hunting.
I was lucky because I bought 72-73 year model Remington 700 bdl 30-06 in 1988 and then a Winchester model 70 270 win pre 64 ( found out later it was made about 1961) in early 2000s that both shot accurately with factory ammo, and they are beautiful rifles in every way. The BDL I had floated as well as bedded, put a better adj trigger on it and with 165 accubond hand loads it shoot .75 groups at 100 yards. The model 70 was bought because loved OConnor hunting stories and well it has to be in the safe beside a bookcase full of his books and stories. Great content
My choice for a rifle scope is a 2 to 10 power. Barrel length 24 inches. Caliber anything using an 06 case (my preferences 25-06 with 100 grain bullet, .270 with a 140 grain bullet and 35 Whelen with a 180 grain bullet.
Very excited about experimenting with longer bullets for the 25-06 and the .270.
Play time!!!!......lol
I've used an 20 guage 870 with a rifled barrel since the mid 80's and it's my go-to brush gun. Out to 150 yards, it's perfect
@clickonmy.profile Yeah, I dont think so
I think we will start seeing more of the 25's in the next couple years
Hopefully a 25 PRC
@@DefectiveSquash I'd like to see something like a 25-7mm rem
@@combatcurtful 25-7mm has my interest
@Michael Bogaski I have a lathe... finishing a 6mm/06 right now but maybe in the future
@@combatcurtful I think a 25-270wsm tailored to the new 130s could be incredible.
In regards to Western States hunting, Texas has a decent option. Because Elk are considered exotics in Texas, there is no season. So you could start with a Pronghorn hunt in October. Then go for an Elk. Aoudad are another great hunt. They are considered exotics as well. So then you go after an Aoudad. And if you find a place to hunt that is enrolled in MLD program for mule deer, it would not be long before that season started. And in between, to kill some time, hunt coyotes and hogs.
If you want to use long 257cal bullets you might as well get a 264cal. The twist rate is right and they already have plenty of long for caliber bullets.
I’m left handed but right eye dominant. I can shoot both, but mostly prefer to shoot righty due to the eye dominance issue. It’s rare to meet a left who is actually left eye dominant also.
Aussies- apologies on my ignorance or if my information is really skewed to one side of the “aisle”…. but i had totally thought that the Aussie politicians had totally taken away all yall gun rights and hunting rights or had made it cost-prohibitively difficult? Well I am glad to hear people are still hunting in Australia.
Just bought a Savage 2506 I know they used to be popular back in the 60s
Building a .257 Sherman LA for the 133 EH Berger.
Exciting!
What I find at gun store is the good old guns not just rifles if they are really good they cost as much or more than modern rifles that of good quality
I'm a lefty extraordinaire and I've mostly traded off the right hand rifles for left hand bolt actions and the ambi leveractions. It's made a difference to the good for me. Ruger if you reading this please bring back the Compact Magnum Hawkeye in lefty 308win again. That version of the Hawkeye in blue and stainless is about the perfectly proportioned rifle. Bring it back to us lefties in 308win, 6.5creed, maybe 243 at least in some limited runs and ill quit calling you out. I'll purchase 2 of them.
That’s the “Let me do it for you” cartridge. 😅
Great video and thank you for answering my question.
Regards from south central Indiana.
In my experience with modern high speed 12 gauge slugs is the fact that they hit pretty darn hard on both ends.
There are some very good alternatives for left handed shooters. Pump actions, lever actions, brake actions and semi autos. All of which can be found in very accurate versions and large variety of calibers. One example is the Browning BLR which can be found from 308 up to 300wm and quite accurate.
Or, they could just learn to shoot, the right way!
I had a .30.06 in BLR
You have the issue that spent (hot) brass ejects back and to the right. Nothing quite like getting an ejected shell down your shit.
There's a reason southpaws had brass deflectors for the M-16 series.
I own a BLR in 30-06. Perfect for leftys. Never had a problem with shell ejection.
There are lots of options for a left-handed rifleman - Savage, Remington, Tikka, even Winchester made the Model 70 in a left hand version - I own three.
A variable scope starting at 1X is almost required for Dangerous Game hunting. I have a Leupold VX6i 1-6X 24mm. Works great when you are shooting large game in close cover.
The trick is finding one. I was looking for a lefty Tikka CTR and they are an endangered species in the states. Others in that kind of format are hard to find too.
Love my 260 bolt guns, and my ar10 in 260, Aero Precision upper and lower, with a fluted Wilson Combat 24 inch barrel, a real shooter.
Completely irrelevant to the conversation.
@Jack trout did you watch the podcast, if you did you would have heard Ron speak on ar 10s and 308 platform cartridges.
@@jerrymartin5100 of course he did 🙄 because it's a video about 25/06 that makes perfect sense. " next week on Fudd hour ....why the 270 is better than 17 hmr".
@@jacktrout5807 multiple topics, even 12 gauge slugs, 25-06 was less than 2 minutes.
@@jerrymartin5100 yeah that's sounds about right for an rso video these days.
" let's talk about 30-06 vs 12 gauge *
Title reads " 6.5 grendel for squirrel ".
As scopes go, I always loved a Leupold 1.5-5. Killed a awful lot of deer with a .243 with that scope on it.
Fot me, it was the old weaver K3, made in 1959.
Same here with my .30-06.
@@blueduck9409 , my son runs an old K3 with a post and crosshair on his left handed .270. I like that scope and have a newer Weaver with that reticle on a .257 Roberts.
Most of the newer rifles are not built to become heirlooms; their value is never going to be higher than the day they were purchased. Many of the well-built guns from the past, if cared for by their owners, have become far more valuable. That pretty much covers my feelings on older versus newer rifles, with a few notable exceptions.
Ron thanks for the great info as usual.i will say that I do love Leopold 1 .5 x5 scope and I do keep mine at 1.5 the reason super fast target acquisition and target and crosshairs are in one plane plus the wide field of view.if I'm hunting a open area I turn the magnification up.awesome work keep it up
All my scopes live at 4x and rarely move up or down regardless of distance. I like consistency more than magnification.
In fact, with an AR platform, I’ve used a 4x Acog out to 700 yards just plinking steel.
Hunted deer with Slugs in Southern Michigan for 40 years. I used a 20ga with Sabots for the last 15 years and made several 200 yard kills but now that we can use straight wall rifle cartridges, I switched over to the 460S&W Magnum.
Here in southern indiana where i live, the 12 guage slug gun was king up until about 10 or so years ago when they finally let us use rifles.
I have a Savage 110 in 30-06 with a laminated stock (1982-3). It is a .5 inch gun with Winchester 150 grain power point. I have taken Deer from 20-350 yards. I have shot 50+ Deer from 1984 - 2010.
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Stag arms and Rock River arms offer great left handed ar15s love my Rock
I also find the Remington 1100 Lh to be a great semi auto shotgun
And Christensen arms has a great selection of high quality lefty bolt guns
When it comes to pump actions and lever guns it doesn't matter what eye you're dominant in they're very ambidextrous
Ron, if you don't like "a big, heavy 12 gauge" get a smaller one, or even a 20. Still love my tiny little lightweight H and R single shot for the limited shotgun deer hunting I do.
We all love precision, but if we manage expectations, a 6" circle is all you have to hit.
Close range is the name of the game anyway. Mod choke and regular rifled slugs work fine inside 100 yards.
As a lefty, I grew up shooting right handed rifles. I finally decided to get a high quality left handed rifle. What a difference it makes out in the field. If you're left handed, my top 3 suggestions, not in any order, are browning, tikka, and Christensen. Savage makes them in their lower end rifles and the bolts are rough and loud, the triggers are gritty. I'm not a fan of them. Ruger makes some but their made cheap. Yes, the ones I suggested are going to cost close to or over $1,000 just for the rifle, but they're well made rifles and I own 2 of the 3. Only reason I didn't go with a browning is because I didn't want a wood stock
Ruger American Ranch .350 Legend:
Primary Arms 1-6x24 LPVO SFP. NOVA illuminated recticle, Talley low rings, (pic rail was too high for my liking and for my 12 year old son to get a full field of view)
Fantastic pairing for rifle and cartridge. I am still undetermined on what ammo to use but have tried several after bore sighting. Shot .25 inch group at 20 yards just plinking. I have purchased five different scopes in varying sizes as well as rings. I still think i might buy the extra low talley rings from their website and I believe I will have this rifle for life. Buying a Witt can for it as well. I only hunt 100yds and in
I am a lefty and I shoulder my rifle on the left. However, I have shot from my youth using righty rifles and I prefer them. In fact, I have tried many times using a left bolt/port rifle and it is very foreign to me. I catch myself reaching for the right bolt every time and it is just odd to take my trigger hand off of the grip to cycle my bolt. As left-handed folks, we learn early to adapt to a right-handed world and work with what we have. I'll never buy another lefty rifle again and I am happy with that...
Interesting talk, keep it up. I appreciate the help
I think the 25-06 being able to use longer and heavier bullets is going to be a game changer!
I agree with you Ron on the 7.5 or 8 barrel twist and have been pondering that before I built one. Now that I know you are building one I'm going to let you be the Guinea Pig........lol. Anyway, can you imagine having a rifle that can be loaded from around 90 to 180 grain bullets and having it shoot good across that spectrum? Is there such a thing as one gun does it all? Maybe.
I think you'll be lucky to get up around 150's gr or so for the 25-06.
I'm thinking about that also!
Thanks for the tip on the 134gr Ron!! I have a project .25-06 and I need to get it out to a range.
I have a Winchester model 94 32 Winchester special built in 1952. While I love the gun, the caliber isn't very popular and it's hard to find and when you do find it, it's very, very pricey. The last 20 round box I bought, it was about $4 a round so I don't shoot it very often.
A scope in 1x10 or 1x8, at 1X work like a dot sight. Most are Illuminated reticles
I have a savage bolt action 20 gauge with a rifled barrel. At a 100 yrds. I put a sabot 1 in. Off the bullseye.
Ron, check out Berger .25 133 and 135 Gr bullets! Planning on my own .25/06 with a 1-7.5" twist. GOD Bless!
I'm left eye dominant and have no problem shooting right handed rifles. When a problem occurs it's not the action which poses a problem but the stock.
In an AR15 platform the 6.8 SPC is hard to beat on whitetail size game. In the AR10 there is only one way to go to insure ammo availability, .308 Winchester. Often 7.62x51 can be found when .308 can’t be.
I have A708 in a Rock River and love it
Yup great advice Ron! 2-7 compact is ideal for the 350. I use a Leupold fixed-4 on my Rem 7600 in 35 whelen :)
As a left handed shooter I prefer the ejection port of a right handed gun it is in my direct vision I can watch the round chamber and quickly identify any malfunction. When I grab my left handed guns the port on the other side always messes me up. There is only a few things that keep me from buying a right handed rifle a cross bolt safety that can not be reversed witch many have aftermarket options or from factory can be swapped, and a right handed bolt gun I have used them multiple times but hate running a right handed bolt gun
It's the cnc and machining that makes the new rifles so good
At what point does hunting turn into sniping? The rifles are reaching out beyond a mile, BC higher and higher, and auto adjustable optics. When do we as hunters begin to limit our technology for the hunt?
Derek, that's a good question each of us must answer for ourselves. Why? Because one man's long range is another's chip shot. And you can't police it in the field. Who know's if Ralphie tried a 500-yard pot shot? We've discussed the definition of hunting a few times on this channel and will likely do so again. Thanks for weighing in.
way up here in Nove Scotia we love ya i have been a gun guy and hunter my whole life and look up to you bro
I appreciate that, Dickie. I'll try to live up to your expectations. Cheers!
The 120 gr. Nosler drops deer sized game in their tracks! The rest is the shooter and shot placement.
I'm a left-hander with an old 7x57mm Mauser rifle that is right-handed. When I work the bolt I keep my eyes on the target and I keep my left hand on the rifle's pistol grip. I take my finger off the trigger, point it at the target, and pull the rifle back into my shoulder while I work the bolt with my right hand. I then get back on target and return my finger to the trigger.
I found this to be faster than reaching over and as fast or faster than shooting right-handed. It is not that hard to keep the barrel level and pointed at the target for the second,; or less, it takes to work the bolt and return the right hand to support the forestock.
Sounds as if you've developed a sound system for yourself, Pawpaw. Well done. Thanks for sharing your technique.
pretty sure Texas still has an open but short Mulie season. Problem there is good mulies and good pronghorns in Texas are about 500 miles apart even if it’s all still in Texas😂 Dalhart to Alpine! Haha so I might be wrong but that is what I remember about it. Of course it could have changed over the years.
correction to myself i checked the season dates…. didn’t know the pandhandle had a mulie season too like far west Texas does. So correcting myself because one could in theory head out to Dumas and get a pronghorn and a mule deer. Interesting!
Here in the Southern Tier of NY( S. Of Buffalo & Rochester); his best best bet is either 308 or 6.5 Creedmoor.
Thank you
One of my favorite scopes is my Vortex 2-7X32 Crossfire II!! I have it on my muzzleloader and its great! I Usually leave it on 3. It's not super big or heavy so it would be an excellent choice for you! Great price and even better quality! Unlimited lifetime warranty.
Just added the CF 2-7 to my daughterd .350 Legend. Very light should.be easy to hike the TN mtns for boar
On the left handed thing, I'm a lefty and at a very casual gun shop I was browsing the hunting rifles which I don't really pay attention to. savage 7mm rem mag looked funny. Picked it up, and it just felt funky, I asked what's going on.
They laughed and said it was a left handed model. My brain just wasn't comprehending it, it felt natural but the first feeling was literally "brain.exe has stopped working."
Marked 250, tax included, bought it instantly.(they had it forever and nobody wanted it)
When I was growing up as a kid and first got started hunting at 12-13, some of my cousins lived south of a state highway, that given the population south of that road in the state, you couldn't hunt with a rifle. Shotgun only. I mean to tell you, they had some tack driving 12 ga shotties, even way back then like 30-35 years ago. Rifled long barrels, scoped, shooting sabots. They'd stack them on top of each other at 200 yds, I don't think a 250-300 yd shot would've kept them from bagging a buck.
Been shooting right handed rifles left handed my whole life..hit what you aiming at the first time...take your time and pick your shot
Ruger did sat shortly after getting the Marlin line, that they would be keeping the 35 Remington as a chambering. Of course, that was during the early days. Things might change. My personal opinion is that the 360 Buckhammer is a better choice because it uses 358 diameter bullets. The 350 Legend uses 355 bullets. Of course, if one doesn't reload, take your pick, but my vote is the 360.
My favorite modern rifle is the browning x bolt medallion, beautifully made with an actually good high gloss walnut stock and glossy barrel with the accuracy of a modern gun
My" go to" rifle for Alaska is a Ruger M77 chambered in 338 RCM with a 20 inch barrel. It's the perfect length short action with a shorter barrel and great ballistics. It has served me well in alder thickets as well as on open tundra. I'm done carrying 24" long action rifles!!!
As for a 1 power scope Easter woods when a deer frequently comes out under 20 yards walking through the woods 1 power can mean the difference between you finding your animal quick enough to get a shot in the brush. The standard where I hunt has always been 3x9 power and I have had multiple times where 3 power was to much once 1x6 power became popular I love them and haven’t looked back
Hey Ron here lately the gun ads I've been seeing have been for left handed mark v vanguard weatherbys I don't know what all calibers they're offering but I'm sure they offer the most popular ones
Ruger Hawkeye M77 left hand, love it
The Remington 7600 is noted for bolt-like accuracy.
In my experience the BAR sporting and Rem 7400 are 1.5" groupers with loads they like. That's good enough to hit an 8" circle at 500 yards.
Ive had a bit of a problem with to much power on my scope. I use to have really good eye sight but welding messed it up. In my welding I would look at every little thing in a weld puddle. Which makes me want to be able to count the hairs on an animal. I have a 56 power target scope on my rifle. I need to learn and use the lower powers especially in AZ. The heat waves are nuts out here. Thanks for the advice this will help.
Right handed and left eyed. CAN shoot any rifle I get ahold of but love my Rem 760. I have several bolt action I love shooting too. I've never had an issue Autoloaders as the empties are usually gone from my field of view before I notice it.
I RARELY use much over 4 to 6 power scope adjustment.
Hey Ron, something to think about with left vs right handed rifles, is which eye is dominant. I have several friends who are left handed, but right eye’d, and shoot better right handed because it is their sight picture which determines how well they shoot, not handedness.
I want to know what ever happened to the .250 savage I thought about that the other day I'm guessing the .243 knocked it off it's platform it amazing me why gun companies run with this ammo group or that ammo group what about keep making calibers for most all of the rounds and let the people decide what they want I mean if you can not buy guns in a certain caliber anymore of coarse they are going to fade away
I guess I should of said the 25/06 probably knocked it off
@@tracychilds3546 Tracy, the 243 Win and 244 Rem. together knocked the steam out of the 250 Savage as well as 257 Roberts. The 25-06 Rem. as a factory cartridge didn't come along until 1969.
Might use that to nail a timber wolf or a wild boar. Bam!! Smoked razorback is likely a tasty meal. Serve it to folks in say Muskogee, OK.
Thanks!
The comments on the quality of older guns couldn't be more true. I recently picked up an older Tikka M695 in .280 Rem and shooting a 140 grain Remington Tipped bullet, this gun shoots 3 bullet groups that resemble a clover leaf at 200 yards
On the 25-06 question, I would figure out what projectile I wanted, make a dummy round, send it to Dave Manson to grind a pilot reamer to the specification, and send it to a barrel company to have the barrel cut exactly how you want it. This can all be done for less than $1000 and if you choose a Savage action, you can do your own head spacing easily. You can build the whole rifle for $2000 if you choose carefully. And you'd be very happy with the results that you set out for. BTW I'd go with a 1:7 twist for the longest VLD bullets such as the Berger 135gr LR Hybrids.
I’m a lefty I have to second the savage rifles solution. The 110 and 111 left-handed rifles are excellent! And one of my good friends has size 19 feet!
I'm left-handed and left-eye dominant and I've never owned a left-handed firearm. I'd personally rather just adapt to using a right-handed gun. This gives you a wider variety of firearms to choose from and keeps your firearm resale value higher. I suspect there are many left-handed shooters who do the same.
As someone with a size 15 1\2 shoe yea i know the pain
Love the podcasts I’ve listened to pretty much all of them now. For options on left handed rifles browning makes the xbolt and the a bolt, tikka makes the t3 sako has some models in left hand, Christensen arms mesa, Bergara in the b14, savage 110, ruger makes the 10/22 the American and scout and weatherby makes the mark v as well. These are the ones I know of being a south paw from north. 🇨🇦
Thanks for filling us in, Steven!
Browning has a factory fast twist 270 Winchester 🎉😊
I would use hand warmers to help sight in the thermal. Puts them behind or in front of the target 👍
I like magnification.. if 4x is your baseline, get a 4-16x50. It brings in the light and you can have your 4x but not be limited to it.
About left hand rifles, places as GunBroker have plenty of any brand, in several state retailers
The rattle" part make me smile.
In New York if you previously owned one before the band went into place then you can hunt with it my go to now is mini 30