Recent content by LukeSoutherner

If this is still available, I'll happily purchase. Please send me your bank details or PayPal (or however you want to do the transfer) and I'll send the money across.

Yeah, do let us know what speeds you're getting with that load. There can't be much room left in the case with that much powder! Going to chrono my 140gr Nosler Partition with 45.5gr H4831 at the weekend to see what speeds I'm getting. Think smaller bullet, from what people have written and from...

Nice work!

That's obviously what you've experienced, but its confused me further! It goes against what others have written - lighter and faster = more expansion; and Heavier and slower = better penetration. Going to have a play around with some lighter and faster loads on the range. Also going to make...

My experience last year with red stags was of using a .308 130gr Hornady SP running at about 2600 fps, and all three dropped pretty much on the spot or near. So, lighter bullet doing a decent speed (from a short 16" barrel at least!), and full expansion. Same with a roebuck last year too -...

Thanks...will have a look. Availability can be an issue but I'll have a search near me (West Yorks). Thinking about it, people might slag off 6.5x55, but why do people rave about 6.5x47, and .260? Once the bullet leaves the barrel, it doesn't matter what the original case was in as much as the...

Thanks for all your responses. Very helpful. This is similar to what I was thinking, especially since 6.5 bullets are considered 'long for calibre' compared to other calibers. So, I'm thinking that a lighter, and so shorter bullet, will be slowed more by the impact on tissue, and hence expand...

Right, I'm sorry if this has been covered before but I'm confused! I've got a very nice Mauser M03 in 6.5x55. Accuracy at 100m with 45.5gr H4831 and 140gr Nosler Partition is about 3/4". Good enough for stalking. The rifle is great. Been up in Scotland for the past week for 3 days of stalking...

Thanks John

Morning All, i've just joined. Read posts on the forum for a couple of years, and now joined. I target shoot up in Rossendale. I shoot a .308 rifle at the range, and a .223 and 12 bore remington 870 over some land. Doing my DSC-1 in September in Ilkley with BDS. I'm hoping this will give me a...