Hunting Grizzly with the 45-70

Superbrad said:
The gunnut in me sees 4 rifles in the same chambering as 3 missed opportunities to load for 3 new cartridges.....
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LOL = I currently load/shoot these cartridges can you tell me what 3 cartridges I should get next so I can be a "gunnut"?

1 204 Ruger
2 223
3 22-250
4 6mm-284
5 25-06
6 6.8SPC
7 270 Wby
8 7-30 Waters
9 280 Rem
10 30-30
11 308Bellm
12 30-06
13 308 Norma mag
14 300RUM
15 35 Rem
16 375JDJ
17 375H&H
18 375RUM
19 40S&W
20 10mm
21 44 mag
22 45 Colt
23 454 Casull
24 45-70
I also shoot a 50 cal Gonic mag Contender muzzle loader
12 gauge

This list is not including my 22's and 17HMR...

Yes I have rifles as well as handguns in the handgun cartridges listed and I have owned/loaded for many more rifle/cartridge combo's that have now found other homes.
 
Camp Cook said:
LOL = I currently load/shoot these cartridges can you tell me what 3 cartridges I should get next so I can be a "gunnut"?

1 204 Ruger
2 223
3 22-250
4 6mm-284
5 25-06
6 6.8SPC
7 270 Wby
8 7-30 Waters
9 280 Rem
10 30-30
11 308Bellm
12 30-06
13 308 Norma mag
14 300RUM
15 35 Rem
16 375JDJ
17 375H&H
18 375RUM
19 40S&W
20 10mm
21 44 mag
22 45 Colt
23 454 Casull
24 45-70
I also shoot a 50 cal Gonic mag Contender muzzle loader
12 gauge

This list is not including my 22's and 17HMR...

Yes I have rifles as well as handguns in the handgun cartridges listed and I have owned/loaded for many more rifle/cartridge combo's that have now found other homes.
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Whaaaaat, no Euro or British stuff?:stirthepot2: Nice bunch to work with though.
 
Ooops forgot my Lee Enfield in 303 British is that better...

Just put a OD green Magpul Hunter 700 stock onto my new Rem 700 VTR in 223 tonight and couple weeks ago put a orange Magpul SGA butt stock and forend onto my 14" Dlask barreled Rem 870 12 gauge.
 
My List =-

204 Ruger
222 Rem
223 Rem
22-250 Rem
243 Win
6 MM Rem
240 Wbee Mag
257 Wbee Mag
6.5 CreedMoor
7MM-08 Rem
284 Win
7MM Rem Mag
7MM-300 Wbee Mag
7MM STW
308 Win
30-06 Springer
300 Wbee Mag
338 Fed
338-06 A Square
338 RUM
375 H&H
416 Taylor
45-70 Gov
450 MARLIN
7MM TCU
357 Mag
40 S&W
44 Mag
45 ACP

I am a NUT too ! RJ
 
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You guys are nuttier than I.

My current list,

5.6x50 Mag
7x57
7mm Rem Mag
.30-30 (heirloom, rarely hunts)
.308 (no habdloading anymore, retiring it)
.375 2 1/4" (9.5x57MS)
.375 H&H
.375 Flanged Mag
.577 Nitro

.410
12ga

10mm Auto
9mm (no handloading, range toy)

Which means stocking bullets in,

.224
.284
.375
.400 (pistol)
.577 (going extinct)

All but given up on cases, I've got all shapes, but standardised the bullet sizes I'll allow on the bench.
 
Let's just say that when I saw mama and her big twin cubs walking with my buddy's 14 year old son out for youth any whitetail, I wished I had my 45/70 with 480gr flat points at 1600 instead of the ~26-2700 fps 140gr partitions in my 6.5.

The bears were cool and left us alone, but I still wished I had more rifle. A decent .375 would have made me feel even better.
 
Ardent said:
You guys are nuttier than I.

My current list,

5.6x50 Mag
7x57
7mm Rem Mag
.30-30 (heirloom, rarely hunts)
.308 (no habdloading anymore, retiring it)
.375 2 1/4" (9.5x57MS)
.375 H&H
.375 Flanged Mag
.577 Nitro

.410
12ga

10mm Auto
9mm (no handloading, range toy)

Which means stocking bullets in,

.224
.284
.375
.400 (pistol)
.577 (going extinct)

All but given up on cases, I've got all shapes, but standardised the bullet sizes I'll allow on the bench.
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See, that is kind of where I am at right now, but my lineup is less "exotic".... And hey, it only took you a couple of EE transactions to get there..... :)
 
keith mokry said:
camp cook
missing firearms in 6.mm, 338, .366 and 416
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Yes and no...

I have a 6mm-284 listed and I forgot that I also load 243 Win = load it for my 10 year old son's LH compact Savage Axis 100gr Partitions he'll be using either this rifle or a 21" barreled high gloss blued black rynite magnaported T/C Contender carbine in 35 Rem loaded with 200gr FTX for his first black bear this year I also shoot 410 shotgun but don't load for it I was trying to list cartridges I load for.

As I stated many other rifle/cartridge combo's have gone thru my hands over the years = I stupidly sold my crazy accurate Ruger #1 in 340 Wby wasn't really into single shots at the time then I discovered T/C Contender carbines have 6 frames - 18 barrels and now Prohunters 2 frames - 4 barrels.

I have thought long and hard about getting a 416 cal combo really like the 416 Remington and/or a 458 Win or Lott but decided that my 21" barreled 375RUM loaded with 350gr TSX or Woodleighs @ 2450fps would do anything and more than cartridges in 416 cal plus I can slip in a 260gr Accubond @ 3020fps when the ranges are out past 500 yards so decided to pass on those same goes with the 366 cal. actually have never considered it.

So I have from the lightest recoiling 300 yard deer hunting cartridges example 6.8SPC, short range thumpers up to long range smacking anything in N America magnumitis cartridges.

I think I'm covered... :)
 
Just being a smart a$$ there RJ........If you take away all the ancient Winchester rifles and cartridges I don't really have that many...........only about 100 rifles, shotguns and handguns...........Maybe 120.........
 
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