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Calvin Nickel

Just joined this forum after years of reading Ballistic Studies articles and lurking around the discussions on this forum. Greetings from Saskatchewan, Canada. Wanted to say thanks to Nathan and those who participate on forums like these, you've helped inform some decisions I've made in the last few years regarding my ideal rifle, cartridge, and projectile choices within my very limited budget. I'm hoping to work up some loads and test them on game this November, i haven't done much shooting or loading in the last 2 years as we moved to different house and had two kids in that time) but I've got everything I need to hopefully get started soon. My rifle is a savage 111 Long Range Hunter (with the accustock,adjustable muzzle brake, adjustable trigger, semi-heavy barrel) in 300 winchester magnum. I'm planning to treat the barrel with hexagonal boron nitride and have already treated my projectiles with it. I'm hoping to get an accurate load with the hornady 225 eld match, but have 208 eld and 210 accubond long range projectiles as well if the 225s for some reason don't agree with my rifle (10 twist, no worries there). I have a pound each of H1000 and IMR enduron 8133. If these don't work for whatever reason I have 7977, 4955, 7828, rl22. Might also try and find rl 26 or 33. It was this site more than anything else that convinced me to ignore the prevailing opinions around me and give frangible, high bc match type bullets a try at hunting. Hope to have results in the months ahead.