Well i can see why people love the ol 06. I shot 7 different loads and none of them went over 2 inches. Most were 1-1.5 and the last one I shot which was a 18 year old box of 180 corelokts shot 3 touching. I killed my first buck with a shell from that same box. The 180's have some pretty darn good kick out of that gun but the 150's werepretty mild.

On another note..the 7-08 doesnt really care for R-19.....51 gr. and we have hard extraction....thats 2 grains under max. Accuracy was bout 2 inches. That 7-08 has a very tight chamber so I dunno if it was primers (Fed 210) or what..but you wont sneak a hot load in that thing...lol.


Today is the first day we have had over 35 in 2 months..lol. However thats a big difference from below zero. Hang in there hopalong it'll get better You gonna have to be healed to guide me when I go muley hunting this year.