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Re: Long Ranger .308!

Post by TNman » Fri Aug 31, 2018 9:42 pm

Very nice looking rifle and the buttstock wood is beautiful. Hopefully she is a shooter.
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Re: Long Ranger .308!

Post by ESquared » Sat Sep 01, 2018 8:54 am

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ESquared wrote:Range reports and targets to come. Forecast is for rain next week, but I'll try to dodge the raindrops and get some rounds downrange!
as with the others, I'm really looking forward to your coming reports .... based on our Browning BLR 308, the best I can come up with in response to the felt recoil is, a bit more than our Henry 44 Mag (which ain't bad at all) and much, much, much less than our 45-70 .... not surprised at hearing Henry spoke highly of 150 gr bullets .... while we haven't found a bullet weight ours doesn't like, our 150 gr Nosler Accubond bullets pushed by 47 gr of IMR4320 seems to be in its sweet spot
Thanks, JEB, for the insights. With all this talk on the other thread about the 44 Mag, I wondered where it might fall on the felt recoil spectrum. I picked up on Federal Fusion in a comment Anthony Imperato made to a reviewer back at the time of the launch of the model, and Patrick at HRA passed along that "under 160 grain" seemed to do the best. 150 gr seemed to be a safe bet. As I get some range time in, I'll give some other brands a try, just to see how they perform.
Handloading is not in my future, so factory ammo will be on the menu, but, just in my handful of shots with the Fed Fusion, I had a "figure 8" and generally a <2" 5-shot group, so I'm encouraged.
Thanks for the post!
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Re: Long Ranger .308!

Post by JEBar » Sat Sep 01, 2018 9:25 am

ESquared wrote:Handloading is not in my future, so factory ammo will be on the menu,
the good news is, today we have a wide range of really good ammo available in 30 caliber (more specifically in 308 Winchester) ammunition to choose from .... in many cases, its a Chevy vs Ford type issue .... both will get you to the grocery store and back but many folks are total commuted to one and can't stand the other .... my feeling is, when you find a brand, within a price range, that your rifle likes, stick with it .... if we didn't load our own ammo, I would deer hunt with Winchester 150 Grain Ballistic Silvertips
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Re: Long Ranger .308!

Post by tractortad » Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:56 pm

Really nice looking 308 rig, E^2. Are you going to hunt deer with it?
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Re: Long Ranger .308!

Post by ESquared » Sun Sep 02, 2018 3:15 pm

tractortad wrote:Really nice looking 308 rig, E^2. Are you going to hunt deer with it?
Thanks, Tad, appreciate it. Yes, the plan is to take it out for deer season this fall. Need to cram in some range time between now and then!
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Re: Long Ranger .308!

Post by Frank V » Sun Sep 02, 2018 9:41 pm

Pretty rifle, congratulations. I'd try federal ammo & if it were me I'd try 165grs.
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Re: Long Ranger .308!

Post by Ozarkridgerunner » Sun Sep 02, 2018 10:52 pm

Congratulations and what a beauty ! Great wood. To me there's nothing like a pretty piece of Walnut for a gun stock. Sounds like a really good deal you made as well. Good luck and good hunting.
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Re: Long Ranger .308!

Post by ESquared » Sun Sep 02, 2018 10:54 pm

Ozarkridgerunner wrote:Congratulations and what a beauty ! Great wood. To me there's nothing like a pretty piece of Walnut for a gun stock. Sounds like a really good deal you made as well. Good luck and good hunting.
Thank you, sir! Very happy with it all the way around. I don't know what Henry does to these finishes, but a little mineral/wood oil did nothing but make it a bit shinier. No change to the coloration whatsoever. There's some tough stuff on there! It's got some good character, though.
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Re: Long Ranger .308!

Post by Rifletom » Mon Sep 03, 2018 11:11 am

The wood on that is really something. Very nice! Are you going to handload for it? Being as I was once a long time bolt guy, I really like the .308. Only center fire bolt I have now is my Sako Finnbear in .270. Think you're going to like that "Long Ranger".
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Re: Long Ranger .308!

Post by ESquared » Mon Sep 03, 2018 1:50 pm

Rifletom wrote:The wood on that is really something. Very nice! Are you going to handload for it? Being as I was once a long time bolt guy, I really like the .308. Only center fire bolt I have now is my Sako Finnbear in .270. Think you're going to like that "Long Ranger".
Nope, Tom, not a handloader, so I'm sampling different factory loads. Federal Fusion 150 gr is what I sighted it in with, and it seems to live up to the recommendation that Henry passed along to me. My first true "rifle round" rifle and it's a blast, to say the least. Reminds me of shooting .357 Sig out of a pistol the first time!
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