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Copper Bullets: Yes, No, Maybe So?
Re: Copper Bullets: Yes, No, Maybe So
.44 Mag BBSC from 50 yards with elevation off by 8” or so. Kind of guessing really, So I’ll have to go out again after I shorten the front sight a bit. Top photo is 225 grain FTX LeverEvolution with one off paper, and lower photo is 240 grain cast HPs relaoded by the guy I bought the carbine from. They definitely had less recoil than the Hornady or Federal 240 JHPs I shot, so loaded light I’d guess, but it shot them the best.
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
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Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
Re: Copper Bullets: Yes, No, Maybe So?
And finally, my apprentice shooting a barrel mounted Skinner peep with a random Henry front sight I pulled out of my parts bin (.450 I think) through his el cheapo Mossberg 464. 100 yards kneeling. The kid can shoot! Must be nice to have young eyes and no coffee shakes! 170 grain Federal blue box.
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
Re: Copper Bullets: Yes, No, Maybe So?
No experience with them, my neighbor kid took a blacktail deer with a hornady GMX in a 7-08 some years ago. I know no details of the shot other than dead deer. Copper isn't required in Washington (yet) but my neighbor said they were very accurate in that rifle. A savage axis if I recall.. IMHO shot placement rules above all else.. As for price.. Truck, fuel, gear, license, rifle..then complain about a few extra dollars for the business end of the whole ordeal
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30-30, Helping bad fisherman eat since 1895
Re: Copper Bullets: Yes, No, Maybe So?
Anyone tried copper with a Henry 44mag 1:38 twist? Mine shoots cast bullets 265gr rnfp sized at .432 best. Im pretty sure copper that have longer bullet needs tighter bore and 1:20 twist.
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Re: Copper Bullets: Yes, No, Maybe So?
Well, I now have firsthand experience with the performance of copper, and I’m damn happy. Nice sized spike blacktail went down after one step, and one kick of the hind legs on its side and it was still. Lethal stuff. Shot placement? Yeah, it was good. Took off the top of the heart, through the lungs and recovered the bullet just under the hide behind the ribs. Shot was straight on from the front.
My only regret? That Henry doesn’t make a shorter barreled.30-30 for us tight woods guys. I was packing my 18” barreled Marlin 336 BL with Nikon 1-4x. My first deer with the Marlin, and first with copper. And since we are all being honest, my first deer ever. Being an upland guy with a pack of bird dogs, it’s not my focus, but it’s good to finally get one!
My only regret? That Henry doesn’t make a shorter barreled.30-30 for us tight woods guys. I was packing my 18” barreled Marlin 336 BL with Nikon 1-4x. My first deer with the Marlin, and first with copper. And since we are all being honest, my first deer ever. Being an upland guy with a pack of bird dogs, it’s not my focus, but it’s good to finally get one!
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
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Re: Copper Bullets: Yes, No, Maybe So?
congrats .... nice buck and I thoroughly enjoyed your write-up
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Re: Copper Bullets: Yes, No, Maybe So?
Congratulations on your deer. Nice shot and good looking rifle.
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Re: Copper Bullets: Yes, No, Maybe So?
Thanks guys! The Marlin is a very late Remlin, and despite all the pooh-poohing of the early Remlins, this one is a great gun! I took it down to the last nut and screw and polished all the internals before I fired a single shot out of it, and I have to say, it’s <almost> as good as a Henry now. It’s a smooth and tight gun, and a heck of a shooter.
I gotta get busy and start breaking down that deer after my morning coffee and maybe some heart and eggs for breakfast.
I gotta get busy and start breaking down that deer after my morning coffee and maybe some heart and eggs for breakfast.
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF
Re: Copper Bullets: Yes, No, Maybe So?
Congrats on your buck, that looks to be a nice sized Blackie. His neck looks pretty swollen, he must of been “looking for love in all the wrong places”. I’m hoping that he came to a stop on that skid road he’s on in your pic and you had a nice easy retrieve.
Thanks for sharing the pic.
Thanks for sharing the pic.
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Re: Copper Bullets: Yes, No, Maybe So?
Nice shot and a nice buck. Was that the factory Barnes 150's? Oh, very nice looking rifle set-up you have there. Congrats!
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