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6pt-Sika · 02-28-2019, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Wallo

Hello,
I don't know anything about shooting deer with buck shot but I do own a nice Manlicher mca in 30 06. It will shoot a clover leaf of three shots at 100 yds with just about any ammo you put in it. A Manlicher rifle is by far the smoothest bolt action rifle you will ever handle. Most of the time at a bargin price. You just have to be careful about the scope mounts. They are hard to find if missing.
Mark

There’s a guy in Indiana I believe that makes them , all be it $165 a set of bases . On my four I have original Redfields on the 270 and 06 . My 243 was set up for the old B&L Balvar scope with windage and elevation adjustment in the base , it now has a set from the guy in Indiana . My 308 has a Pachmayer side mount that flops over for iron sights and down the road I’ll change it as well . I used to agree with these being the smoothest actions but I gotta give notice that the Mauser 66 action is pretty darn smooth also .

6pt-Sika · 02-28-2019, 12:29 AM

Oh yeah top pic is the 308 , middle the 243 and bottom the 270 .

6pt-Sika · 02-28-2019, 12:34 AM

I remember looking in a 74 or 75 Shooters Bible and seeing the Bianchi Cobra slings . So one way or another I’ve scratched around and found four of the Bianchi slings in very nice shape and have one now on each rifle .

6pt-Sika · 02-28-2019, 12:42 AM

My 06 did very well with factory REM Core-Lokt 150’s and 165’s as well as WIN 150 Whitetail’s . Now for the last two weeks I’ve been working on handloads with the Nosler 150 BT , 150 AB and 165 BT as well as the Hornady 150 SST and 165 SST . I’m trying to use what I consider an older “traditional” 06 powder so I’ve been using four IMR powders 4064 4895 4320 and 3031 . That’s partially because I have several pounds of each and so far I have 3-5 good loads for each bullet . I think in about two more weeks I’ll be settled on loads for all five bullets . Once I’ve plunked deer with those five bullets I may try some Swift 165 Scirrocos as I have a box of them on the shelf waiting to be used in something .

6pt-Sika · 02-28-2019, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

very good patterns...i like those 3 inch shells with 0 buckshot...charlie

I’ve got a MEC Steelmaster 12 gauge loader and at the moment I have it set for 3” . If I get all the other stuff I wanna get tested taken care of , I think I might load some 0 and 2 buckshot and see what I get at 25 and 50 yards .