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Twist and Shout Was happy to read another good article by Craig Boddington. I know that he has not always been a huge fan of the 7mm Rem. Mag., as there are many other rounds he likes or prefers, and I don’t disagree with him. I have 42 years of shooting, hunting and reloading the 7mm Rem. Mag., and have learned a few things about it. The only question I had with the article, was regarding Mr. Boddington’s statement: “...the long standard 1:10 twist rate of the 7mm Rem. Mag. can’t stabilize [heavy-for-caliber bullets], so you can re-barrel them or start over.” That may have been the case in the 1980s, but today’s RemArms is using a 1:8, and with a bit of research I found many other companies using…
LANDS & GROOVES The Civilian Marksmanship Program, or CMP, has long been based at Camp Perry, Ohio, on the shores of Lake Erie. However, there are competitions held across the country, known as CMP Travel Games. CMP competition season begins in March with the Western CMP Games at the Ben Avery shooting facility in North Phoenix, which is followed by the Eastern CMP Games at Camp Butner National Guard training site outside Durham, North Carolina. There’s an annual CMP Talladega D-Day Match held around the June 6th anniversary where participants use World War II-era service weapons. “The CMP Games matches are a lot of fun. These Games folks really love firing pistols and rifles from World War I, World War II and the Korean era,” said CMP’s Steve Cooper. “We…
I’ve long been a proponent of rimfire competition, and I think CMP has hit the proverbial nail on the head with its Rimfire Sporter competition—a part of the CMP Games slate of events. Its different equipment divisions offer a chance for anyone to compete. It’s open to shooters 10 years and older. It’s for .22 Long Rifle guns only. Maximum gun weight with sights and one magazine (if applicable) is 7.5 pounds. Trigger pull can’t be less than three pounds. No special competition-style clothing (eg, shooting coats or pants) are permitted, but a normal field or work glove is permitted. Slings can be used for support in prone, kneeling and sitting but not standing. The course of fire is a mix of slow fire and rapid fire, with the latter…
In 2019 Winchester released the .350 Legend, but many hunters and shooters were perplexed. Why did Winchester’s new cartridge offer up relatively anemic ballistics? The Legend could barely muster .30-30 Win. energy levels, and it appeared at the height of long-range shooting craze. I understood the reasoning behind the Legend because I’m from Ohio, and those of us in our 40s who grew up in that state spent our formative years chasing deer with hard-kicking, punkin’ ball-chuckin’ slug guns. In 2014 straight-wall cartridges like the .45-70 and .444 Marlin were made legal for hunting deer in the Buckeye State, but those big boomers shot only a little flatter and recoiled slightly less than our six-pound pump slug guns. The .350 Legend delivered us from the annual thrashing those slug guns…
Remington’s “deadliest mushroom in the woods” has been getting the job done since 1939. And while it’s no less deadly today, these days many hunters are looking for better ballistic coefficients, which meant it was time for an update. The new Core-Lokt Tipped incorporates a polymer tip to boost BC and help initiate expansion. While my testing involved the 6.5 Creedmoor, the regular Core-Lokt and the tipped version don’t share a common bullet weight in this caliber, so let’s look at two others that do. (Drop figures based on 200-yard zero.) .270 Win., 130-grain Core-Lokt muzzle velocity (fps) 3,060 Tipped muzzle velocity (fps) 3,080Core-Lokt BC .336Tipped BC .447Core-Lokt drop at 400 (in.) -43.4Tipped drop at 400 (in.) -37.2 .308 Win., 150-grain Core-Lokt muzzle velocity (fps) 2,820 Tipped muzzle velocity (fps)…
Temperature-stable powder can be crucial to success on the range or in the field. However, there are situations in which other powders work as well or even better. Here’s a look at how to pick the right type of powder for your cartridge and needs. Precision rifle shooters these days are looking farther and farther downrange. As a result, temperature-stable gunpowders are at a premium. Other powders have almost become pariahs—at least among this demographic of shooters. And for good reason: A carefully developed handload for long-range work must produce consistent velocity whatever temperature it’s fired in, and that’s not subject to debate. Temperature sensitivity dates back to Cordite, which was long strands of propellant cut into lengths and sheaved into big Nitro Express cartridges for use on dangerous game.…
