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Chris Zautner

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Hey everyone! Its been a very long time since I stopped in this forum I see alot of new and old faces I hope everyone is doing well!
Here's my new built 280 ackley improved. By Kevin Cram. Montour County rifles in P.A
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What's strange is the .280 AI is becoming a factory cartridge. Savage did a run of Axis rifles recently.
It's a great cartridge. I know everyone likes to have their 280 ai vs. 7 rem mag discussions. It's really close if you hand load. I hand load 160 nosler accubonds over a certain amount of reloader 26 It's no slouch. And there's no belting on the case when you resize, It's great.
 

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Bonus meal walking back goose hunting the other day.
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So, is the SAUM series becoming like the .284 Winchester? A cartridge that no one cared about in it's original form yet super popular for wildcatters.
I guess I'm not sure. I originally built it for ELR practical rifle matches. The 6.5 SAUM (GAP 4S) pushes a high B.C., 140 grain bullet pretty fast and is packaged in a short action. Although it has a bit more case capacity, it is similar to the factory loaded 6.5 PRC.
 

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Just about that time of season to go chase caribou by Alaskan Malamute freight team. March: Best month in Alaska. More daylight, good ice fishing, good bunny hunting, caribou start moving back to there calving grounds.



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Awesome Spread Mate! BTW...what did you take the bunnies with? They've got some good-looking coats!
 

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Just about that time of season to go chase caribou by Alaskan Malamute freight team. March: Best month in Alaska. More daylight, good ice fishing, good bunny hunting, caribou start moving back to there calving grounds.



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Big game hunting in March? Wow, you are living the dream!
 

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A few foxes cleaned up from my friends farm last weeek, all shot with a Tikka T3 varmint in .204ruger.
Lambs are due in a month so i trying to get fox numbers down.View attachment 364949
Around here we actually need to get our fox numbers up to compete with coyotes. Reds are coming back nicely, I've even seen a few grays in the headlights at night.
 

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Awesome Spread Mate! BTW...what did you take the bunnies with? They've got some good-looking coats!
My appologies on the late reply, I use an sp101 in 357 mag as my only hand gun. 158grain fmj over a smidgen of unique powder. Doesn't even damage a little red squirrel. Then 180 grain swift a-frames for protection against bears and grumpy winter moose.
357 mag: versatility
 
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