All you ever see in old photos of hunters is plaid. That's what they wore.

Great video

Truly one of the worst videos I've ever watched. I made it to 23 minutes before giving up. I have a similar experience with the 270w as you, at first I hated it, now I'm a born again user. After learning more about sectional density I understood the advantage of the 130gr .277 bullet combined with a high muzzle velocity. It's a potent package! At first I didn't understand why you wouldn't just load a 130gr bullet in a 30-06, have a slightly higher muzzle velocity and be done with it. There was zero need for your 20 minute incoherent rant with this video. I wish I could go back in time and stop myself from clicking on this video.

Tom, where did you find those recessed studs? I have my own 1903 project I’m working on and I’d love to use this type of stud to class it up a bit. Thanks

For statistical significance I used a sample of 100,

I had a push feed Model 70 in 30/06, great rifle never let me down, traded it for the reintroduction of the Pre 64 Model 70 in 30/06 equipped with the BOSS system, always happy with the decision I made

Just zero at 200 yards that means center bull at 200 yrds, 300yrds you look up that, 7 in drop, 400yrds 20in drop 500yds 45 in drop all you need is look up your three numbers 7,20,45, now you do not need anything no range finder no fancy dials, now your done, what bullet drop do you have at 325 yrds when you sighted in point blank. Guess. GOD BLESS.

I love my TC Encore 25/06, muzzleloader 50 cal, and 260Rem pistol barrel. All are very accurate. That said I have always dreamed of having a Ruger No 1. Thanks for sharing!

The Winchester Model 70 is the greatest deer rifle ever made.

TC is baaaack!!!

Isn’t it going to be tiring carrying around that 20+ lb Leadsled when you go hunting?

None of the commonly available Mauser actions were made to accommodate the .30-06 length cartridge. Some later commercial Mauser 98 type actions were redesigned and made to accommodate cartridges as long as and longer the .30-06 . No of the millions of model Mauser through the 98 made would work with the .30-06 length cartridge without modifying the receiver & magazine in questionable ways. Hope the truth doesn’t offend you. But it’s true.

The 1903 U.S. Rifle is not a copy of the Mauser. Apparently there was a patent case on a specific infringement, likely the non-rotating extractor or magazine or charging system or ? You could say they were similar but actually very little o the features were direct design & engineering copies of the Mauser 98. Some of the features were loosely copied from the inferior 1893 Mauser design. My knowledge is not based on “KZbin” ; but based on > 50 years of work on both.

amazing video thanks!

I am buying since I retired

Build a Museum, take your grandkids.

The good thing about the times we live in is that news travels quickly....and better still is it is news from one of us to the other. Bad times happen because there are plenty of people who count on bad times happening. Advice to be better prepared is always good. ...and the other good thing is that we can come out of bad times faster through communication. tHanks for a great video!

in over 45years of gun collecting,reloading many,many calibers, hunting I cherish the enfield 303 British rifles. I've gave them away as gifts. I have several rifles in 303,7.62 ×52,8mmm, 6.5× 55 Swedish Mauser. I do have rifles in modern calibers but my old war horses is my heart. I've took a few 303 and 7.52× 54 rifles cut down barrels, stocks, made scope bases with with elevation and windage adjustments. special ultra reduced ammunition for kids and people with health issues who can't handle recoil. the last two enfield rifles I bought were for the government of India in 308winchester. papa wishing you well 😊

ELDM OR SIERRA TMK. done

the only model 70 i had was from the usmc in .30-06 , from the womens unit ,it had thousands and thousands of rounds through it ,and was quite shot out. Get my barrels at numrich ,as they are the best deal.though id try a hallow base lead one in it just to see. GREAT VIDEO !!!

Good video thank you. I have 2 savage 223 s bolt guns both 9 twist one is 20 inches, and one 26 inches With my same reloads 55 grain vmax the 26 inch barrel is about 80 feet per second faster.

303 bullet (312 Diameter) Bullets 215 Grain is hard to find this day ....

I had 3 6.5x55s and didn't buy into the 6.5 manbun hype. Then I bought a 6.5 PRC. Here's a cartridge that filled a niche that solved all my problems. Now I got really good performance, ammunition is available and I don't have to handload the 6.5x55s to get real velocities from the rifles. So now I don't have any 6.5x55s and I have 2 PRCs.

this is gold. would love to see more of complete workups like this. awesome.

Where you been , I've missed common sense Tom

Excellent talk- in my preparation for my first hunting season in the fall, this is my favorite video I've watched. Saved me some money on camo too!

Great info but very slow. Sorry

You wanted to get political The southern confederate army fought to destroy the union and preserve slavery They realized how short sighted and stupid their actions were after the war and a deliberate effort was made to alter the narrative

I always used 180 gr ammo in the old 303 .

I have owned several enfields and regret selling every one of them . They work great and if ya get a good one they shoot de ent as well. Will knock the snot out of a moose no problem . The last one I had was own by a man who bought it back in the 50's and had it since. Came right out of the packing grease. It shot amazing. Man do I regret selling it . Have never found one like it here in Canada. Likely never will.

This makes me want to get one of those Traditions Kentucky rifle and/or pistol kits you can make yourself. Nice job!

Some people wonder if the 308 is a good long range cartridge. Well during the Iraq war a us army sniper made a confirmed distance kill at 1,376 yards down range!!

Carry 2 jframes! Lol

Most of these memorials were built in the early part of the 20th century as a middle finger to black people during the segregation and Jim Crow era. Should the memorials be displayed in a museum? Definitely. But displayed proudly in our parks and public areas ? Absolutely not. The southerners were not proud Americans. They were traitors. Claim all you want that it was about states rights , but leave out the last part. It WAS about the states rights to uphold and preserve slavery. I’m from south Louisiana, I grew up a good old boy, sons of confederate veterans, flying the rebel flag. All of that. Then I joined the military, saw the world, learned about other peoples perspectives, and was truly ashamed of myself for participating in all of that stuff.

Thanks for a really interesting video. My preferred bullets for hunting with my .303 were Hornady 174gr RNSP, so very similar to those Speer Hot Cor bullets that You mentioned. Loaded to a very moderate MV of 2150fps, they were highly effective on game from Warthog & Impala up to Eland. I never once experienced bullet failure and the penetration was phenomenal. Sadly, I no longer have that beloved .303 Jungle Carbine. People made fun of my "lame" loads but they proved to be just perfect for hunting game. *One very interesting shot that I took was on a Kudu, standing broadside at 330m. My holdover on that shot was about 400mm. The Kudu dropped in it's tracks. Unfortunately, that shot passed through the correct Kudu AND a second one which was standing unseen a few metres behind the first. The second animal was recovered a short way from the first. I could not believe that it had passed right through both animals at waaay less than 2000fps. Once a .303 is in your blood, it's there forever...🙂

I've seen two different tracks of popularity with rifle cartridges: 1) modern high B.C. bullets and 2) old cartridges that are new to us younger shooters that were introduced to us through KZbin. For example, I bought my .257 Roberts because I love the story of it, it's effectiveness and the old nostalgia it brings.

Jack O'Conner gave credit to the Winchester Western 139 grain bullet for his early success with the .270.That was back in the 1930s.

Front rest and rear bag is the way to go hands down for me

I understand this completely. One of my favorite rounds I have to admit is dead, and that's 264 win mag. Fortunately it shares a case with 7mm rem mag and that guy ain't going anywhere anytime soon. Nearly every cartridge I buy or own shares a case with one of the originals.

Synthetic for me it makes my 375 lighter cheeper dosent crack and wil outlast wood

The ruger is a beautiful rifle.

Thanks very much I will take this to heart!

Mine loves 139

I can hardly make anything out with that bore scope.

I carry and use a Swiss Army Knife every day. Like someone else who posted, the tools I use the most are the toothpick and scissors. They are well made, light weight, practical knives with.a lifetime warranty.

I agree with you guys 👍 great video

Thing was /is a gametaker , make no mistake. The 180g round nose was excellent .I had a friend with a custom made combo gun , 26 inch smooth bore under a 26 inch ..303 barrel. Skinner sight on the tang and he could SHOOT. The rimmed cartridge was easy to pull out with fingernails from the break barrel breach. In the field there's ZERO difference between 308 or 30/06 , at least with the 150g ammo.Oh...and by the way, NONE were as good as my 270 Win with a 160g Nosler partition !

I honestly don't understand why people get so caught up in cartridge wars. If you like it, shoot it. If you hate it, don't shoot it. Resulting video length: four seconds.

I bought a Winchester Featherlite chambered in 280 Rem. years ago and have never felt under gunned. I live in Idaho and hunt antelope, deer (both white tail and mule deer), and elk, with the occasional black bear. I'm a reloader and am able to get 7mm Rem Mag velocities with the 280 Rem. A couple of years ago I got a Kimber Mountain Ascent chambered in 280 AI, which has given me even more velocity without the powder charge or recoil of the magnums. The rifle weighs 5.4 pounds and only 6.6 pounds with scope and loaded. I can carry this rifle up and down the mountains all day long. Both the 280 Rem and the 280 AI are very accurate rounds, even in my two light weight rifles. I own several other rifles that I bought for various specific purposes, but 9 times out of ten, I'll grab one of my 280's

TC30 is what Hornady really used to create the Creed.