I did get photos of the antelope and a fair whitetail I took with it this week, but I am not computer lit. enough to post them. Will give it a try. The antelope was nothing to write home about, since we have taken a buck for over thirty-five years running, I was not picky...
I just ran the 150 Silvertips I reloaded for the H & H across the crony, 3430fps.
Needless to say I was very surprised. Swampman, the action I used for this was my 700 that had been a 7mm for many years. When my wife was alive she used it extensively, but the barrel was worn, and I wanted a change of caliber......... So I picked the H & H.. If most of your shooting is close, of course it is needless powerful. But for any open shooting to me they are just the ticket..... If I had realized how fast this H & H was shooting, I would have taken a poke at a huge whitetail this past week. It was across a river bottom . You hunt lots of whitetails I am sure, he didn't waste time getting to a safe escape route, but I didn't shoot due to being a new rifle and load. Had I known the speed, I would have rolled him when he started up the river bank. He was only just a few yards over 300..... I ranged it later. It is new country for me, and I am not familiar with judging distance, plus morning light is easy to misjudge....Anyway, he will probably be there next fall, and I will try and get over during the rut...Honestly, I think you would like the H & H, I gives me much more than any of my 06's, and I shot them extensively for at least 10 years. You may not need the flat traj. often, but like this week, I would have had a huge whitetail, maybe the best I have seen in 50 years of hunting if I would have had one of my .300's that I am familar with......
