Post by MK-M-GOBL on Nov 13, 2008 19:18:21 GMT
My main deer rifle is a Remington 700 Mountain rifle in the 280 REM. I total love the gun and caliber but have an issue with the ammo for it. It really has nothing to do directly with the ammo itself but more with what the stores stock in that caliber. Most stores stock a very limited amount of different grains & round types. I found that my gun absolutely loves the Federal Premium Vital-Shok 140 gr. Nosler AccuBond. It's extremely accurate and does an incredible job on deer.
The other day I started getting my rifle gear together and realized I only had 9 rounds of the that ammo left. I first called Riley’s knowing they were the only store I found that carried it and they told me over the phone, they didn’t carry it anymore. Well, I then called up Morsesport who thank God, ordered me a few boxes and was going to get it in on Friday for me. So I took my 280 and my 30-30 out to the range yesterday to double check things and I shot up a lot of my 30-30 ammo. Shooting with a peep, it tends to eats up the rounds with me. Again, the only place I knew that carried my 30-30 ammo was Riley’s. I was in the area so I decided to just stop in and see what they had. They had the 30-30 ammo I use plus about 10 boxes of the 280 ammo I called about I asked they guy behind the counter if they just got the 280 ammo in and he said no, it’s been in for awhile.
I told him, "what the hell , I just called some freaking knuckle head there 3 days ago and he said you guys didn’t carry it anymore and that all you carried in the 280 was the Federal Fusion. He tells me, "well, we've had it all here for awhile so if you want it? there it is". If I didn't have Jake with me, I would have landed several F bombs on the guy The store being crowded would not have bothered one bit either. Instead, I took Jakes hand and walked out of the store leaving all my stuff right there on the counter. A large pack of 100yd targets, extra large turkey targets, pack of running deer targets and the two boxes of the 30-30 ammo I needed. I'll do just fine with the 7 rounds I've got left.
I said it before (and I didn’t listen to myself ) it goes to show you, Riley’s store is a mf joke That's twice now I’ve walked out of there so pissed I could have choked someone! I sure hope I stop myself and think next time before walking in there. In fact, as soon as the season is over, I’m going to take inventory of whatever I’m low on and have Morsesport order up it all well in advance! Like I should have done in the first place
The other day I started getting my rifle gear together and realized I only had 9 rounds of the that ammo left. I first called Riley’s knowing they were the only store I found that carried it and they told me over the phone, they didn’t carry it anymore. Well, I then called up Morsesport who thank God, ordered me a few boxes and was going to get it in on Friday for me. So I took my 280 and my 30-30 out to the range yesterday to double check things and I shot up a lot of my 30-30 ammo. Shooting with a peep, it tends to eats up the rounds with me. Again, the only place I knew that carried my 30-30 ammo was Riley’s. I was in the area so I decided to just stop in and see what they had. They had the 30-30 ammo I use plus about 10 boxes of the 280 ammo I called about I asked they guy behind the counter if they just got the 280 ammo in and he said no, it’s been in for awhile.
I told him, "what the hell , I just called some freaking knuckle head there 3 days ago and he said you guys didn’t carry it anymore and that all you carried in the 280 was the Federal Fusion. He tells me, "well, we've had it all here for awhile so if you want it? there it is". If I didn't have Jake with me, I would have landed several F bombs on the guy The store being crowded would not have bothered one bit either. Instead, I took Jakes hand and walked out of the store leaving all my stuff right there on the counter. A large pack of 100yd targets, extra large turkey targets, pack of running deer targets and the two boxes of the 30-30 ammo I needed. I'll do just fine with the 7 rounds I've got left.
I said it before (and I didn’t listen to myself ) it goes to show you, Riley’s store is a mf joke That's twice now I’ve walked out of there so pissed I could have choked someone! I sure hope I stop myself and think next time before walking in there. In fact, as soon as the season is over, I’m going to take inventory of whatever I’m low on and have Morsesport order up it all well in advance! Like I should have done in the first place