This has been a very thought provoking thread with a couple of different thoughts and associated recommendations. This is why I love this place and the people here. I thought I had an idea of where to go with this but thought I'd tap the collective experience of folks here. I can tell this is going to cost me more money than I originally thought <G>

Also note this thread hasn't turned into a pissing contest............

A left field idea that pounced on me last night. What about a 280 AI to handle double duty - elk and flat shooting? I'm also looking at a lighter weight elk rifle and was chewing on a 270 doing double duty as elk+flat shooter. I ran the numbers last night - the 280 AI recoils a little bit more than I wanted for a flat shooter but not as much as a light weight elk rifle. A 160 AB at 2900 shoots flat, bucks wind well and is up to the task for elks. A 140 AB at 3100 shoots as flat as anything mentioned plus bucks wind well. A bit more recoil than I want but not by a lot. It still recoils less than my current 300 WSM.




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