son-in-law #2 also christened his rifle, a walnut/blue Ruger Hawkeye in .30-06. He took his first western animal, a WY doe antelope, at 300 yards with the .30-06. Don't recall the load.
Like my rifle above, the scope was a Burris 3-9x40 Fullfield II with Ballistic Plex reticle but in blue..
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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