Originally Posted by 308ld


Can't argue with that.

I went with a stainless M77Hawkeye .308 All Weather. Had the barrel fluted and bolt Handel skeletonized just because. Trigger set at 2-3/4lbs. Started out with a Leupold FXII 6X but have since changed to a Zeiss Conquest 2.5-8X32. Mostly shoot Nosler 150AB, but will try the 130TTSX someday.



That is a nice setup all around - rifle, cartridge, scope and bullet. Used a 150g AB to take down my elk last fall, albeit with a Ruger .30-06 instead of a .308.

Last edited by Coyote_Hunter; 09/03/11.

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.