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Mark,

Funny you should mention those things. Right, now I have left-handed Rem M700BDL in .270Win with McMillan classic stock, rifle-basix trigger w/ Gentry three position safety. I know alot of people don't care for my other addition, but I had a sako style extractor install as well.

Unfortunately, don't have a scope on it. Put it on my .223rem I want to use a walk-about varmit rifle. I don't know if I'd spend the extra $$$ on VXIII. Perhaps something in VXII either 6x36 or 3-9. Haven't settle on a single load yet, but if I had to choose, I'd go with 130gr Nosler partition.


Leo

Leo, sounds like a nice rig. Twer it me I'd stay with the VXII but get it with dots... IMO the absolute best value in a scope on the market. I've got one in 2-7, 3-9 and 6x.

Big time ditto here!

Dober

My go-to rifle is my twenty year old Ruger 77 in 7mm RM with a 2.5-8 Vari-X III. My load (couldn't say how much without looking it up) is 4831 pushing a 150 grain X Bullet at 2900 fps (over the screens, not on paper.) Got others I could live with, but experience has given me a very high confidence factor with this outfit.

Brad and Mark,

Thank you for the compliments. As to scope, my rimfire has a Leupie 3-9EFR, got Leupie VXIII 3.5-10 on .223rem. Not sure if I should just stay with 3-9 (VXII) or 6x36 FXII. (You can tell the 'Campfire has been an influence w/ scopes!)

Do you like the LR dots on VXII?


Leo

Those are the dotz we're talking about.

Once you go dotz you'll never go back!

Dober

I was out shooting my M70 FWT 270WCF yesterday at paper, set up at 300yds(the only range in my area with a bench goes to only 200) and put 4 130gr partitions into one inch , using my backpack as a rest...
OF course, even a 'blind squirrel finds a nut occasionally' but I was still happy.
I think I have my one gun one load deal already.

Tim,

Damn! That's good shooting!!!! Thinking I got try those 130 grain partitions. My rifle shoots both the 130gr and 150 gr accurately. Not to the same poi, but each is accurate if I communicated that effectively?


Leo

Well Well
If I could only have one rifle It would have to be my latest buy. A Ruger MkII in 257 Roberts. I have a lot of big boomers and some fast flyers and I was getting gun shy and developed a horrific flinch, forgetting all I ever knew about shooting. Ihave fallen in love again and the minimal recoil and report has got me believing in myself again. That is the untechnical why of my choice

Mark,

Those dots you're talking about. Those are the ones in LR reticle for the VXII line up, correct? I'm a bit slow this morning, lol!


Leo

Leo,
I would think that if your rifle shoots both the 130s and 150s well, that would be even better!

These 130 partitions are the first 130s I have shot in my little Winny, believe it or not- I think I will stick with them...

I'm with the depopulator, except I'm partial to the 2.5x8 Leupold.
Love the .280. Love the accubombs.

sk

Fabu!!!! .....................Dude.............I have never heard a straight guy use that word........ever!!! Fancy pants is another one I don't often hear in hunting camp.................I am starting to understand why you like having a round in the chamber Just kidding, I had to bust your balls a little for you choice of words. As for your question, I run turrets on most of my guns.

I think I've heard "fabu" spoken once, and I think they were indeed making fun of the "other" sort. Had to do with granite countertops or some such.

I dunno... seemed funny last night, what can I say? :-)

Fancypants... now THAT'S an American classic! Don't be doggin' on fancypants, mister, or the blue-haired-bitty brigade will be all OVER your butt!

-jeff

The rifle is a Beretta Mato Synthetic. The scope is a Burris 3-10x40 Signature Seclect with the Ballistic Plex recticle in Talley QD rings & bases. The caliber is 30-06. The load is a Barnes 180gr. TSX @ 2750 fps for elk & up. For whitetail deer, antelope etc. the Hornady 180gr. SST @ 2750 fps.

One rifle... one scope...one caliber...one load... What a cruel world that would be. I'd rather look at the sun thru Zeiss binoculars.

Hey! What's that big bright thing in the sky! Lordy lordy... it's the SUN!

I'm gonna go shoot my new Kimber... heh heh...

-jeff

The more I hunt, the more I realize that Jim Carmichel had it right a long time ago when he came right out and stated:

"There's no shortage of all-purpose rifles - where are the all-purpose hunters?"



AD

Probably cross canyon shot of a lifetime would be my guess

Wondering, is it really that difficult to have just a few quality rifles??? This thread makes sense to me. Pick a good general use rifle, play with it/tweak how you like, then pick one good load and practice with that load until you become familiar with it and then go hunting.



Leo