The older I have gotten the less Mountain hunting calls me. I now spend much of my time sitting and glassing for whitetail. Because I move very little I have began experimenting with other calibers. I have a 280ai, 243ai and 223ai should arrive any day now.
The 280 ai is a wonderful cartridge and with the high BC 284 bullets it can be shot much further than I have ever needed on a animal. 150 grain Nosler BT's have worked very well on game.
The 243 ai with a 105 gr bullet just is fun to shoot. I have been told it is a game getter. I have not shot any game with it but I should be changing that any day now.
This is all fun and games and gives me something to do that I really enjoy doing. However, I would love to have my youthful waist line and legs back. I would grab my 270 and head West again.
There are still days when I reach for my old Ruger 270 thats been with me so long. It's comforting having it with me, kind of like an old friend you can trust.
