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HuntnShoot: I should have mentioned (remembered!) that on those rare days when I know I am going into the dog hair timber (thick forests of young and medium aged evergreens where visibility is limited) I take along my Tikka T-3 Rifle in caliber 338 Federal with Zeiss Diavari 3x9 variable scope shooting Federal factory ammo - the 185 grain Barnes Triple Shock bullets.
So far this month I have sighted in two Elk Rifles for "busy" (lazy?) Elk Hunting friends both were in caliber 300 Winchester Magnum - one of these 300's was a beautiful old Browning Safari bolt action with the three step barrel - I have always liked these old Browning's - this one the owner had just put a new Zeiss variable onto.
Thankfully that old Browning had much weight to it and that tamed the recoil of that 300 Magnum noticeably over the other Rifle which was a Browning A-Bolt with lightweight fiberglass stock - that thing kicked!
Good luck all.
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VarmintGuy Sounds like some nice set-ups, Varmint Guy. Because I'm a lefty, I got into lever guns. They are so damnably handy for fast shots. I can get the 44 Marlin to my shoulder and get a shot off like I'm carrying a nice grouse gun. The XLR is a bit heavier, but it was a gift from my father at his passing, so I want to blood it on a bull if I can find one! Good luck to you too!
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I'll take a different rifle for every day of the hunt....  ... That way, I'll find out which one has the most mojo....
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Sako Finnlight 308 leupold vx6 3x18x50 178 hornady eldX
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It will probably depend on the day but the likely candidates are:
Whitworth Safari 375 H&H
Leupold 6x36 LRD
260 gr partitions
1st Model Newton in 30 Newton
Lyman Permacenter 6x
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Kimber MT 280 AI
Leupold 6x36 LRD
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I will carry my 8400 Montana in .270 Win (Gay, I know. But bought here at the 'fire) loaded with 150NP coming out the barrel at about 3025. It wears a Meopta 3.5x10 from Doug and Co.
I will also bring a '49 M70 chambered in ".300 Magnum" spitting 200NP out of its 26" barrel at about 2880. It wears a glossy VX-II in 3x9-40, and is generally just about as cool a rifle as a guy like me should be allowed to own.
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Bsa1917Hunter: You may be on to something?
I started Hunting with centerfire Rifles 59 years ago and over that near 6 decades I have owned two or three Rifles that just seemed to never harvest anything?
Included in this three is the above mentioned Tikka Rifle in caliber 338 Federal!
I have taken it out MANY times on Hunts for Elk, spring Black Bear and a time or two for fall Black Bear Hunting and to date I have yet to even get a sighting of a Boar Bear or a Bull Elk when toting it.
I like the Rifle so much I keep using it but to date unsuccessfully.
Oh well - I am to the place in my life now where my ego does NOT need to make a game harvest every Hunt - my soul does take much satisfaction though from just being out amongst natures finest.
That is most often reward enough for me.
Good luck with the mojo Rifles this season.
Hold into the wind
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BLinSD: I am a big advocate of the 270 Winchester.
Nothing gay about it in my eyes.
A few years back I was Hunting Mule Deer and was carrying my favorite Mule Deer Rifle a Remington 700 Sendero in 270 Winchester caliber when up pops a dandy 6x6 Bull Elk!
A lot of "anti-270" propaganda raced though my mind as I deployed my Harris Bi-Pod and carefully put one 130 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip right through that Elks heart/lungs - he was down in less than 6 seconds from that one shot!
Best of luck to you with the 270 this season and concentrate on proper bullet placement.
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I'll have my old Weatherby Vanguard painted olive green with a Timneyj trigger in 300 Weatherby magnum shooting 180 grain TTSX hand loads wearing a Zeiss HD5 3-15x50 with a Z800 reticle. Tomorrow is 1000 yard range day my goal is to put 3 out of 3 minute of elk vitals at 800 yards. It really shoots.
The important gun to get right tomorrow is the Savage 30/06 shooting 150 grain TTSX hand loads under a VX2 3-9x40 that my 12 year old grandson will carry on his first elk hunt. His dad will be his Sherpa since he turned out to be a fisherman but still wants in on the adventure. We will have 3 first time elk hunters this year it should be fun.
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2017 aint my year..... I smoked all my vacation on a trip to Alaska with wife and kids. No regrets, but that means I'll be "hunting" vicariously through yall. SO GOOD LUCK! I'll be hunting from this keyboard. Next year, however, we'll have 3 generations in elk camp:
my dad:
308 Kimber Hunter
4x12-40 Redfield Revolution
165 gr Accubonds
me:
358 Win in BLR
3x9 Redfield Revolution
225 Nos PT's
my 13 year old boy:
308 Savage LWH
4x12-40 Redfield Revolution
165 Nos AB's
and you can bet all 3 of us will consider it the time of our lives. Getting to hunt with my dad and son will be a short, favorable window in our lives. That is awesome. Hope you guys have a blast and make memories of a lifetime.
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1968 Sako L61R, 338 Win Mag. Bofors steel barrel that shoots North Forks into 0.40" groups at 100. She wears a Schmidt & Bender scope and rests in a McMillian stock. Love this ol pussycat. ![[Linked Image]](https://s26.postimg.org/80p2i2ptl/VPR_15_bull_4.jpg)
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Bsa1917Hunter: You may be on to something?
I started Hunting with centerfire Rifles 59 years ago and over that near 6 decades I have owned two or three Rifles that just seemed to never harvest anything?
Included in this three is the above mentioned Tikka Rifle in caliber 338 Federal!
I have taken it out MANY times on Hunts for Elk, spring Black Bear and a time or two for fall Black Bear Hunting and to date I have yet to even get a sighting of a Boar Bear or a Bull Elk when toting it.
I like the Rifle so much I keep using it but to date unsuccessfully.
Oh well - I am to the place in my life now where my ego does NOT need to make a game harvest every Hunt - my soul does take much satisfaction though from just being out amongst natures finest.
That is most often reward enough for me.
Good luck with the mojo Rifles this season.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy Thanks VarmintGuy. I appreciate that. Good luck to you as well and enjoy your time out in the woods. I know I will!!!!
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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1968 Sako L61R, 338 Win Mag. Bofors steel barrel that shoots North Forks into 0.40" groups at 100. She wears a Schmidt & Bender scope and rests in a McMillian stock. Love this ol pussycat. That's awesome man. I love me a good shooting 338WM. I keep one in the stable for just such an occasion. You'll have to give your 270fwt a go this year too though...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Weatherby back country in .300 Wby with 168 gr TTSX topped with a Burris Signature 3-9x40. It's been about perfect for what I do with elk.
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Pre 64 Alaskan, .338 with leupold 2x7 and either Nosler 210 or 250 partitions.
That setup has served me well for 30 + yrs
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One more gent carrying a 264WM.
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Two of them are headed to Wyoming. The 7 MSM built on a P64 magnum action, 8 twist Bartlein and Echols Legend. And my P64 338 Alaskan with a Legend on it as well. Both of them are scoped with 6X SS. 154 Interbond at 3245 in the 7mm Mashburn 210 Swift at 2934 in the 338. I’m looking forward to hunting these suckers. They are shooting excellent. ![[Linked Image]](http://i723.photobucket.com/albums/ww233/beretzs/RIFLES/M70%20Pre%2064%20338%20Win%20Mag/63ABB0D1-B269-4EDF-9AC5-3BB4193F7513_zpswy0rqjwg.jpg)
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Got a muzzy tag this year.
CVA Optima .50 cal
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First to always go is my Mauser 30-06 built by Heym, with an old gold ring Leupold 3x9. Second in the truck is my .338 win mag, model 700 with a Burris 3x9 compact. Third in truck is my 7mm Remington mag, Ruger 77 Mk 2 stainless,with Leopold 3x9! I have used the 06 for thirty plus years and never needed a back up, but you never know!
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Weatherby 30-378 for cross canyon stuff.
Marlin Guide Gun (45-70) for dark timber work.
Checked zero on both today, and they're right on the money.
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Savage 99 18" 375 Winchester 299 grain Sierra, Weaver classic 2.5x
If raining, a powder coated 99 in 358, same 200 grain hornadys, Leupold 1.75-6
If long range, a 99 in 28, Leupold 2.5-8, Speer 145 gr BTSP
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