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Campfire 'Bwana
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I know we have played this game before, but here it is. Eating elk backstrap tonight as a matter of fact.... Love the stock on that rifle, BSA. What colors and stock model do you have there? Thanks, that is a Brown poundR. I painted it myself about 20 times before I called it good. Its a combo of brown texture paint, dark brown and a matte clear. Its a real tough finish that almost replicates McMillan's dark brown color.
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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Campfire 'Bwana
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Stainless T3 in 7mm-08. Kills ‘em dead.
P What load do you use Pharm? Started with 140 Partition over Big Game, went to 150 Eldx over Big Game. I use the same rifle for deer and sometimes the shots are far enough that BC barely becomes relevant so I experimented with the Eldx and got great accuracy. P Im using that bullet powder combo in my new rifle because of you. I still need to tweak the load a bit, but preliminary results look promising
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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Another year for the 6.5 CM, this time in a Mt. Ascent to fill the tag. 130gr Acc. with 44gr. R-16.
My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
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My go to, have to get it done, total confidence rig is a .300 WBY that Karl at Kampfeld Customs built. It's setup with a 26" fluted #3 Bartlein, McMillan Hunter (Sako), and Swaro Z5 3-18 with custom dial, in Talley lwts and is a drill with WBY 180 NABs.
If I can ever post pics again, I will start with it.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Stainless T3 in 7mm-08. Kills ‘em dead.
P What load do you use Pharm? Started with 140 Partition over Big Game, went to 150 Eldx over Big Game. I use the same rifle for deer and sometimes the shots are far enough that BC barely becomes relevant so I experimented with the Eldx and got great accuracy. P Im using that bullet powder combo in my new rifle because of you. I still need to tweak the load a bit, but preliminary results look promising It's a killin’ sumbitch. P
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Campfire Ranger
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Washington otc, this hammer.
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Campfire Greenhorn
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My favorite, and the first new centerfire rifle I ever purchased, is a Ruger 77RS in .35 Whelen. In factory loads, I've used the 225g. Federal TBBC and they're a good load. I've come to prefer either the 225gr. Accubond or TSX. If I'm not carrying the Whelen, I like a 700 Mtn. Rifle in .280 running 140 or 160gr. Accubonds or Partitions.
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[quote=bsa1917hunter]I know we have played this game before, but here it is. Eating elk backstrap tonight as a matter of fact.... [img] https://i.imgur.com/lAQNcQj.jpg[mnquote] Love the stock on that rifle, BSA. What colors and stock model do you have there? Thanks, that is a Brown poundR. I painted it myself about 20 times before I called it good. Its a combo of brown texture paint, dark brown and a matte clear. Its a real tough finish that almost replicates McMillan's dark brown color. This reminds me of my .280 Remington built on a 98 Mauser with a 26" Shaw barrel. When I first had it built I didn't want to spend the money to have it blued and a friend had some browning fluid left over from a Muzzle Loader build he gave me. I browned it and that barrel looked like a 26" Turd. I later had it properly blued and it looks a lot better. I've never been elk hunting so I don't have an elk rifle. However, my favorite rifle and the one I'd most likely take elk hunting is my old push feed Model 70 in .270 Winchester. I've had it the longest and killed many more deer with it.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Piercision 28 Nosler - Kelbly Atlas Tactical, Manners EH1, Bix N’ Andy TS, 26” Proof, Jim See’s 5 Port, Hawkins BDL, Kahles K525i, 195 EOL @3060. Serious ordinance... How heavy? DF 10.6lbs.
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My Montana Rifle Co. M 1999 chambered for the .338 RUM.
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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7mm Weatherby Mk V with 140 TTSX @ 3400 fps took my first Elk. Took my Red Stag bull with my 300 WSM, 165 Accubond @ 3050 fps. I would have no reservation using one of my 280’s on the next big carcass.
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I haven’t went after elk, but if I did I would use my 6.5-300
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I’ve had several “favorite” elk rifles over the years including a .308 M700, a .35 Whelen M700 Classic, but the current Champeen is a .300 Weatherby Mark V Fibermark with a Kahles Helia C 2.5-10x50 shooting 168 gr TTSX handloads. Usual recent backup is a 7mm Weatherby similarly dressed but with a Leica Visus 2.5-10x42. The reason the .300 Roy is the top dog is that it has produced bang-flops on everything I have shot at. Just lucky...
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Ruger Hawkeye SS/Syn, 35 Whelen, 1-12" twist, 250 gr. NP, Leupold 2.5-8 VX3i.
My wife uses an identical rifle/scope, but shoots 225 TBBC.
Both loads absolutely dump elk.
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Campfire Greenhorn
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My Mark V 340 Roy custom, 26 inch Douglas.premium barrel, McMillan stock, launching 250 gr Nosler Partitions @ 3050 fps. JM
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My Mark V 340 Roy custom, 26 inch Douglas.premium barrel, McMillan stock, launching 250 gr Nosler Partitions @ 3050 fps. JM Wait a minute: you use a rifle with a synthetic stock??? RM
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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I 30/06ed them for a few years but the last two have fallen to my 270Wby. 130Etips have produced convincing results. Rifle is a Voere Black Forest, same same as A Kleingunther K14. It was a 7mm Rem Mag with a rotten bore when I got it so I duplicated the contour with a Shilen blank and went 270Wby. Full length bedded into the original wood stock and wearing a VXII 3-9x40 in PRW rings on a one piece base I made from bar stock after being unable to find mounts. It’s probably right about 8lb with three shells and shoots great with 130s of any brand I’ve tried.
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300 WSM early MRC SS action and barrel, average accuracy but under 4"@300 yards with 180gr Swift A Frames. Nothing gets up.
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My favorite is an older Remington ADL 30-06 shooting handloaded 180 grain Barnes triples. It has done the job for me on elk, black bear & hogs. I did replace the factory trigger with a Timney set just below 3 pounds pull a while back.
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Settled in on a 270Win, with a 150NP and around 55gr. of H4831. Been up and down the spectrum over 20 years. Funny, the elk were harder to kill in my youth thus necessitating the 338WM. Now years later, they seem to have grown easier to kill.
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