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Ruger and Howa make 6.5 Grendel. Think flatter trajectory 30/30. Same are available in 223 if you can restrict yourself to CNS shot placement.
Living in a world of G17s and 700s, wishing for P7s and 202s
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$1000ish budget for rifle/glass/mounts
Heirloom quality
Lighter than a 99 (which isn't heavy)
Possibly a Featherweight (which isn't light)
Calculating...
Calculating...
Calculating...
Get more money or drop 2 lbs of something else you tote through the woods.
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Just run em down with Cathy’s mini van.
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If you want light and low recoil, you might look at one of the chamberings in .350 Legend. Very effective on deer out to 150-200 yard and about the recoil of a .223
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Just run em down with Cathy’s mini van.
Mini van promotes poor posture ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/3wTtVVS4/giphy-gif-cid-ecf05e4734aze54h2b2z2m8m13ia6bgy4m9ej72mxxypr2xs-amp-rid-giphy.gif)
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Ruger and Howa make 6.5 Grendel. Think flatter trajectory 30/30. Same are available in 223 if you can restrict yourself to CNS shot placement.
What happens if you just hit lungs?
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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If you want light and low recoil, you might look at one of the chamberings in .350 Legend. Very effective on deer out to 150-200 yard and about the recoil of a .223 Uhhhh, you could also use a .223. LOL
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Ruger and Howa make 6.5 Grendel. Think flatter trajectory 30/30. Same are available in 223 if you can restrict yourself to CNS shot placement.
What happens if you just hit lungs? Makes em stronger.
I am MAGA.
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The question is what do you have on the rack right now? Short action savage, rem or Howa. Easy barrel and stock change.
The older I become the more I am convinced that the voice of honor in a man's heart is the voice of GOD.
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... They fed me lots of pain pills, some of which had some serious mindbender effecks. Gabapentin is some nasty stuff, and I hope I never have to take it again. ... Agree on Gabapentin. Had it for a short period after surgery back in March. Excellent control for nerve pain. However, WILD psych side effects. It is now listed as an extreme allergy on my medical chart...  AS far as rifle.... I would go .243 for chambering. 95-100 grain Nosler Partitions at 2900 fps will slay White Tails all day long. If you are right handed, a used Kimber Hunter or Kimber Montana would fall in your price range.
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Ruger and Howa make 6.5 Grendel. Think flatter trajectory 30/30. Same are available in 223 if you can restrict yourself to CNS shot placement.
What happens if you just hit lungs? Makes em stronger. I'll make a note of it. LOL
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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You might ask kamo gari to borrow you one and he could even carry it for you.
I was thinking the other day how much I used to hate Bill Clinton. He was freaking George Washington compared to what they are now.
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I have a hard time suggesting either a .243 Win or .308 Win to anyone anymore. The 6.5 Creedmoor does what either of them will do and with more versatility. Having owned all 3, the 6.5 is just a better round. It catches all kinds of hell on here but truth be told it does what the others do with similar or less recoil and typical excellent accuracy with lots of options in loaded ammunition or reloading. As for what to shoot it in, if you want ugly, cheap and accurate then the Rugers and Savages will fill that need. If you want nicer the Bergara and Tikkas come to mind. You can even get it in a M70 Featherweight if you would like.
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In Colorado, you can legally hunt deer with a .243, but it has relatively low velocity and therefore short range. 30-30 falls into the same shorter range category. So, for smaller big game like deer and pronghorn, I prefer the faster calibers like 25-06, 6mm, 7mm, .270, etc. 6.5mm Creedmoor seems to be the latest designer caliber, but I have no experience with it.
We’ve always been able to get very accurate rifles if we were willing to pay the price. But for many of us those custom rifles and high-end production firearms were out of our budget range. However, modern computerized manufacturing methods have enabled manufacturers to make extremely accurate firearms at an affordable price. So now any new rifle that I buy is one that is guaranteed by the manufacturer to shoot MOA out of the box. The Weatherby Vanguard Series 2 and Thompson Center's Venture and Compass are rifles that are guaranteed by the manufacturer to shoot MOA out of the box and they can be found on the retail market for about $500. They're not pretty but they are accurate, reliable and durable enough to last a lifetime with proper maintenance.
Don't forget that your optics are as important as the rifle and caliber. It’s my opinion that the Leupold VX-3 is probably the best value scope on the market. You can spend a lot more on a scope but you can't get a better scope at any price. You can spend less but you will get less.
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Jeff,
I have a 30-30 Marlin here with a very light plastic stock and a Leupie 1-4 down tight on the receiver. Shoots 150 grain TSYs at 2400 FPS into sub inch groups. Very mild recoil.
You're welcome to borrow it.
Dave
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In Colorado, you can legally hunt deer with a .243, but it has relatively low velocity
Is there a .243 that I've not heard of? The .243 that I know about whizzes right along.
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If you're serious about going lighter, there are some stock options that really help. My go-to rifle is a Rem Mountain rifle in the Ti stock. It's just a plain jane, blue ADL, but it's short, light, balances perfectly and accurate It weights 6.5 pounds with a Leupold 1.75-6 and Talley LW rings. I'm not pimping Remington (I buy older guns and fix em up) and didn't mention the chambering on purpose....it really doesn't matter. If recoil is a concern, I would consider the 6.5 CM, as much as it hurts me to say that.  A Walmart ADL in .243 or .308 and a 3-9 scope of a Ruger compact if you can find one and the same 3-9. How much recoil can you take ? If not much then the .243. kwg
For liberals and anarchists, power and control is opium, selling envy is the fastest and easiest way to get it. TRR. American conservative. Never trust a white liberal. Malcom X Current NRA member.
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In Colorado, you can legally hunt deer with a .243, but it has relatively low velocity and therefore short range. 30-30 falls into the same shorter range category. So, for smaller big game like deer and pronghorn, I prefer the faster calibers like 25-06, 6mm, 7mm, .270,
You are a pretty confused individual. .243 Win is a slow, short range cartridge. Likened to a 30-30... But a 6mm Remington is rated in the "faster" category...  I'd love to hear that explanation. 6mm Remington Ballistics 100gr sp ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/uC3VHbR.png) 243 Winchester Ballistics 100gr sp ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/2cakDvP.png) 30-30 150gr Ballistics ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/dNJIeaJ.png)
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