6.5x284 NORMA for sheep, caribou and possibly black bear if I stumble into one. Got a griz with it the other day.
.300 H&H for moose and another griz/brown bear if opportunity allows since I will be moose hunting in a 2 brown bear unit. Possibly my .375 H&H but I am not planning on it. If I can get a Sitka deer trip organized I will likely take the .300 H&H for them too.
For elk and mule deer in Idaho and deer in Montana it’ll be my old .270 Win, 2nd year production Win 70.
I am intensely jealous of you and your hunting opportunities!
Bore size is no substitute for shot placement and Power is no substitute for bullet performance. 458WIN
A few weeks back, took crop damage deer with the 308 Win, 338 RUM and 375 H&H Mag. This fall I'm thinking of using my 280 AI and 35 Whelen for WT deer. My wife will use her 30 Nosler.
I keep telling myself I will give one of my other rifles a chance. When I go the safe it always seems to be my Winchester 70 Classic SS 270 WSM that gets the call. It shoots 140 Accubonds and 130 Trophy Copper equally well and has worked near and far.
has been a change of plans i finally found a new to me Winchester model 70 3006 ,S.S. , custom fiber stock and custom trigger too. so i will put Picatinny mnts and 5.5-22x56 Nightforce scope my handloads also. will hunt with this rifle for deer , maybe bear , i need to get use to this rifle for my next May 2024 Africa hunting trip .
My granddaughter will be hunting with my early 70s 700 that started life as a 25-06. It’s now a 6.5-06 and with my schedule odds are I won’t get to hunt this year.
I pulled a coveted high-desert mule deer tag I love to hunt this year so I’m pumped. I built a rifle several years ago for “next time I pull a XXX tag” and it’s what I’ll very likely be using… it’s a midweight 6.5 SAUM directly cloned from the GA Precision (GAP) Extreme Hunter. Manners SL stock, Bartlien fluted barrel, Timney Calvin trigger, M700 action with a PTG bolt and Gre-Tan bolt guts. And AICS bottom metal and mags.
Dark horse candidate is a 7 SAUM factory donor i rechambered to 7 WSM and damned if it doesn’t shoot lights-out. However it’s been really hot this summer and I haven’t had a chance to shoot it much.
There’s always the Kimber Montana 7 WSM which I can hunt anything anywhere with. I used it 2/3 of the other years I pulled this tag. It works great there; it’s a backpack hunt. It has lots of longer-range hunting opportunities so I’m leaning towards the 6.5 GAP; not so much for the extra reach or ballistic advantage-there isn’t one- but just because as a heavier rifle it’s easier to shoot very well.
Kimber on the left, 6.5 GAP in the middle.
And no one gives a chit..
Originally Posted by Bricktop
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego.
6.5x284 NORMA for sheep, caribou and possibly black bear if I stumble into one. Got a griz with it the other day.
.300 H&H for moose and another griz/brown bear if opportunity allows since I will be moose hunting in a 2 brown bear unit. Possibly my .375 H&H but I am not planning on it. If I can get a Sitka deer trip organized I will likely take the .300 H&H for them too.
For elk and mule deer in Idaho and deer in Montana it’ll be my old .270 Win, 2nd year production Win 70.
Going to give it hell in 20E?
Originally Posted by Bricktop
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego.
Couple days ago I was hot to trot to go moose hunting. Got ranger pulled out, trailer cleaned off, then I got to thinking ph uck that moose hunting over rated wake freezing your ass off in a tent no thanks. So I didn’t bother going lol. But I was planning on taking a 300 win mag I just got.
Originally Posted by Bricktop
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego.
Couple days ago I was hot to trot to go moose hunting. Got ranger pulled out, trailer cleaned off, then I got to thinking ph uck that moose hunting over rated wake freezing your ass off in a tent no thanks. So I didn’t bother going lol. But I was planning on taking a 300 win mag I just got.
May as well just donate your firearms to someone that hunts.
For those without thumbs, it's s Garden fookin Island, not Hawaii
Couple days ago I was hot to trot to go moose hunting. Got ranger pulled out, trailer cleaned off, then I got to thinking ph uck that moose hunting over rated wake freezing your ass off in a tent no thanks. So I didn’t bother going lol. But I was planning on taking a 300 win mag I just got.
May as well just donate your firearms to someone that hunts.
Why would I do that??
Originally Posted by Bricktop
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego.
Old reliable. I like to call her, " Synthetic Magic" Savage 110 Apex Hunter in .260 remington. IMO, the perfect rifle. Kentucky whitetails don't like her too much.
Will take the lefty Browning stainless .270 to Montana again for deer and antelope. I have many other rifles but always reach for old faithful. It just seems right.
I had a 240 WBY built on a Win 70, a really great combo, sold it to a fine gent here on the Campfire. Can't imagine a better antelope cartridge, works pretty well on deer too!
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