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[quote]I'm hoping the dotz don't cover to much of the target at distance.
Trust me...they won't. You will love that scope. Edited to add: As you know I've got that scope on my little 223AI. I think it's a perfect compromise. I like having the dots for predetermined zero ranges (300, 400 and 500 yards? Or whatever your round and zero provide). So for a critter that may move quickly, like a skitterish coyote, they're great. But if you have a rangefinder and the time, use the turret to dial in to hit the crosshairs. It's hard to beat!
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Anybody who seriously concerns themselves with the adequacy of a Big 7mm for anything we hunt here short of brown bear, is a dufus. They are mostly making shidt up. Crunch! Nite-nite!
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Yeah, that 3-9 MKII might just be the best of all worlds... I've been sorely tempted to put one on my 300 WSM but will probably go the other direction and put a 6x36 LR on it...
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Brad, my pet 280AI wears a 6X42 with the LR reticle retrofitted. As our mutual friend would say, it's "model perfect". 
Anybody who seriously concerns themselves with the adequacy of a Big 7mm for anything we hunt here short of brown bear, is a dufus. They are mostly making shidt up. Crunch! Nite-nite!
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6x is just "right" for all the hunting I do. All my scopes have been left at 6x for the past five or six hunting seasons and I've never seen a need for more or less.
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I thought hard on that 6x36 as well.
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Here's that "mutual friend" as seen day before yesterdday with his Lilja barreled 270 Win, G33 Mauser with 6x36LR on top... ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/brad300wsm/Dober.jpg)
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Your "Friend" has good taste in wool!
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With the technology available like photoshop, you couldn't make him look any more handsome than that?!?!?
Anybody who seriously concerns themselves with the adequacy of a Big 7mm for anything we hunt here short of brown bear, is a dufus. They are mostly making shidt up. Crunch! Nite-nite!
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I have a WBY in 257, and am looking at a Basners Ultimate (older model with 700 action and basnser's stoock).
I have THOUSANDS of 30 cal bullets, mostly in 165 or 168 grain (TTSX, Berger 168 VLDs, etc)
Which, in your opinions, is the better western big game round?
I have a 375 H&H for the big bears, so this is for elk, deer, 'lopes, 'bou, moose, etc.
If you like the 300 WM, what loads do you recommend with 168 grain bullets?
No one ever posted their favorite 168 grain load, though.
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With the technology available like photoshop, you couldn't make him look any more handsome than that?!?!? LOL. Well, we're trying... he's called "Dober" for a reason (grin).
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I have a WBY in 257, and am looking at a Basners Ultimate (older model with 700 action and basnser's stoock).
I have THOUSANDS of 30 cal bullets, mostly in 165 or 168 grain (TTSX, Berger 168 VLDs, etc)
Which, in your opinions, is the better western big game round?
I have a 375 H&H for the big bears, so this is for elk, deer, 'lopes, 'bou, moose, etc.
If you like the 300 WM, what loads do you recommend with 168 grain bullets?
No one ever posted their favorite 168 grain load, though. Perhaps a lot of us think the reason for a 300 mag is stuff in the 180-200 grain weight...
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Your "Friend" has good taste in wool! Mark is a smart fella!
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Yea, but I don't know why he got rid of his KOM gaiters;..I now have two pair and love 'em.
He is a handsome fella isn't he?
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Yeah,yeah,....I know what HE looks like......I even have the same wool......I wanna see the G33/40....... 
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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that G33/40 of Dober's sounds like a nice rifle!!
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Glad I listened last spring and bought a 6x36LR for my old .270. It doesn't get any simpler sorting out the dots and with the fixed 6 there's no possibility screwing up the power setting before the shot.
I might sell the Conquest Z600 on the .300WSM(which BTW,likes 168TTSXs) and go with a 6x42LR just to match the two rifles up.
What pack does the Doober have in the pic Brad?
You should strap the lunker Zeiss on your .308 Brad.....haha
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No one ever posted their favorite 168 grain load, though. 168 TSX and 73 grains of Hunter powder win brass and primer. Accurate and fast. This load has killed 6 bison and 2 elk.
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What pack does the Doober have in the pic Brad?
Looks like a Badlands.
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That's kinda what I was thinking.
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