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I know, it's still hunting season, and these types of redundant questions are generally save until January......

I'm bored.......grin





Thinking a Kimber MT in 270 WCF w/3.5-10 VX3(B&C or maybe M1?).

That or a MT in 7/08 w/2.5-8x36 VX3.

A good 140-150 grain bullet in either.



What would the fellow mulie hunters choose?

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Kimber 84L .275 Rigby!!!!! FXII 6x42 w/M1

Not bad........laughin'

I liked the 7-08 that drew first blood this year with a mulie. If I had more $$ it'd probably be a kimber montana in 7mm-08.

140 gr accubond @ 3250 out of my 7mm WSM, stiller action, bdl bm, 25" fluted Rock Creek barrel in a grey bull stock. A mule deer at 375 and 5x6 elk at 500 this year. Have a Leupold 4.5-14 w/ CDS on it. I might switch out the stock for a trimmer style but it is really pretty good as is.

A NULA, in 270 with a Leupold 6x36 and dots. Or the same deal in a Kimber 84L rebarreled with a #2 contour. 7mm-08 would be great too. As for bullets, a Partition or Accubond.

M700 257WBY with 100gr TTSX or 115gr NBT with a 300 yard zero and BC reticle or custom reticle.

My 20" Tikka T3 .308 with 2.5-10x24 compact Nightforce. It has become my favorite all around carbine/ rifle. Plus it shoots exceptionally well. With the composite stock it's an easy packing, lightweight joy to carry.

Until this year used a 6x42 LR or 6x36 LR on my last 6 or 7 bucks. Awesome scopes.


Cartridge is easy, I always over-think and obsess over the 'perfect' scope.

Nice setups, keep the selections coming!

I'd have a Weatherby Back Country in 270 Win. With the Talley LW lows and a new Conquest HD-5 2-10X42mm. With a black 1.25" Montana sling. And shooting some Federal Fusion 130 gr.

http://www.weatherby.com/product/rifles/vanguard_2/backcountry
http://swfa.com/Zeiss-2-10x42-Conquest-HD5-Rifle-Scope-P60838.aspx

Farm country whitetail rifle.



Model 70 with a VX-1 3x9 with CDS.

I plan on rebarreling it to 6.5-06 in a few months.

1" Montana sling and 140 Accubonds under 59 grains of H4831sc.


Big pimpin'.

How about this one.
Remington Alaskan Titanium in .280 Remington in a McMillan Hunter's Edge, a Leupold FX3 6x42 w/Dots.

Ben, I like that.

I hear you on the farm country whitetail rifle. That rifle will easily double as a great mulie rifle. Same yardages.

If I was going for a trophy mule deer (as I usually stick to whitetails) I'd pack my Faux Ti 7saum, 6x42 w/M1 and partitions.

Hmmm.

It'd be 6 or 7mm. Light monos at 3300+ or slick heavys at 2900+. Don't really give a [bleep] about SA or LA. 22-23" 2ish or 3ishbarrel, slim stock.

Light, under or about 7.5 pounds all up. Scope would be a 6x42 or 3.5-10x40 leupold. I'll take M1's or CDS over dots.

SS and synthetic are nice, but I wouldn't poop on a really nice piece of wood with a SS barrel and a nice coat job. Might even prefer it....

Yea, its pretty slick as it sits. Thought I'd give the turrets a try. The moa setup is pretty fun for target practice, it should be pretty sweet when I order the custom dial.

I haven't hunted Mulies but mine would be my .270 WSM in McMillan Featherweight with VXIII 2.5-8 in Leupold dual dovetails. Currently shooting 130 gr Interlocts at 3,250 fps

Mike

My R8 Blaser with a 6.5-284 bbl. Not sure on what I'll do about optics, likely a Night Force 2.5-10x42