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My favored one the last few years..7mm weatherby

Wow.

You were old even back then.

<belly laugh>

Take a knee,

A 7mm SAUM gets an easy 3100 out of a 150.

As Bob mentioned, a 7mm 150 at 2900 could easily be a .270 Winchester, especially since a .277 bullet is actually much closer to 7mm in diameter than a .284 bullet.

Thanks Sam!

Consider me hooked... I'm cleared for takeoff next fall, just lining it up later this year.

It's been years since I've killed a mulie. Every year I tell myself I'm going to focus on them but always get drawn back to whitetails. I hunted them hard this season but shot a whitetail buck at 450 yards day before yesterday. But my ideal rifle that's in my safe for mulies would be this one


T3 270win with 130gr accubonds at about 3000fps, DNZ low mount with vx3 4.5-14x40 CDS. I've had it 2 years and so far it's been used on 8 deer with great results.

How'd you keep the rifle from getting blowed over?

Lovin' the pics, awesome bucks and country!



Thanks for sharing, post more if you have 'em.


I've never hunted mule deer in the mountains. That would be fun.





Saw the biggest mule deer of the year last weekend, on the Rez. Coulda shot him, had the 243 out the window....grin


Nose straight up a doe's ass. Shook my head and said a prayer that he smartens up soon!

Probably the same ones I use for white tails here in the east rem 700 mtn rifle in 270 or my ruger 77 in 257 Roberts . Either should do the trick I'd think.

I only hunt when the wind doesn't blow....grin

Great pictures of rifles and mulies!

I will stick with my redneck made lf model 70 300 win mag running 150 ttsx
At 3,300 v. Zeroed at 250

That sounds like a great overall rifle, round and load for Mule Deer, Elk, Black Bear, Speedgoats or whitetails to me.

OOPS, I forgot that I also have a 700 BDL in 7 RM.....but it got toooo fat & heavy for me. It also like the 139 at 3300 fps and is proven.

My son is trying to claim that one. Probably will.

I really wish I could do this one over again in a 300 WSM.

I built it to be my West Dakota gun. It's a 700 short action, blueprinted and barreled by the Late Jeff Lawrence of Lewistown MT. One of the last guns he did before he sold to Proof Manufacturing here in Ktown. 1:8 twist "260 Tactical" Hollands lug, 1st gen Ti takeoff from 'Fire member Carl Ross painted by Rick Bin I believe. #3 countour tube, Talley low LWs, and a Loopy VX-2 With CDS elevation and an AO. I don't know if I love it enough to stock it in a Micky or send the scope in for an M1, or send it off to flute and lighten everything that can be fluted and hacked on.



Before Black Jesus made it hard to buy reloading components, I shot it with 130 Accubonds over RL19 in RP cases and Fed 210Ms. Getting into the 2800's was easy (the tube is 24") and if I had time to [bleep] with it, I know it'll group tighter.


It shoots good enough prone with a sling that I can murder the [bleep] out of a 10x10 plate at 450.



I'll [bleep] with it more this winter, especially with Lapua brass and H4350.

Dan, that had me laughing.!


Dude, there is still 15 minutes of light left this season, go shoot a trailerhood doe.

Either my nearly 60 year old model 70 .270 fwt or my pre 64 M70 mcm edge 280 AI. But thats just me....

Greek,
I'll trade you a high dollar crossbow for it if you got a little loot to add to it.
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Let me know.
Slave

Not the H&H?

The 280AI sounds just right...

Make mine a 7mag something, 3-10x'ish scope, and 160's running 3000.