Congratulations! That big bear has truly lived a long life and I'm glad to see that he has gone to such a deserving sportsman. His worn teeth are just plain epic to boot. Mount him up and enjoy him for the rest of your life!
I currently own a Christensen Arms 300 Remington Ultra Mag, as well as e few friends of mine in various calibers. We have all had issues with groupings, bad head-spacing or not being able to close the bolt with factory ammo. Pure and simple their quality control is not up to par and we would not...
The Leupold rings will not hold up to the 300 Ultra mag (broke two sets), but will work fine on the smaller calibers. Talley & Night Force are my go to rings with a 20 MOA picatinny rail base on every rifle from now on.
I own both and use both a lot when hunting big game. It has been my experience that if you were to choose one over the other that you should carry a good quality binocular (10x42 or larger) instead of a spotting scope. You will use the binoculars way more than a spotting scope. While hiking I...