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1st elk hunt need rifle advice
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<blockquote data-quote="Matt Bastian" data-source="post: 1598536" data-attributes="member: 109527"><p>Originally, I'm from Tennessee, the patron state of things that shoot! </p><p></p><p>I relocated to North Dakota and got the bug for a .338 WM. I decided to buy Winchester Model 70 Alaskan in blue. NIB I had the trigger dialed to 3 lbs, barrel fully floated, and a muzzle brake installed. Off the cuff I can't recall the scope mounts, believe they are Warnes, and a 6 powers Leupold.</p><p></p><p>The recoil is about like a .270. I can pull the trigger all day and enjoy it.</p><p></p><p>Drew a cow tag for Idaho last year, 2018. I was hunting with a friend and his family out of Soda Springs. We used our horses, 2 of which were mine, set up a wall tent camp. We arose each morning, had breakfast, saddled up and rode until we found the herds. 200 and 300 head herds daily. It was like being on Safari!</p><p></p><p>My .338 was dead on at 300 yards. I was shooting off the shelf 200 grain Winchester ammo. I ranged my cow at 450 yards. After the shot, the last thing I saw through the scope was the cow tumbling down the mountain, the victim of gravity and a well placed shot.</p><p></p><p>In Tennessee we name our guns. My Model 700 ADL in stainless and braked is "Boomer". My Marlin 39A I bought after high school in 1978 is "Sting". I called my brother in Wascilla and related to him how much I like the .338 and told him it was now known as "The Hammer"!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Matt Bastian, post: 1598536, member: 109527"] Originally, I’m from Tennessee, the patron state of things that shoot! I relocated to North Dakota and got the bug for a .338 WM. I decided to buy Winchester Model 70 Alaskan in blue. NIB I had the trigger dialed to 3 lbs, barrel fully floated, and a muzzle brake installed. Off the cuff I can’t recall the scope mounts, believe they are Warnes, and a 6 powers Leupold. The recoil is about like a .270. I can pull the trigger all day and enjoy it. Drew a cow tag for Idaho last year, 2018. I was hunting with a friend and his family out of Soda Springs. We used our horses, 2 of which were mine, set up a wall tent camp. We arose each morning, had breakfast, saddled up and rode until we found the herds. 200 and 300 head herds daily. It was like being on Safari! My .338 was dead on at 300 yards. I was shooting off the shelf 200 grain Winchester ammo. I ranged my cow at 450 yards. After the shot, the last thing I saw through the scope was the cow tumbling down the mountain, the victim of gravity and a well placed shot. In Tennessee we name our guns. My Model 700 ADL in stainless and braked is “Boomer”. My Marlin 39A I bought after high school in 1978 is “Sting”. I called my brother in Wascilla and related to him how much I like the .338 and told him it was now known as “The Hammer”! [/QUOTE]
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