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<blockquote data-quote="bkondeff" data-source="post: 195980" data-attributes="member: 10444"><p>I have NO interest in a 12-15 pound hunting rifle. I don't think I said anything about a 7lb gun either as I'm not looking for a thin barreled sheep rifle. Though I do appreciate the advantages of both set-ups, I just don't like the trade-off's.</p><p> </p><p>At 6-800 yards a 7MM RM will kill any deer or elk with a 160gr Accubond coming out of the muzzle at 3000 fps. I won't play the shot placement game either. Nor will I buy into the fact that a 50BMG can take an elk out with a marginal shot. Bottom line if I do my part the 7 mag kills even an 800LB 8 year old elk in his prime, with room to spare.</p><p> </p><p>The only logical reason to carry a 12-15 lb gun up and down Idaho mtns is if you jones for those types of guns, and many do, or you are trying shots at longer distances than me and need the additional capabilities and energy that a 300 Gr SMK will carry at 1000+ yds. I appreciate the guys that are into that, but I'm not there(yet). </p><p> </p><p>BTW, I am willing to pass up shots. Past my limits is where I believe(opinion) that I would have to start shooting a gun I've decided isn't that fun to shoot or carry. The 7MM is about all the recoil I like. I'm willing to carry an extre 2-3lbs, but not 7-8lbs. I'm not leaving my Swaro bino's/spotter behind becuase I can't kill what I can't find. </p><p> </p><p>If I do decide I need to start moving up the food chain my choise would probably be the 300RUM, In that Sendero style set-up. That would be when I want the gun for up to 1000 yards. </p><p> </p><p>While I appreciate all input so far, please NO ONE start lecturing me about how I need a bigger bullet for elk, **** that is an old argument I don't want to go through.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bkondeff, post: 195980, member: 10444"] I have NO interest in a 12-15 pound hunting rifle. I don't think I said anything about a 7lb gun either as I'm not looking for a thin barreled sheep rifle. Though I do appreciate the advantages of both set-ups, I just don't like the trade-off's. At 6-800 yards a 7MM RM will kill any deer or elk with a 160gr Accubond coming out of the muzzle at 3000 fps. I won't play the shot placement game either. Nor will I buy into the fact that a 50BMG can take an elk out with a marginal shot. Bottom line if I do my part the 7 mag kills even an 800LB 8 year old elk in his prime, with room to spare. The only logical reason to carry a 12-15 lb gun up and down Idaho mtns is if you jones for those types of guns, and many do, or you are trying shots at longer distances than me and need the additional capabilities and energy that a 300 Gr SMK will carry at 1000+ yds. I appreciate the guys that are into that, but I'm not there(yet). BTW, I am willing to pass up shots. Past my limits is where I believe(opinion) that I would have to start shooting a gun I've decided isn't that fun to shoot or carry. The 7MM is about all the recoil I like. I'm willing to carry an extre 2-3lbs, but not 7-8lbs. I'm not leaving my Swaro bino's/spotter behind becuase I can't kill what I can't find. If I do decide I need to start moving up the food chain my choise would probably be the 300RUM, In that Sendero style set-up. That would be when I want the gun for up to 1000 yards. While I appreciate all input so far, please NO ONE start lecturing me about how I need a bigger bullet for elk, **** that is an old argument I don't want to go through. [/QUOTE]
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