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<blockquote data-quote="cross" data-source="post: 191090" data-attributes="member: 8592"><p>You really need to look into where it is that you're going. In parts of Northern Idaho, for example, you may very well spend everyday in motion all day long because you usually can't see more than 50 to 60 yards and when you do, you're looking at tree tops across the canyon. Binoculars can be about as useful as earrings and having a rifle that's quick and light could be as important if not more important than having one that shoots far. That being said ALL elk country has some opportunity for long range shooting so you probably wouldn't ever want to use something as imprecise as an open-sight rifle. If you're mostly walking ridge-tops or trails or riding horses, then a big heavy rifle might be what you want. If you're going to carry it through the brush all day, maybe heavy won't be the best.</p><p></p><p>The 300 WSM is arguably as good as anything else within 500 yards so I've nothing to add here.</p><p></p><p>As far as stainless goes. Yes, stainless steel is nothing like anything else in nature. I saw 'something wrong' out in a valley one day in September several years ago and pulled over to put my binos on it. It was a guy, laying down in blue jeans and a red flannel shirt glassing a herd of antelope. What surprised me was that at 2 miles I hadn't been able to see him until I got him on 10x. What caught my attention was the stainless barrel and aluminum scope of his rifle. I often hunt in the rain my rifles might get soaked everyday for a week so stainless is important to me, but after what I saw that day, I'm done with the aluminum scopes and all of my rifles have at least some paint or tape on them to knock down the majority of the glare.</p><p></p><p>Hope I said something helpful (my wife says I usually don't).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cross, post: 191090, member: 8592"] You really need to look into where it is that you're going. In parts of Northern Idaho, for example, you may very well spend everyday in motion all day long because you usually can't see more than 50 to 60 yards and when you do, you're looking at tree tops across the canyon. Binoculars can be about as useful as earrings and having a rifle that's quick and light could be as important if not more important than having one that shoots far. That being said ALL elk country has some opportunity for long range shooting so you probably wouldn't ever want to use something as imprecise as an open-sight rifle. If you're mostly walking ridge-tops or trails or riding horses, then a big heavy rifle might be what you want. If you're going to carry it through the brush all day, maybe heavy won't be the best. The 300 WSM is arguably as good as anything else within 500 yards so I've nothing to add here. As far as stainless goes. Yes, stainless steel is nothing like anything else in nature. I saw 'something wrong' out in a valley one day in September several years ago and pulled over to put my binos on it. It was a guy, laying down in blue jeans and a red flannel shirt glassing a herd of antelope. What surprised me was that at 2 miles I hadn't been able to see him until I got him on 10x. What caught my attention was the stainless barrel and aluminum scope of his rifle. I often hunt in the rain my rifles might get soaked everyday for a week so stainless is important to me, but after what I saw that day, I'm done with the aluminum scopes and all of my rifles have at least some paint or tape on them to knock down the majority of the glare. Hope I said something helpful (my wife says I usually don't). [/QUOTE]
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