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Critique my planned rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="westernsky" data-source="post: 343758" data-attributes="member: 22315"><p>Thanks for the info so far!</p><p> </p><p>Montana</p><p>I agree that 18" for an elk is more achievable and realistic. I guess that I came up with 6" arbitrarily. My point was that I will only engage game if I know that I will not womb it. I have seen way too many people take lob shots in the field just trying to get lucky. I cant stand that. </p><p> </p><p>I came up with 1400 ft/lbs of energy at 1000 yards which I believe to sufficient with a quaility bullet. I wanted to stay away from larger calibers specifically to keep recoil at a minimum which will let me watch my impacts. I came up the STW for the reason of having just enough power with the least amount of recoil as possible. I have been on the fence on which weight bullet to use and I probably should use the 180's. </p><p> </p><p>Reality is that I long shots where i hunt will be 600-800 yards. I dont know how many times a 1000 shot will present itself.</p><p> </p><p>You really have me thinking about the Husk. I was under the impression that they were a precision scope capable of reliable 1000 yard accuracy. I will spend more time reading opinions on those. How about Leupold Mark 4's. That is what a LRH friend of mine shoots and loves it. I dont believe that I need a NF for what I would like to do but what do I know! </p><p> </p><p>Thanks for the comments and keep them coming.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westernsky, post: 343758, member: 22315"] Thanks for the info so far! Montana I agree that 18" for an elk is more achievable and realistic. I guess that I came up with 6" arbitrarily. My point was that I will only engage game if I know that I will not womb it. I have seen way too many people take lob shots in the field just trying to get lucky. I cant stand that. I came up with 1400 ft/lbs of energy at 1000 yards which I believe to sufficient with a quaility bullet. I wanted to stay away from larger calibers specifically to keep recoil at a minimum which will let me watch my impacts. I came up the STW for the reason of having just enough power with the least amount of recoil as possible. I have been on the fence on which weight bullet to use and I probably should use the 180's. Reality is that I long shots where i hunt will be 600-800 yards. I dont know how many times a 1000 shot will present itself. You really have me thinking about the Husk. I was under the impression that they were a precision scope capable of reliable 1000 yard accuracy. I will spend more time reading opinions on those. How about Leupold Mark 4's. That is what a LRH friend of mine shoots and loves it. I dont believe that I need a NF for what I would like to do but what do I know! Thanks for the comments and keep them coming. [/QUOTE]
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