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Light recoiling 600 yard elk rifle w/ muzzel brake
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<blockquote data-quote="Guy M" data-source="post: 172052" data-attributes="member: 8622"><p>AJ posted some great advice - the Savage action is a great one for the home hobby gunsmith as it's relatively easy to swap barrels. Savage also makes a couple of excellent factory rifles with laminated stocks & heavy barrels - in suitable cartridges. </p><p></p><p>A 600 yard shot, in good conditions, is surprisingly easy to make with a decent rifle and a good scope. Heck, highpower competitors do it all the time with iron-sight AR-15's... </p><p></p><p>Muzzle breaks are very loud. Plan on wearing ear protection every time you shoot a rifle so equipped. </p><p></p><p>I do a lot of longish-range shooting but have only taken one nice big bull elk - and he was only 180 yards out or so. A 175 Nosler partition from a 7mm Rem mag worked just fine, penetrating completely and making a clean, quick kill. The more I've hunted, the more I've come to realize that there is no one perfect cartridge/bullet combo for this sport - there's about a zillion different choices, many of which will work just fine. </p><p></p><p>An accurate rifle. A cartridge that tosses an appropriate bullet with enough zip to get the job done. A bullet that is accurate, sheds velocity grudgingly, penetrates to the vitals and makes a mess of the heart/lungs... A scope that lets you see your target clearly, and lets you compensate for range... </p><p></p><p>There are as many possible combos as there are hunters. I think your 7mm WSM idea has merit. So does the good old 7mm Rem mag, the 7mm STW or the RUM version. Or the .30's... Heck it could be done with a long-barreled .30-06 shooting Berger 190 or 210 VLD's... And done well. </p><p></p><p>Seeking the "perfect" LR hunting rifle I've gone through several candidates. One thing I keep coming back to is that it's got to be a rifle that is both portable (those mountains are steep and rugged) and also fun to shoot. I like to practice a lot and a rifle that just beats the snot out of me is not something I enjoy anymore. </p><p></p><p>Regards, Guy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guy M, post: 172052, member: 8622"] AJ posted some great advice - the Savage action is a great one for the home hobby gunsmith as it's relatively easy to swap barrels. Savage also makes a couple of excellent factory rifles with laminated stocks & heavy barrels - in suitable cartridges. A 600 yard shot, in good conditions, is surprisingly easy to make with a decent rifle and a good scope. Heck, highpower competitors do it all the time with iron-sight AR-15's... Muzzle breaks are very loud. Plan on wearing ear protection every time you shoot a rifle so equipped. I do a lot of longish-range shooting but have only taken one nice big bull elk - and he was only 180 yards out or so. A 175 Nosler partition from a 7mm Rem mag worked just fine, penetrating completely and making a clean, quick kill. The more I've hunted, the more I've come to realize that there is no one perfect cartridge/bullet combo for this sport - there's about a zillion different choices, many of which will work just fine. An accurate rifle. A cartridge that tosses an appropriate bullet with enough zip to get the job done. A bullet that is accurate, sheds velocity grudgingly, penetrates to the vitals and makes a mess of the heart/lungs... A scope that lets you see your target clearly, and lets you compensate for range... There are as many possible combos as there are hunters. I think your 7mm WSM idea has merit. So does the good old 7mm Rem mag, the 7mm STW or the RUM version. Or the .30's... Heck it could be done with a long-barreled .30-06 shooting Berger 190 or 210 VLD's... And done well. Seeking the "perfect" LR hunting rifle I've gone through several candidates. One thing I keep coming back to is that it's got to be a rifle that is both portable (those mountains are steep and rugged) and also fun to shoot. I like to practice a lot and a rifle that just beats the snot out of me is not something I enjoy anymore. Regards, Guy [/QUOTE]
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