LiveToHunt7
Well-Known Member
Good evening everyone,
I admire this website and these forums. I've spent a few hours reading all the information I could as it relates to what I hope to accomplish. I lack the wisdom that many of you have so I am looking for advice and guidance. I am primarily a bowhunter but I recently got back into shooting my rifle. If this is the wrong forum for this, I apologize.
I currently own a Remington 700 XCR II "Bone Collector" in 30-06. I'm not sure of the long range capability of this rifle, but I'm drawn to a flat shooting gun.
I primarily hunt deer. I live in CA but my buddy and I are planning elk trips in the future (With 2 girls both under 3, trips are few and far between). I'd love to shoot an elk with a bow but with the limited time I have, I want to maximize my opportunity at an animal. So this rifle will need the ability to shoot both. I am currently looking at the 6.5 PRC cartridge and the 300 PRC cartridge. The 300 may be overkill for deer, although I've read on here that say the 300 is perfectly fine for deer. I'm a meathunter more than anything so I'd like to reduce meat damage if possible. Could I shoot smaller bullets in a 300? From what I've read, 212's are the bullet of choice for the 300 but is that too much for a CA buck?
I also would like to practice as often as I could, so recoil is a factor. I'm not sure how much of a factor as I have shot my 30-06 many times at the range and in the field and have never felt that I was done with shooting. Most of the rifles I've looked at have muzzle brakes on them but I don't know how much of a difference those make.
This is the current list of rifles I'm looking at and also gives you an idea of the price range I hope to stay around.
CA Mesa LR
Bergara B-14 HMR
The new Tikka T3X Lite (Didn't see a 300 PRC offering though. Just watched the SHOT show youtube video)
If you have other suggestions, outside of those, please feel free to suggest some. I'm spending lots of time researching. I would also like to add that I will be reloading.
Lastly, scope recommendations. I haven't looked much into scopes yet. If this could be a sub $2k rifle, that'd be great.
Hope you all have a great evening.
Thank you,
Rick
I admire this website and these forums. I've spent a few hours reading all the information I could as it relates to what I hope to accomplish. I lack the wisdom that many of you have so I am looking for advice and guidance. I am primarily a bowhunter but I recently got back into shooting my rifle. If this is the wrong forum for this, I apologize.
I currently own a Remington 700 XCR II "Bone Collector" in 30-06. I'm not sure of the long range capability of this rifle, but I'm drawn to a flat shooting gun.
I primarily hunt deer. I live in CA but my buddy and I are planning elk trips in the future (With 2 girls both under 3, trips are few and far between). I'd love to shoot an elk with a bow but with the limited time I have, I want to maximize my opportunity at an animal. So this rifle will need the ability to shoot both. I am currently looking at the 6.5 PRC cartridge and the 300 PRC cartridge. The 300 may be overkill for deer, although I've read on here that say the 300 is perfectly fine for deer. I'm a meathunter more than anything so I'd like to reduce meat damage if possible. Could I shoot smaller bullets in a 300? From what I've read, 212's are the bullet of choice for the 300 but is that too much for a CA buck?
I also would like to practice as often as I could, so recoil is a factor. I'm not sure how much of a factor as I have shot my 30-06 many times at the range and in the field and have never felt that I was done with shooting. Most of the rifles I've looked at have muzzle brakes on them but I don't know how much of a difference those make.
This is the current list of rifles I'm looking at and also gives you an idea of the price range I hope to stay around.
CA Mesa LR
Bergara B-14 HMR
The new Tikka T3X Lite (Didn't see a 300 PRC offering though. Just watched the SHOT show youtube video)
If you have other suggestions, outside of those, please feel free to suggest some. I'm spending lots of time researching. I would also like to add that I will be reloading.
Lastly, scope recommendations. I haven't looked much into scopes yet. If this could be a sub $2k rifle, that'd be great.
Hope you all have a great evening.
Thank you,
Rick