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<blockquote data-quote="azsugarbear" data-source="post: 509850" data-attributes="member: 4809"><p>The best answer would of course be "the lightest rifle you can shoot accurately". Sheep are not particularly tough to kill. But because of where they live and how tough the stalk is just to get to them, you want to anchor them with your first shot. </p><p></p><p>I would say your 6.5 STW would be great medicine for sheep. If I ever get drawn for my desert sheep tag, I would have a tough choice between my 6.5-06 AI shooting a 130 gr. bullet and my .243 shooting the 105 gr. Berger. Although the 243 round is not as stout as the 6.5-06 AI, my 243 rifle is 2 lbs. lighter - and that does figure into the equation when your 16 hour day also includes elevations swing a several thousand feet a couple of times each day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azsugarbear, post: 509850, member: 4809"] The best answer would of course be "the lightest rifle you can shoot accurately". Sheep are not particularly tough to kill. But because of where they live and how tough the stalk is just to get to them, you want to anchor them with your first shot. I would say your 6.5 STW would be great medicine for sheep. If I ever get drawn for my desert sheep tag, I would have a tough choice between my 6.5-06 AI shooting a 130 gr. bullet and my .243 shooting the 105 gr. Berger. Although the 243 round is not as stout as the 6.5-06 AI, my 243 rifle is 2 lbs. lighter - and that does figure into the equation when your 16 hour day also includes elevations swing a several thousand feet a couple of times each day. [/QUOTE]
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