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Which PRC for my lightweight mountain rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="dogz" data-source="post: 1902053" data-attributes="member: 5429"><p>Over confidence cuz it's a magnum is a bunch of baloney.......I've seen the various Big 7's used on a ton load of elk and they're incredibly effective. Hard to find another magnum as user friendly as that round, and incredibly easy to use. </p><p></p><p>One thing guides never mention is their part in the whole mystery of which rounds are good. Point being if the guide is calm and cool and does his/her part then their client will be calm and cool and deliver when it;s time to do so. </p><p></p><p>The guides job doesn't end when he/she finds the game, that's where it starts. It's their job to get their clients into a position to win, and part of that is knowing what their client can and can't do. I've seen and known all too many guides that had to be Johnny Leather Legs and haul their client into complete exhaustion then......when it came time to take the shot they didn't have the cool and calm to keep their client cool and calm! </p><p></p><p>Always easy to blame the rounds, when generally they don't have much to do with it. Elk are basically easy to kill, take out their battery (lungs) and it's game over. I've seen plenty take with the 22/250 and Swift up to 416's. Once the lungs are gone it's game over....</p><p></p><p>As to the mountain goats, the rounds we've found to anchor them in the cliffs the best is the 22/250 and Swift. With the 338 and so on, they have a tendency to take a walk and in goat country like down by Hebgen it doesn't take much of a stroll and one's air born...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Just something to consider</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dogz, post: 1902053, member: 5429"] Over confidence cuz it's a magnum is a bunch of baloney.......I've seen the various Big 7's used on a ton load of elk and they're incredibly effective. Hard to find another magnum as user friendly as that round, and incredibly easy to use. One thing guides never mention is their part in the whole mystery of which rounds are good. Point being if the guide is calm and cool and does his/her part then their client will be calm and cool and deliver when it;s time to do so. The guides job doesn't end when he/she finds the game, that's where it starts. It's their job to get their clients into a position to win, and part of that is knowing what their client can and can't do. I've seen and known all too many guides that had to be Johnny Leather Legs and haul their client into complete exhaustion then......when it came time to take the shot they didn't have the cool and calm to keep their client cool and calm! Always easy to blame the rounds, when generally they don't have much to do with it. Elk are basically easy to kill, take out their battery (lungs) and it's game over. I've seen plenty take with the 22/250 and Swift up to 416's. Once the lungs are gone it's game over.... As to the mountain goats, the rounds we've found to anchor them in the cliffs the best is the 22/250 and Swift. With the 338 and so on, they have a tendency to take a walk and in goat country like down by Hebgen it doesn't take much of a stroll and one's air born...:) Just something to consider [/QUOTE]
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