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<blockquote data-quote="memtb" data-source="post: 959816" data-attributes="member: 75451"><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> I guess that it would be the "only" rifle that I have hunted with since 1989; a model 70 Winchester, .375 Ackley Improved, McMillian stock, light contour Douglas SS match grade barrel with Express sights, Leupold QD base and rings, Leupold VX3 3.5-10 CDS weighing in at 8 lb. 14 oz. (scoped, loaded with sling) and a Leupold Vari-x III 2.5-8 for my back up scope. With hand loading given as an option in your scenario, I believe that this rifle would fulfill my every need. I have taken small game (prairie dogs, coyotes, etc) with cast bullets at around 1350 fps. I'm hoping to develop an accurate load with cast bullets at around 1800 fps and I think this load will still cleanly take "small" big game such as deer and antelope. My present hunting round is a 270 gr. Barnes TSX at a little over 2900 fps. When I do my part from the bench, three shots will run just under 1/2", which should give acceptable accuracy and performance out to 700 or 800 yards. So what I have here is a rifle that is economical, pleasant to shoot, and fairly lethal with cast bullets while having plenty of horsepower for big and/or possibly dangerous game at extended ranges. While this certainly would not be everyone's choice, it has served me well and is my constant "go-to" gun. - memtb</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="memtb, post: 959816, member: 75451"] [SIZE=2] I guess that it would be the "only" rifle that I have hunted with since 1989; a model 70 Winchester, .375 Ackley Improved, McMillian stock, light contour Douglas SS match grade barrel with Express sights, Leupold QD base and rings, Leupold VX3 3.5-10 CDS weighing in at 8 lb. 14 oz. (scoped, loaded with sling) and a Leupold Vari-x III 2.5-8 for my back up scope. With hand loading given as an option in your scenario, I believe that this rifle would fulfill my every need. I have taken small game (prairie dogs, coyotes, etc) with cast bullets at around 1350 fps. I'm hoping to develop an accurate load with cast bullets at around 1800 fps and I think this load will still cleanly take "small" big game such as deer and antelope. My present hunting round is a 270 gr. Barnes TSX at a little over 2900 fps. When I do my part from the bench, three shots will run just under 1/2”, which should give acceptable accuracy and performance out to 700 or 800 yards. So what I have here is a rifle that is economical, pleasant to shoot, and fairly lethal with cast bullets while having plenty of horsepower for big and/or possibly dangerous game at extended ranges. While this certainly would not be everyone's choice, it has served me well and is my constant “go-to” gun. - memtb[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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