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    Elevation and Temperature Changes

    As suggested, I used a ballistic calculator and found exactly what I needed. Thank you for the help!
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    Elevation and Temperature Changes

    I have a Remington 700 in 300 Win Mag and have it zeroed at 100 yds. The zero was shot at an elevation of 1257 ft. with the temperature of 80 degrees F. What should I expect the point of impact to be at my hunting destination with an elevation of 73 Ft. and a temperature of 50 degrees F...
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    New Remington 700 XCR II Patterning Problem

    The gun will primarily be used to hunt midwest whitetail. However, this fall I will be hunting Alaskan Yukon Moose.
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    New Remington 700 XCR II Patterning Problem

    I recently purchased a new Remington 700 XCR II 300 Win Mag. The rifle is topped with a Leupold VX-6 scope. I bought two boxes of ammunition with the gun: the Federal Premium Vital Shot 180 grain Nosler Partition's and the Barnes Vor-Tx 180 grain Tipped Tsx-BT to see which would pattern...
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    Advice on Moose Loads and Bullets

    I posted a thread last week and received a lot of great advice in regards to choosing a rifle adequate to take down an Alaskan Yukon Moose but would also work for hunting around the midwest. As suggested by many, I decided to go with the Remington 700 XCR II 300 Win Mag. Now, I could use...
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    Seeking Advice on Caliber Choice

    Thanks for all of the feed back and all of the help! I appreciate it!
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    Seeking Advice on Caliber Choice

    This fall I will be taking a trip down the Alagnak River in Alaska in hopes of tagging my first Alaskan Yukon Moose. I grew up shooting a 7mm 08 but realize it doesn't have the ideal knock down power for this situation. I have been looking for a gun that is able to take down a moose...
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