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<blockquote data-quote="Eselkopf1" data-source="post: 2456049" data-attributes="member: 100375"><p>Just for fun discussion and brain storming.</p><p></p><p>I just got gifted an old Savage 110 in 270 win. It was a village rifle up here in Alaska and its beat to death, I doubt the barrel is even straight on it. But hey! Might be a free action. I am going to have a smith here tear it down and inspect it to see if its a good donor. Either way if the project gets done it will continue to get beat to death. </p><p></p><p>This is my first self built, and first "wildcat". I have hand loaded about 6 or 7 years now. I am considering two directions to go with the action. </p><p></p><p>First idea is 35 whelen, or similar. This would be a tight country bear and moose thumper, low power optic, shortish barrel. Set up for 225-250 grain barnes bullets. Seems like an easy option. My main issue with this option is deciding barrel length, I want it short but also optimized.</p><p></p><p>The other idea is a little more complicated, might not even be realistic. I basically have a two rifle problem with predator hunting right now, and I am trying to select a cartridge that solves it. Fox and lynx are pretty squishy, and wolves are not. Fox, lynx, wolverine, and wolf hides are still valuable if they are in good shape. I am far enough north in Alaska that the trees get real sparse, so lots of open country and very deep snow so getting closer isn't usually a realistic option. </p><p></p><p>Basically thinking this will be a spicy and overly complicated 243 win or 22-250 just because. An 800-1000 yard capable predator rifle like a 6.5-06 or 6mm-06. A 200 yard shot would be pretty close in the country I am talking about. I would like a shorter barrel, 20-22 inch or so. Skiing and snowshoeing with a 26 incher is awful. I have other longer options already. I currently use 204 for predators, but I don't target wolf. I have never been inside of about 400 yards of a wolf and the 204 is out of gas at that point. I have not decided on the cartridge and not sure what bullet weight to go with.</p><p></p><p>Any discussion or advice would be helpful, thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eselkopf1, post: 2456049, member: 100375"] Just for fun discussion and brain storming. I just got gifted an old Savage 110 in 270 win. It was a village rifle up here in Alaska and its beat to death, I doubt the barrel is even straight on it. But hey! Might be a free action. I am going to have a smith here tear it down and inspect it to see if its a good donor. Either way if the project gets done it will continue to get beat to death. This is my first self built, and first "wildcat". I have hand loaded about 6 or 7 years now. I am considering two directions to go with the action. First idea is 35 whelen, or similar. This would be a tight country bear and moose thumper, low power optic, shortish barrel. Set up for 225-250 grain barnes bullets. Seems like an easy option. My main issue with this option is deciding barrel length, I want it short but also optimized. The other idea is a little more complicated, might not even be realistic. I basically have a two rifle problem with predator hunting right now, and I am trying to select a cartridge that solves it. Fox and lynx are pretty squishy, and wolves are not. Fox, lynx, wolverine, and wolf hides are still valuable if they are in good shape. I am far enough north in Alaska that the trees get real sparse, so lots of open country and very deep snow so getting closer isn't usually a realistic option. Basically thinking this will be a spicy and overly complicated 243 win or 22-250 just because. An 800-1000 yard capable predator rifle like a 6.5-06 or 6mm-06. A 200 yard shot would be pretty close in the country I am talking about. I would like a shorter barrel, 20-22 inch or so. Skiing and snowshoeing with a 26 incher is awful. I have other longer options already. I currently use 204 for predators, but I don't target wolf. I have never been inside of about 400 yards of a wolf and the 204 is out of gas at that point. I have not decided on the cartridge and not sure what bullet weight to go with. Any discussion or advice would be helpful, thanks. [/QUOTE]
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