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Caliber for Deer and Elk
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<blockquote data-quote="mntnflyr4fun" data-source="post: 450850" data-attributes="member: 29147"><p>Although under-appreciated by the rifle toting crowd, I have been a BIG fan of Ruger rifles for decades and have owned a 1/2 dozen or so in various calibers. My brother and I both bought Stainless .338 Win Mags from Ruger a number of years ago that produced 3 shot 100yd. groups you could cover with a quarter right out of the box for around $450 bucks and I've never tried a load it didn't like pretty much as well.....pretty hard to beat that.</p><p> </p><p>Ruger doesn't win any competitions for fancy, but all of mine have been ultra reliable and thats what I demand in the woods. </p><p> </p><p>There are MANY more factors affecting shot placement than inherrent accuracy of a gun/load than the difference between a 1" group and a 1/2" group when you get to shooting over a log across the canyon with the wind blowing 30mph sleet and rain, downhill through the brush etc......and as far as a butter smooth action? Only matters when you are sitting around petting your gun at the end of the day. I don't know about the rest of you, but when the shooting starts, I have yet even notice the gun going off, let alone how smooth the action felt in my hands while racking in another round.</p><p> </p><p>IMHO Ruger rifles meet the hunting requirements very nicely at a great price and when you beat one up a little, the gouges become battle scars, not wounds needing healing.</p><p> </p><p>With a synthetic stock my .338 comes in at round 9 1/2 lbs with scope.</p><p> </p><p>I guess it all depends if you are building a gun to go or a gun for show........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mntnflyr4fun, post: 450850, member: 29147"] Although under-appreciated by the rifle toting crowd, I have been a BIG fan of Ruger rifles for decades and have owned a 1/2 dozen or so in various calibers. My brother and I both bought Stainless .338 Win Mags from Ruger a number of years ago that produced 3 shot 100yd. groups you could cover with a quarter right out of the box for around $450 bucks and I've never tried a load it didn't like pretty much as well.....pretty hard to beat that. Ruger doesn't win any competitions for fancy, but all of mine have been ultra reliable and thats what I demand in the woods. There are MANY more factors affecting shot placement than inherrent accuracy of a gun/load than the difference between a 1" group and a 1/2" group when you get to shooting over a log across the canyon with the wind blowing 30mph sleet and rain, downhill through the brush etc......and as far as a butter smooth action? Only matters when you are sitting around petting your gun at the end of the day. I don't know about the rest of you, but when the shooting starts, I have yet even notice the gun going off, let alone how smooth the action felt in my hands while racking in another round. IMHO Ruger rifles meet the hunting requirements very nicely at a great price and when you beat one up a little, the gouges become battle scars, not wounds needing healing. With a synthetic stock my .338 comes in at round 9 1/2 lbs with scope. I guess it all depends if you are building a gun to go or a gun for show........ [/QUOTE]
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