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Caliber Recommendation for 600 Yard Sheep Rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Teri Anne" data-source="post: 2405037" data-attributes="member: 118816"><p>Well I will put in my two cents worth based more on rifles/performance and traveling with firearms and ammunition. Let's start out with the rifle. For hunting in sheep territory which is usually in the mountains and shots are regularly ridge to ridge out in the open so to speak I would probably go with a Tikka T3x in either the previously mentioned 300 Win Mag or 7 mm Rem Mag. The Tikka is a lightweight rifle and even when topped with a good scope will come in under 9 pounds. Either of the two cartridges mentioned will easily do the job on out to 600 yards if the shot is well placed. Ammunition should all come from the same lot number to help with consistency and rifle zero. Ammo should be spread throughout the baggage so that if one piece of luggage is lost there will be ammo for your rifle that it was sighted in with in the others. I have never had a firearm lost by the airlines, they are too closely watched and tracked. Luggage is yet something else. I have had luggage lost on several occasions, some only for a short period of time, others, especially one of note which took a wayward turn in Minneapolis and instead of ending up with me at Ft. Riley, Kansas found it's way to Boise, Idaho. Pay the extra for multiple bags and make sure each has the necessities so if one is lost you will still be able to do your thing. As most of you know I do not much care for shooting anything over 300 yard but if the equipment is right, the shooter well experienced and confident about first round hits where aimed and out in the open then go for it. Good Luck and as it is also sometimes said, "Good Shooting."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teri Anne, post: 2405037, member: 118816"] Well I will put in my two cents worth based more on rifles/performance and traveling with firearms and ammunition. Let's start out with the rifle. For hunting in sheep territory which is usually in the mountains and shots are regularly ridge to ridge out in the open so to speak I would probably go with a Tikka T3x in either the previously mentioned 300 Win Mag or 7 mm Rem Mag. The Tikka is a lightweight rifle and even when topped with a good scope will come in under 9 pounds. Either of the two cartridges mentioned will easily do the job on out to 600 yards if the shot is well placed. Ammunition should all come from the same lot number to help with consistency and rifle zero. Ammo should be spread throughout the baggage so that if one piece of luggage is lost there will be ammo for your rifle that it was sighted in with in the others. I have never had a firearm lost by the airlines, they are too closely watched and tracked. Luggage is yet something else. I have had luggage lost on several occasions, some only for a short period of time, others, especially one of note which took a wayward turn in Minneapolis and instead of ending up with me at Ft. Riley, Kansas found it's way to Boise, Idaho. Pay the extra for multiple bags and make sure each has the necessities so if one is lost you will still be able to do your thing. As most of you know I do not much care for shooting anything over 300 yard but if the equipment is right, the shooter well experienced and confident about first round hits where aimed and out in the open then go for it. Good Luck and as it is also sometimes said, "Good Shooting." [/QUOTE]
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