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<blockquote data-quote="The Oregonian" data-source="post: 1634643" data-attributes="member: 51405"><p>1000 yards for elk = big gun...I originally started out getting a do everything single gun, though at the time i didn't think i would be shooting over 300 yds. In my mind, one gun for 1000 yd elk and deer and antelope is asking a lot...and if it is one gun and you want to practice and not burn out a barrel quickly, then you can't shoot it too often. </p><p></p><p>Fast forward and my shooting improved and I wanted higher BC and LR capabilities. I also wanted something for smaller game, like Whitetail, that wouldn't be more than a few hundred yards away. So now my 30-06 gets little use and I will take a bath on it of/when i sell it. I have a 28 Nosler, 280 AI, and 6.5 Creed, which I mainly got so my 9 yr old could start to hunt and not be bowled over by recoil. It also allows me to practice often bc barrel life is good on the smaller guns.</p><p></p><p>I would either consider getting a 7 mag and limiting shots to 600ish or get a bigger gun (RUM, Nosler, 338j and realize that it will be way overkill for close up deer and antelope and will not be a gun that you can practice with often due to Barrel life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Oregonian, post: 1634643, member: 51405"] 1000 yards for elk = big gun...I originally started out getting a do everything single gun, though at the time i didn’t think i would be shooting over 300 yds. In my mind, one gun for 1000 yd elk and deer and antelope is asking a lot...and if it is one gun and you want to practice and not burn out a barrel quickly, then you can’t shoot it too often. Fast forward and my shooting improved and I wanted higher BC and LR capabilities. I also wanted something for smaller game, like Whitetail, that wouldn’t be more than a few hundred yards away. So now my 30-06 gets little use and I will take a bath on it of/when i sell it. I have a 28 Nosler, 280 AI, and 6.5 Creed, which I mainly got so my 9 yr old could start to hunt and not be bowled over by recoil. It also allows me to practice often bc barrel life is good on the smaller guns. I would either consider getting a 7 mag and limiting shots to 600ish or get a bigger gun (RUM, Nosler, 338j and realize that it will be way overkill for close up deer and antelope and will not be a gun that you can practice with often due to Barrel life. [/QUOTE]
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