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My ultralight timber stick - building a 4 lb rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Starbuck" data-source="post: 2671702" data-attributes="member: 120719"><p>Looks like you do enough elk killing to know well what you need, but, FWIW, from the options you listed, I'd have a hard time not going 7mm-08.</p><p></p><p>I usually try to get them with as high of BC bullet as the rig will stabilize, so I like the .284s and their high BC's; but a .284 mono in the weight range you listed would give all the penetration you'd ever need for quick shots at moving game in heavy cover, while still maintaining a good BC for shots you might sometimes encounter when you step free of the timber and find something on the far side of big meadow.</p><p></p><p>Of course, a 6.5 mono of similar weight is great, too.</p><p></p><p>No wrong choices between the two, IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Starbuck, post: 2671702, member: 120719"] Looks like you do enough elk killing to know well what you need, but, FWIW, from the options you listed, I'd have a hard time not going 7mm-08. I usually try to get them with as high of BC bullet as the rig will stabilize, so I like the .284s and their high BC's; but a .284 mono in the weight range you listed would give all the penetration you'd ever need for quick shots at moving game in heavy cover, while still maintaining a good BC for shots you might sometimes encounter when you step free of the timber and find something on the far side of big meadow. Of course, a 6.5 mono of similar weight is great, too. No wrong choices between the two, IMO. [/QUOTE]
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