jwsrolltide
New Member
Hi Everyone,
Long time listener, first time caller here... and in need of your advice/expertise.
I am ready to purchase a new Mule Deer/Aoudad/Elk rifle. I do the majority of my hunting in the mountains of southwest Texas and Montana. Days consist of a lot of steep climbs and constantly being on the move so I am looking to keep it light. Shots can be anywhere from 50-600 yards. Could potentially go longer but i don't feel that competent yet, I wont pull the trigger and just "hope" it makes contact.
All in (gun, scope, bipod etc..) I would like to keep it at $4,000 and under.
Here are my questions:
Should I go with an upgraded production rifle or custom rifle?
7mm Rem Mag or 300 Win Mag?
I don't know anything about Short mags like 300wsm. How do they compare?
If I went custom where should I look?
For production: I do like the Sako Finnlight in .300 Win Mag, I could upgrade that gun with a McMillan stock.
For scopes: Zeiss, Nightforce, Meopta or Swarovski
Honestly, I have really enjoyed the learning process researching this gun but I am ready to make a decision. I could read various articles and review forever.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Long time listener, first time caller here... and in need of your advice/expertise.
I am ready to purchase a new Mule Deer/Aoudad/Elk rifle. I do the majority of my hunting in the mountains of southwest Texas and Montana. Days consist of a lot of steep climbs and constantly being on the move so I am looking to keep it light. Shots can be anywhere from 50-600 yards. Could potentially go longer but i don't feel that competent yet, I wont pull the trigger and just "hope" it makes contact.
All in (gun, scope, bipod etc..) I would like to keep it at $4,000 and under.
Here are my questions:
Should I go with an upgraded production rifle or custom rifle?
7mm Rem Mag or 300 Win Mag?
I don't know anything about Short mags like 300wsm. How do they compare?
If I went custom where should I look?
For production: I do like the Sako Finnlight in .300 Win Mag, I could upgrade that gun with a McMillan stock.
For scopes: Zeiss, Nightforce, Meopta or Swarovski
Honestly, I have really enjoyed the learning process researching this gun but I am ready to make a decision. I could read various articles and review forever.
Thanks in advance for your help!