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<blockquote data-quote="jwsrolltide" data-source="post: 908510" data-attributes="member: 76452"><p>Hi Everyone,</p><p>Long time listener, first time caller here... and in need of your advice/expertise. </p><p>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. </p><p>All in (gun, scope, bipod etc..) I would like to keep it at $4,000 and under. </p><p></p><p>Here are my questions:</p><p>Should I go with an upgraded production rifle or custom rifle?</p><p>7mm Rem Mag or 300 Win Mag?</p><p>I don't know anything about Short mags like 300wsm. How do they compare? </p><p>If I went custom where should I look? </p><p>For production: I do like the Sako Finnlight in .300 Win Mag, I could upgrade that gun with a McMillan stock. </p><p>For scopes: Zeiss, Nightforce, Meopta or Swarovski </p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for your help!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jwsrolltide, post: 908510, member: 76452"] 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! [/QUOTE]
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