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<blockquote data-quote="BBQDad" data-source="post: 824373" data-attributes="member: 69542"><p>Hi!</p><p>I am going on a back-country Elk hunt in MT this Fall (2013). <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>I'll be using a Browning X-Bolt Stainless Stalker in .300 Win Mag, almost certainly using 180-gr., but have not yet decided exactly which bullet or powder load.</p><p></p><p>The scope is a Leupold VX-3L 6.5-20 X 56 mm.</p><p></p><p>All that was the good news... </p><p></p><p>The bad news is, I had to get the rifle because my trusty Model 70 .30-'06, vintage 1967, misfired three times in fewer than 50 rounds---twice on hand-loads and once on factory loads---none of the ammo was old. The gunsmith confirmed there were problems not related to the ammunition.</p><p></p><p>So, I have my work cut out for me. I have to break in a new rifle, sight it in, and get comfortable with it. </p><p></p><p>I'll be spending LOTS of time at the range before I leave for Montana. Luckily, The PA Game Commission has two ranges in Greene County, PA. One is a 100 yard range, the other is 300 yards.</p><p></p><p>In any case, it promises to be the hunt of a lifetime: Nine days in back-country of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Hope you're shooting well.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BBQDad, post: 824373, member: 69542"] Hi! I am going on a back-country Elk hunt in MT this Fall (2013). :D I'll be using a Browning X-Bolt Stainless Stalker in .300 Win Mag, almost certainly using 180-gr., but have not yet decided exactly which bullet or powder load. The scope is a Leupold VX-3L 6.5-20 X 56 mm. All that was the good news... The bad news is, I had to get the rifle because my trusty Model 70 .30-'06, vintage 1967, misfired three times in fewer than 50 rounds---twice on hand-loads and once on factory loads---none of the ammo was old. The gunsmith confirmed there were problems not related to the ammunition. So, I have my work cut out for me. I have to break in a new rifle, sight it in, and get comfortable with it. I'll be spending LOTS of time at the range before I leave for Montana. Luckily, The PA Game Commission has two ranges in Greene County, PA. One is a 100 yard range, the other is 300 yards. In any case, it promises to be the hunt of a lifetime: Nine days in back-country of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex.:) Hope you're shooting well.:) [/QUOTE]
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