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The Ultimate Light Weight Sheep Hunting Rifle - What Is It?
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 244817" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>Very well put. Also very nice ram!</p><p></p><p>I was in an awkward position last year taking a shot on my 07 ram where the heavier rifle definatly help me succed. Espescially the barrel in particular. The postion I was in would have had the rifle all over the place. As it was my crosshairs were circling all around the vitals. Even though it was a moderate shot (360 yards) it was still very difficult and would have been much harder will a less stable rifle.</p><p></p><p>Probably the biggest reason I prefer heavier barrels on a sheep rifle is (at least where I hunt) the temprature can be very cold. This lends itself to the dreaded cold bore shot. Not that heavy barrels arent affected, they are typically less affected. Sheep often offer follow up shots in case the cold bore shot causes a miss, but sometimes you dont get a second chance. For me, I want ALL the odds in MY favor. I want to know when I pull that trigger whether it be a 300 yard shot or an 800 yard shot that my bullet WILL find its mark. Heavy rifles ave afforded me the confidence that I have. I KNOW when I pull the trigger that I will be faces with 10-20 hours of pain and torture packing the animal out! Yes I hunt sheep with 12-13# rifles (I took one with a 16# rifle, OUCH!) and I know this isnt traditional, but it does work and that is why I do and will continue to sheep hunt with a 12-13# rig. A lighter rifle I just typically cant seem to get the same results.</p><p></p><p>This was the awkward position. I had no rear stock support and had to just let the rifle "float" and trust the stability of the heavy barrel. Granted this rifle was quite a bit over kill in the weight department, it got the job done.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/10161DSCN1386.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The result</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/10161DSCN1390.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 244817, member: 1007"] Very well put. Also very nice ram! I was in an awkward position last year taking a shot on my 07 ram where the heavier rifle definatly help me succed. Espescially the barrel in particular. The postion I was in would have had the rifle all over the place. As it was my crosshairs were circling all around the vitals. Even though it was a moderate shot (360 yards) it was still very difficult and would have been much harder will a less stable rifle. Probably the biggest reason I prefer heavier barrels on a sheep rifle is (at least where I hunt) the temprature can be very cold. This lends itself to the dreaded cold bore shot. Not that heavy barrels arent affected, they are typically less affected. Sheep often offer follow up shots in case the cold bore shot causes a miss, but sometimes you dont get a second chance. For me, I want ALL the odds in MY favor. I want to know when I pull that trigger whether it be a 300 yard shot or an 800 yard shot that my bullet WILL find its mark. Heavy rifles ave afforded me the confidence that I have. I KNOW when I pull the trigger that I will be faces with 10-20 hours of pain and torture packing the animal out! Yes I hunt sheep with 12-13# rifles (I took one with a 16# rifle, OUCH!) and I know this isnt traditional, but it does work and that is why I do and will continue to sheep hunt with a 12-13# rig. A lighter rifle I just typically cant seem to get the same results. This was the awkward position. I had no rear stock support and had to just let the rifle "float" and trust the stability of the heavy barrel. Granted this rifle was quite a bit over kill in the weight department, it got the job done. [img]http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/10161DSCN1386.JPG[/img] The result [img]http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/10161DSCN1390.JPG[/img] [/QUOTE]
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