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<blockquote data-quote="Ranger Rick" data-source="post: 1940666" data-attributes="member: 111184"><p>MT, </p><p>Thanks for a thought inducing post (replies are near 100). </p><p> I found myself thinking the same thing as you about five years ago. My heavy hitter was my 40 year old Remington 700 BDL 7 mag. I still love this rifle and it still shoots sub-MOA, so I didn't replace it. I bought an X-Bolt SS Stalker in 7mm-08 & added a Leupold FX-6x scope, and I also bought a .270 Tikka T3x SS Lite & added a Vortex Viper HST 4-16x44mm. These new rifles were to be my lighter, Idaho mountain rifles. Both do a great job on elk, and elk are the only animal I hunt (the meat). In thicker areas, I like the X-Bolt. For some trekking, I like the Tikka (that rifle was a great discovery for me and a great price).</p><p> My evolution (I'm 68 and been operated on ) with hunting includes better packs and rifle slings. IMO the Kilauea Universal Gun Bearer (pictures & posts above) and the Safari Sling (link below) are game changers in packing a rifle. I have three day packs - which one depends on where I'm hunting that day.</p><p>I have always been into conditioning year round, but aging has been a challenge for me. I weigh the same now as I did in HS fifty years ago = 165#, but now I know why my dear dad complained about his aches and injuries. So, with a new rifle or two plus a new sling, you should be good to go <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🍷" title="Wine glass :wine_glass:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f377.png" data-shortname=":wine_glass:" /> </p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.redi-mag.com/product/safari-sling/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ranger Rick, post: 1940666, member: 111184"] MT, Thanks for a thought inducing post (replies are near 100). I found myself thinking the same thing as you about five years ago. My heavy hitter was my 40 year old Remington 700 BDL 7 mag. I still love this rifle and it still shoots sub-MOA, so I didn’t replace it. I bought an X-Bolt SS Stalker in 7mm-08 & added a Leupold FX-6x scope, and I also bought a .270 Tikka T3x SS Lite & added a Vortex Viper HST 4-16x44mm. These new rifles were to be my lighter, Idaho mountain rifles. Both do a great job on elk, and elk are the only animal I hunt (the meat). In thicker areas, I like the X-Bolt. For some trekking, I like the Tikka (that rifle was a great discovery for me and a great price). My evolution (I’m 68 and been operated on ) with hunting includes better packs and rifle slings. IMO the Kilauea Universal Gun Bearer (pictures & posts above) and the Safari Sling (link below) are game changers in packing a rifle. I have three day packs - which one depends on where I’m hunting that day. I have always been into conditioning year round, but aging has been a challenge for me. I weigh the same now as I did in HS fifty years ago = 165#, but now I know why my dear dad complained about his aches and injuries. So, with a new rifle or two plus a new sling, you should be good to go 🍷 [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.redi-mag.com/product/safari-sling/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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