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What second rifle for western hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="GAWriter" data-source="post: 3029418" data-attributes="member: 128540"><p>Look into Seekins' new SLAM rifle. I played with it at SHOT Show and it is pretty awesome. I've known about it and have been waiting for it's public release for a while now. If it were me, I would purchase through their custom shop so that I could get a carbon fiber wrapped barrel, simply because that is my preference. I've had the best luck with CF barrels and will not shy away from the added price anymore. </p><p></p><p>Also, no matter what direction you go, I would recommend choosing a large magnum caliber ranging from 7 PRC to 300 RUM. This is simply to give you the option of a heavy hitter for larger game, like elk. I'm a western guy and my personal two-rifle setup is a 6.5 PRC and 338 EDGE. one mainly for mule deer and the other for elk. I've shot and guided many who have shot elk with 6mms, 6.5s, 7mms, etc... and NOTHING puts an elk on the ground like a magnum 30 cal, which is also WAY outperformed by a 338 (empirically speaking). I don't care if you shoot bonded bullets out of a 6.5 CM, you still will never see an elk hit ground the way they do when a 300 grain 338 cal bullet hits them. which is good, because dragging an elk out of a creek bottom or thicket that ran there to die after the shot is... not fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GAWriter, post: 3029418, member: 128540"] Look into Seekins' new SLAM rifle. I played with it at SHOT Show and it is pretty awesome. I've known about it and have been waiting for it's public release for a while now. If it were me, I would purchase through their custom shop so that I could get a carbon fiber wrapped barrel, simply because that is my preference. I've had the best luck with CF barrels and will not shy away from the added price anymore. Also, no matter what direction you go, I would recommend choosing a large magnum caliber ranging from 7 PRC to 300 RUM. This is simply to give you the option of a heavy hitter for larger game, like elk. I'm a western guy and my personal two-rifle setup is a 6.5 PRC and 338 EDGE. one mainly for mule deer and the other for elk. I've shot and guided many who have shot elk with 6mms, 6.5s, 7mms, etc... and NOTHING puts an elk on the ground like a magnum 30 cal, which is also WAY outperformed by a 338 (empirically speaking). I don't care if you shoot bonded bullets out of a 6.5 CM, you still will never see an elk hit ground the way they do when a 300 grain 338 cal bullet hits them. which is good, because dragging an elk out of a creek bottom or thicket that ran there to die after the shot is... not fun. [/QUOTE]
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