A 10 pound rifle of any type is. I have an old Winchester Model 70. It wears a decent 3-9x40 scope. I've never weighed it, but I'll bet it weighs 10 pounds, if not more. A good rifle to use when you walk in a ways and then sit.
I notice two things then, how noisy I am and which way the wind is blowing.
"Don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows"...I notice two things then, how noisy I am and which way the wind is blowing.
Usually way to noisy and the wind's going the wrong way!
The 7mm Val is designed for an AR-15. As to it's velocity claims, I don't know, I don't have one, it is simply a cartridge I ran across when researching high performance AR-15 rounds. 7mm-08 would require an AR-10.
WDM Bell was famous for shooting well over a thousand elephants with the non-traditionally small cartridges such as 6.5x54 Mannlicher, 7x57 Mauser (.275), .303 British, .318 Westley Richards, .350 Rigby Magnum. He did so not out bravado but rather his extreme sensitivity to recoil, he was thoroughly familiar with anatomy of his prey (knowing exactly where to shoot). He had balls of steel and clanked when he walked as he often stood his ground in the deadman zone facing down the charges of many bull elephants intent on making him toe jam.I guess I'm just old fashioned. Even though I read once that the man who was credited with killing the most African Elephants, used his old military rifle. (7mm ?)
I still believe, if they're big or mean, Hit 'em with a brick.
Yeah -- I hunted Heppner last week and hiked 32 miles in two days looking for Elk sign. The rifle I brought was 13#. I won't be bringing that rifle again. I could also stand to lose 40#.
Having footwear that is quiet makes quite a difference. I have two pair that make almost no noise, but I need to work on my footfall -- the low frequency noise carries quite a way."Don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows"...
As a famous fella once sang....
And yep....every damn leaf ,twig , stick , vine , rock , etc seems to end up right where you want to go....
Andy
I usually were moccasins ...which are quiet.
I figured you would Andy. I had intended to quote @orygun, but was too damned lazy to go back and find the post when I saw it was yours.
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I could only do that when it was warm. My toes freeze too easily.
A couple ways around this...
