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One "quiver" rifle, eh? How about a drilling or a Springfield M6 Scout?
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Fair point, I guess that's all relative and I'm learning by minute. What I meant what relative to the west side where the forest is denser (more cover, can get closer), I'm guessing one has to take longer shots on the east side.
I guess there was a lot of discussion about the "perfect" caliber during the 70's and 80's between a number of gun writers.I always personally like 280/7mm cals over the 30 cals. To me it is the sweet spot for bullet bc and sd without having to endure too much recoil. Of the 280 cals the 280 ai is about the most versatile of them all. Stoke up a good 160 gr bullet to about 2950 and you have a combo that will kill anything out to most reasonable ranges. Of course the 30 06 would be a decent choice as well and there is a strong argument for ammo availability with it. I am also convinced the 270 is a good choice for a one rifle battery and most places will have good ammo availability for it as well.
For hunting in the PNW, I don't think it would get much better than a light rifle in 7mm-08. 1.5-6X or 2-7X scope and a nice comfy sling rounds that package out for an ideal hunting rig, whether your swimming in the Salal of Dewatto or climbing the peaks of Snoqualmie.
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Dean
How is your wife liking that VX-R?I knew what rifle I was going to get for my wife 15+ years ago (Ruger 77MKII Compact), but I wasn't sure of the cartridge. I hemmed and hawed between the 260 and the 7mm-08, giving the nod to the 7mm. Just about that time people were starting to figure out that it worked at least as well as the ol 7x57 and was a great hunting cartridge. Then really good bullets started coming out in factory ammo, although I didn't buy any until after she'd dropped a spike elk with Core-Loks. She's been shooting with a Leupold 2-7x33 and complaining about the difficulty in changing zoom. Now she has a VX-R 2-7x33 to sight in and use. The whole thing is a light, handy killer.
She's not shot it yet. She just got it for her birthday late January. I've had a VX-R on my 06 for several years and besides the CDS dial on mine, I absolutely love it. Her's has capped turrets which I believe is the way to go for a hunting scope.How is your wife liking that VX-R?
Haven't really looked into riflescopes for a while now. Just wondering what's out there and what works these days.
Dean
LOL, had to look that one up. I like my shoulder where it is in it's socket, thank you.I vote for the Navy arms Hawkin hunter 58 cal the most fun you could have and still hunt anything that walks. On 4 legs that is
You can load it light with 70 to 100 grains powder or 170 grains Swiss fff and a 560 grn hunk of lead at 1700 fps and hunt giant cotten tails lol
Assuming you were speaking for the front loader crowd, what is the caliber/load you usually use for deer hunting?Much of hunting is personal and subjective...a sure fire way to start a debate is to ask what rifle / cartridge should I use.....
I was thinking of both breech loading and muzzleloading....Assuming you were speaking for the front loader crowd, what is the caliber/load you usually use for deer hunting?
Dean