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Ruger .338 Compact Magnum with Zeiss conquest 3x9x50MC
Posted on 11/28/12 at 6:47 am
Posted on 11/28/12 at 6:47 am
Bought this gun and scope new in box last year for $600 from a guy who was having a "Get'n out of marriage, bitch ain't get'n my shite" sale.
Is this "too much gun" to deer hint hard woods with? Im hunting with it this year just to see if its overkill. Im thinking about selling it if it is and getting a nice AR setup. I always sore I'd never sell a gun, bit I have no attachment what so ever with this gun so I've really been considering it.
If I thought I ever needed to take down an Elk or Grizzly I'd keep it, but I just don't see that happening. What says the OB?
Is this "too much gun" to deer hint hard woods with? Im hunting with it this year just to see if its overkill. Im thinking about selling it if it is and getting a nice AR setup. I always sore I'd never sell a gun, bit I have no attachment what so ever with this gun so I've really been considering it.
If I thought I ever needed to take down an Elk or Grizzly I'd keep it, but I just don't see that happening. What says the OB?
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Posted on 11/28/12 at 6:53 am to LSUaFOOL
May be more than neccesary but never too much.
Posted on 11/28/12 at 7:14 am to LSUaFOOL
I wouldn't deer hunt with it.
I wouldn't sell it either though unless your bud wants it back. Use it for pigs or something and you might go elk hunting one day.
I wouldn't sell it either though unless your bud wants it back. Use it for pigs or something and you might go elk hunting one day.
Posted on 11/28/12 at 8:44 am to LSUaFOOL
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Im hunting with it this year just to see if its overkill.
Be careful with it or the deer will wind up too dead.
Seriously though, it is more than you will need to knock them down, but if you are good at shot placement you could still use it without destroying too much meat. I have shot deer with 165gr out of my .30-06, so 185 isn't too crazy. I wouldn't go plinking with it, but you could drop a deer.
Posted on 11/28/12 at 9:56 am to LSUaFOOL
I deer hunt, goat hunt with a .338 win mag sometime. It's not "too much gun." Great round IMO. You can even use it if you decide to go on safari...
Posted on 11/28/12 at 10:18 am to LSUaFOOL
Let me knoe. I will trade you an AR for it
Posted on 11/28/12 at 10:58 am to LSUaFOOL
Thats a heck of deal, but I bet it's a ton of fun sighting in.
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