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re: Best rifle for elk hunting
Posted on 11/28/20 at 12:18 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 11/28/20 at 12:18 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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My .375 weighed 9 pounds with 7 rounds of ammo hooked to it. My .338 win mag weighs 8.5 pounds with 7 rounds on the stock. You are not getting .375 results from a 6 pound rifle.
There's no replacement for displacement and if you're going to make the massive investment into getting the opportunity to shoot at one, you need the biggest baddest shite you can handle to do it.
3lbs is a frick ton chasing an animal in the Mountains.
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Posted on 11/28/20 at 5:34 am to Rize
Thanks, everyone. This is great insight and gives me lots to consider. Will report back if/when I pull the trigger. Leaning toward using the current gun and upgrading ammo, but it’s always nice to buy a new gun. Assuming I stick with 30-06, safe to say the Remington 180gr I currently shoot wouldn’t be good enough for some of the longer shots?
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