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Optics Master Conquistador!! Joined: June/05/2007 Location: Maine Status: Offline Points: 1006 |
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Hmmmm.....things are starting to get exciting as the hunters expound on the various merits and shortcomongs of their favorite long guns.....or in this case shortguns :>) Focus |
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cyborg
Optics God Gaseous Clay Joined: August/24/2007 Location: North Georgia Status: Offline Points: 12288 |
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I have ALOT of respect for any one that can get the job done as well with a short one as I can with my long one.
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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your thinking of the m7 cdl youth model doug!
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Big Squeeze
Optics Master Extraordinaire GOOGLE NINJA Joined: August/30/2007 Location: Anaheim, Calif. Status: Offline Points: 3143 |
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Dale Clifford
Optics Jedi Knight Joined: July/04/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5087 |
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an unlimited budget and no Beretta SOs or Kreighoffs?? Brownells carrys mod7 scout scope mts, and I think B-Square makes one for both 7s and 700s. How about a Surgeon action, Mcmillian Sako hunter stock , pacnor barrel #3or 4 contour in about 20" wrapped around something with a powder capacity of 45-50 gr. shooting a bullet with high sectional density and resonable bc. -
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45.308
Optics GrassHopper Joined: December/11/2007 Status: Offline Points: 21 |
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I agree with you once again about moose, they are not that tuff to kill with a good shot and a good bullet even AK moose. It all got started from hunters who could not or did not hit the engine room and writers of the current generation. Just the other day I overheard, "those short mags are worthless here in Alaska, buddy shot a moose with one of those 300 short mags under 100 yards and after 2 shots it keep walking, I dropped it with a single shot from my 375", or something very similar to this. Go to our sighting in day at the range and check the targets with hunters using big mags and you will know how this rumor got started. Then check the target of the 14 year old young lady with her M7 shooting 7mm-08 and see who has the better chance of felling a moose. the closer you get to Anchorage the bigger the caliber gets.
Even ole booboo is not that tuff to fell if the hunter does not panic or does not get excited and places a good bullet where it counts.
My moose / Alaska rifle if money was no object, HS Precision Pro Hunter LTW in 338Fed its now called. But until someone makes the 338Fed in a rifle I like or can afford, its a 308 700SPS SS.
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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thank you!! i knew somebody else here could explain it a little better than i could!
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Focus
Optics Master Conquistador!! Joined: June/05/2007 Location: Maine Status: Offline Points: 1006 |
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I use a 308 myself, 45.308, you can tell Pyro lives where they shoot moose or he did in the past. Talks with common sense and realizes they aren't anything special to put down. My hunting buddy drew a permit this past year......dropped his in its tracks with a 7mm-08 and paritions.
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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i still live where moose can be hunted just not like it was in wyoming, out west there are a ton of moose compared to minnesota, they do have a moose season here but its a lottery drawing type and its a once in a life time hunt, elk here is the same way, in wyoming i dont think anything other than sheep and mtn goat are once in a life time, (for non resident) maybe, i may be wrong on that one. the thing about moose hunting in wyoming is that A. its a big darker colored animal that lives in areas where there are mostly no trees, just willow bushes etc so they can really hide easily, and B. there eye sight is horrible, so sneaking up on one isnt near as hard as antelope, elk or deer is. so you can get very close to them, so yeah one well placed shot from about anything will work. maine may be a different ball game seems like maine is heavy forest from the hunting shows i have seen. so it may make finding one harder.
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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lucznik
Optics Master Joined: November/27/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1436 |
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Actually, I've been shooting a .264 Win Mag for about 20 years and my dad and uncle have for an additional 20 years before that so; we're not exactly just now getting our heads turned.
We just have a knack for being on the outside fringe of things...
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What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?
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lucznik
Optics Master Joined: November/27/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1436 |
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You knew this already. We've discussed it before. I've had it for about 2 years now. Mine is the standard (i.e. not the Frontier) model. I'm not sold on the "scout" style of rifle. I've admittedly never tried one but, until I do and am sure I will like it, I'm hesitant to just buy one.
Unfortunately, I made two mistakes when purchasing this rifle - both of which have their roots in my failure to have enough patience to just wait until the store had exactly what I wanted...
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What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?
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lucznik
Optics Master Joined: November/27/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1436 |
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My uncle just bought one of these this year and has used it to kill two elk already. It's very nice but, I still prefer the Ruger. Edited by lucznik - January/16/2008 at 16:45 |
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Focus
Optics Master Conquistador!! Joined: June/05/2007 Location: Maine Status: Offline Points: 1006 |
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Pyro, they be a little harder to find up here but when you do, they are not hard to kill at all. A well placed high integrity bullet will do the job in short order.
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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i have no doubt they are any harder to kill, i just figure with all the pines you have finding them is the hardest part, after of course, paking the damn thing out!
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Duce
Optics Master Joined: September/19/2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1231 |
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Since price is not a problem I would call GA Precision in North Kansas City for the rifle and LTM for the finish and have GA put on a US optics scope with Badger picatanney rail and rings and get exactly what I want. It`s hard to beat George`s 3/8 inch accuracy guarantee with his custom rifles.
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Big Squeeze
Optics Master Extraordinaire GOOGLE NINJA Joined: August/30/2007 Location: Anaheim, Calif. Status: Offline Points: 3143 |
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Dale Clifford
Optics Jedi Knight Joined: July/04/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5087 |
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scouts have a lot going for them, always have this one in the truck, good for antelope sized and up out to 300 yds. my biggest complaint against the rugers are no iron back ups.
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lucznik
Optics Master Joined: November/27/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1436 |
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This is true.
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What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?
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lucznik
Optics Master Joined: November/27/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1436 |
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I'm not nearly as concerned with how fast I can acquire the target as I am with whether or not the scout-style mount will allow for the same level of precision as the traditional mount. I don't know either way since, as I said, I've never tried it but, this is where my concern lies.
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Big Squeeze
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