I have a Yamaha RMAX 1000. Got it when they first came out. It has been an incredible machine. Great bed space. Good payload. Good towing as well. The thing will go anywhere. It has really surprised me. Oh, and tons of power.
depends on where I’m hunting. But I mainly pack 6x30’s with me. If not I’ll pack 10x50’s. I never want to be without them. A single hen at a distance is hard to tell apart from a Jake. Specially in the overshadow of the woods. Great glass helps a lot. Even something as small as my 6x30’s.
I’ll say this. That’s an amazing gift to your family. One thing I saw my dad do while I was growing up will live with me forever. We have always been a family that hunts every thing every season available. This was probably 20 years ago. I would have been 14. My dad had his scheduled vacation...
One I’d consider is a 110 vmax. Devasting little bullet. Should yield around 8-9” of penetrating. Keep it behind the shoulder. Start around 33gr of H4198. That should be around 2600-2700 depending on barrel length.
Man if you can find long beard xr’s 3.5 #6 or #5 2 1/8oz you’ll have a very deadly setup. I’ve killed toms at 60 yards with mine. I shoot an X4 and the carlsons lbxr choke.