I’ve had nothing but trouble with Ram, both my 1500 and 2500. Fate of my current truck will be decided by a judge and my next truck will probably be a Ford for their mileage and Tremor package.
Man, variety really is the spice of life here, and I really love antelope right now and also teal and widgeon… and goat… but if I could only pick one for the rest of my life it would be deer, personally.
I cast my vote for the 20” carbon 7PRC and a can.
Troubleshooting scope/rings in addition to anything else you do is critical.
Having said that, I agree with a previous poster that you may as well just do a new build. Tikka would be a good option but if you’re having a barrel turned you could...
Falken Wildpeaks have been good for me.
I can recommend based on good experience in mud, gravel, snow, highway.
I have KO2 now but the Last Frontier fella made wanna try Duratracs!
42, I feel like these days I can barely afford to hunt and the cost is going up. I would be frustrated by the cost if I was making what I did in my 20’s.
First, whatever you do get the x42 not the x32.
Having said that, I had all the same questions you do and I resisted the range binos because the warranty on the electronics seemed weak and I if the laser crapped out I’d just have heavy binos…
I finally swapped my old Swaros for new Leica...
You forgot to account for the percentage of shots taken one-handed, behind the back, blindfolded at 1000 yards where 6.5 Creedmoor hits the bull 60% of the time, every time.
Other than that you’re probably right.