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    Looking to buy my first bolt action rifle

    I'd be rethinking chambering if I were in your shoes. If this is a first/only bolt gun, you'll be way more deadly way further with a 6CM or 6.5CM and a big pile of ammo you burn through every year vs a 7PRC and a smaller pile of ammo (budget and recoil means we all shoot little stuff more and...
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    New Hornady Aeromatch bullets

    I saw that and it seems like they are taking SMK and Berger hybrid bullets and just making exact copies. Same BC, they come right out and say keep your load data and die settings. I'm not sure exactly what the rules are on patenting bullet profiles, but how does this not violate IP law?
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    What age do the kids start carrying packs?

    One if the highlights of my oldest son's first deer was a front quarter in his own backpack. He was 10 and this was just the right thing for him. Jacket, food, water, etc during the hunt and just right for a front quarter. . I haven't weighed it, but it's not a hindrance and it's now on its...
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    180 ELDM Terminal performance.

    Haha, he is a great buck! I would "settle" for that guy any day. I'd have no qualms about killing him with a 77TMK, 80/88 or 108 ELDM or similar. Well done, dude. Your posts are probably the ones that I have to fight feelings of envy on most consistently of anyone on this forum!
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    180 ELDM Terminal performance.

    Sure, but a dinky little buck like that isn't really a test of a bullet. Could have killed him with a 22-250 probably.
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    Which youth rifle?

    The more I see of kids with brakes, the more confident I get that they are a really bad solution. (I dislike them for myself and other adults as well, but with less intensity) I see so many kids get beat up by the noise and the blast and develop as bad of a flinch as the ones with bare muzzle...
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    RokStok

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    WTS SWFA 6x milquad, Butler Creek caps and zero stop shims

    I'll take this if it's still available. Sending pm now.
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    Rifle and scope recommendations

    I'd urge you to take another pass at the cartridge selection. Lots of us have gone small with no regrets when using the right bullets. I've gone from 7mmRM/180 Bergers to 108 ELDM'S with no regrets. Lots of guys killing elk and larger very effectively with 77TMK's out of .223's (including at...
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    Rifle and scope recommendations

    Yep, I've been shooting mine all summer in the factory stock waiting on the Rokstok, with a 3-12 LRHS while trying to snag a RS1.2, in sportsmatch rings which are really perfectly fine. I'm loving the Rokstok now that it's here, but I'm definitely glad I had the factory stock. It's really not...
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    Rifle and scope recommendations

    T3x SS .243, get it cut and threaded, add Rokstok. Hand load 108 ELDM's. Sportsmatch or UM rings Maven RS1.2 Edit: realize this is not a "run to Scheels and pick it up for this hunting season" option. Should be very doable to have it together before spring though.
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    Tikka ejector issues

    Well, I've never had a burning desire to run a borescope down my barrel, but now I definitely never will for this barrel. Found my ejector plunger rattling around inside my suppressor. It's shooting 1-1.25 10 shot groups and 40ish ES velocity for 20 shots, so I'm going to pretend it didn't...
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    Best WA state big game compliant (0.24 / 6mm) caliber + rifle with factory ammo

    I'd take a look at 6mmARC as well. Can be had in factory Howa mini action rifles, cheap easy good factory ammunition (the 108 ELDM is a killer bullet). Fantastic shooting, stays above 1800 fps to 600+ at my elevation. It's also the best factory option for a WA legal kid rifle when your little...
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    How much does elevation change POI

    You're advising that he hold high at higher elevation?
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    Help me choose a caliber

    This is the rant the OP didn't know he needed. Thank you, this is a post with a combination of passion and well articulated information that rarely comes together this well.
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    Youth whitetail in South Carolina

    On what do you base the "room for error" portion of your statement? How many deer have you killed and/or seen killed with 77TMK or 73ELDM? These aren't meant to be aggressive or "gotcha" questions. I do find that nearly everyone that says .223 isn't enough or is marginal or some variation of...
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    WTS Tikka T3X compact stock

    PM sent. Thanks!
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    Help me choose a caliber

    What other rifles do you have? How many rounds per year do you shoot (at distance/on paper for precision)? If 6.5 is a hard minimum, I'd do a 6.5CM, otherwise I'd do 6CM. It takes many hundreds, preferably a couple thousand rounds per year to be able to utilize the extra effective range of...
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    WTS Tikka T3X compact stock

    Bump
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    My rifle scope saga continues…

    Even better, for wind you figure out your "base" wind speed or "gun number", say 6 mph. This is the speed that gets you .6 mil wind hold at 600 yards. Then, it all scales really nicely. A 12 mph wind at 400 yards is a 0.8 mil hold. A 9 mph wind at 500 is 0.75 mil. 24 mph at 300 is 1.2 mil...

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