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    New mountain rifle considerations

    7 SAW looks sweet, I’m just not 100% dedicated to reloading yet. Vortex has a good #10minutetalk where they basically say the .243 and 6cm are comparable, 6cm more efficient, .243 a little more powder, similar terminal performance. Thanks again.
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    New mountain rifle considerations

    Fair point, I’ve seen a lot of posts with 400yd + elk kills with the 7mm-08, but would you use a 6cm/6.5cm on elk personally? Still not questioning that lots of folks get it done with less. 7mm-08 does deliver a little more energy with a larger diameter bullet with little recoil trade off...
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    New mountain rifle considerations

    Does energy not matter? Is it truly just terminal velocity and bullet selection I need to consider? Am I thinking about this wrong?
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    New mountain rifle considerations

    I’m thinking about going another direction. Leading thought is a 7mm-08 t3x superlite, thread and drop into a lightweight folder (XLR comes to kind) topped with a Swaro Z6i 1.7-10. I’ll keep the sako 30-06 stock as a light weight elk gun (I don’t generally apply for elk, mostly building points...
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    New mountain rifle considerations

    What cartridge did you go with? I was looking at these too, custom performance off the shelf. Good luck on your sheep hunt!
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    New mountain rifle considerations

    Thanks for this. The sako 85 takes a t3x prefit barrel but the action won’t fit in a t3x chassis.
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    New mountain rifle considerations

    https://www.outdoorlife.com/guns/6-5-prc-vs-6-5-creedmoor/ Just circled back to some the creedmoor vs PRC articles and I found this useful. I haven’t looked into it since I got my PRC. The PRC is ~350 fps faster with the same barrel length, but a 24” creedmoor is effectively the same gun as a...
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    New mountain rifle considerations

    I was doing some more research on PRC vs Creedmoor. I’m realizing that my PRC was using a 24” barrel vs his 20” creedmoor and that may have been more of a factor than a little more powder. To your point though, it could have been a number of things, totally agree my experience is a small sample...
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    New mountain rifle considerations

    I was looking really hard at this exact rifle actually!
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    New mountain rifle considerations

    Appreciate the comment - have a Finnlight 85 in 30-06 (5.75# bare) and 300WM (8.25# scoped and braked), my local range has steel out to 600. I’ve practiced with both out there, just don’t appreciate the recoil after a few rounds. I’ve never shot an animal past 400yds but consistently practice...
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    New mountain rifle considerations

    I was expecting 6.5 creedmoor to be the number 1 recommendation but I’ve seen aoudad soak creedmoor ELD-x’s where my PRC has anchored them. It’s anecdotal at best but I’d personally like to be a little over gunned cartridge wise because I’m looking at a shorter barrel. I also like the idea of...
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    New mountain rifle considerations

    Hi guys - considering building my first full custom/semi custom rifle. Looking for some reassurance. Requirements: -Finished weight under 6lb. Where I hunt is desert/canyonland and 20 miles in a weekend isn’t uncommon. -Barrel length of 20-22” because I’ll be threading on a 6” Scythe-Ti. -600...
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    Backpack for 2-3 Days

    Thanks y’all, I’ll run with the 3600 this trip. Good luck to everyone this season!
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    Backpack for 2-3 Days

    Yeah I was originally gifted the 7200 with frame and suspension, so I didn’t want to get a whole new system. I’ve been looking at the metcalf.
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    Backpack for 2-3 Days

    Fair enough! I wish they had a 4500-4800 model.
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    Backpack for 2-3 Days

    Hi everyone, I am headed on an archery mule deer hunt in Colorado. My plan is to camp roughly 5-5.5 miles from the trailhead based on where I’m hoping to hunt. I’ve done day trips scouting. My longest stay is going to be 2 nights for a Monday PM, Tuesday AM/PM, Wednesday AM hunt, then I need...
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    Compact Spotter

    Ran it for a scouting trip a few weeks ago, and loved it. Picked out a bear at 1700 yards, and got some neat videos with it.
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    Compact Spotter

    I ended up with a demo ATC for about $2050. Worst case, I can resell. Close runner up was a demo KOWA-55A for $2100 (available at Cameraland right now). Thanks yall!
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    Compact Spotter

    I do have a rangefinder I use while bow hunting but I’ve been able to get the Steiners to range at 1300+ on a bright day and I know my little $250 rf can’t. I’m not sure what handheld rfs can do nowadays. I’m not married to the Steiners though. Probably no weight savings between having 2...
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    Compact Spotter

    The only thing that drew me away from the Kowa 553/554 was the FOV, even if you say razor loses 20% edge to edge it’s still ahead in “clear” FOV. Maybe the Kowa glass makes up for it? How much does this even matter? FOV below are at min/max power at 1000 yards for each. 553/554 - 132/69’...

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