I took my dad a couple years ago. First out of state hunt of his life at 66 years old. We had a great hunt and a great trip overall. This was his first mule deer, a 160" typical. I had been to that area a couple times and had an idea of where to start but I was completely happy heading home at...
It's not a 6.5 or 308, but I have a winchester model 70 Featherweight in 270 winchester. It has a carbon stock from Mcmillan that was a factory option called a Winlite stock. If it's anything you might be interested in shoot me a PM.
Thanks, Matt
I'm not an expert on Tikka rifles so I'm guessing the barrel was cut to 20"s? If so what kind of crown was cut and by chance did you replace the trigger spring or is it basically stock + cerakote?
The 6X45 as stated (6mm-223) earlier is one I have thought long and hard about. I have a friend that runs one in a contender frame pistol for coyotes and loves it. You also have a wide range of bullet weights from the 58gr V-Max up to around the 100gr. depending on twist rate. He said its a very...
It's not the$37 that's the issue, it's the several thousand I've spent on hunting gear and trips the last couple months. It could be the straw that broke the camels back. I push my luck pretty good as it is. I can't use my Montana mule deer rifle for an Idaho mule deer hunt...2-3 out of state...
I'd love to pick up another but my wife is ready to choke me as it is with a big hunt coming up. The M+ mags are what the 6.5 creed comes with from Tikka. Not sure if they are shipping M+ with all mid length rounds now or not but it used to be exclusive to the 6.5 Creed.