Boring FNG

[SteveR]

Hi, another new guy here. We live here in Boring, Oregon.
I grew up in Eastern Oregon and love to hunt and fish.
Looking at upgrading a rifle or two. A lot of stuff to read and learn here.
Nice to meet you all. -Steve

 

[Taudisio]

Hi, another new guy here. We live here in Boring, Oregon.
I grew up in Eastern Oregon and love to hunt and fish.
Looking at upgrading a rifle or two. A lot of stuff to read and learn here.
Nice to meet you all. -Steve

Welcome from another OR resident!

 

[SteveR]

Welcome from another OR resident!

Thanks, nice bull in your pic. What area of Oregon are you from?

 

[Taudisio]

Thanks, nice bull in your pic. What area of Oregon are you from?

I’m in the SW

 

[WyoBowhunter21]

Totally came here to say no one is boring. lol. Great title. Welcome to Rokslide.

 

[KD123]

Welcome aboard!

 

[Taudisio]

Hi, another new guy here. We live here in Boring, Oregon.
I grew up in Eastern Oregon and love to hunt and fish.
Looking at upgrading a rifle or two. A lot of stuff to read and learn here.
Nice to meet you all. -Steve

What kind of rifles are you looking to upgrade?

 

[SteveR]

Totally came here to say no one is boring. lol. Great title. Welcome to Rokslide.

Thanks, Boring is a great place to live and raise kids but Wyoming sounds like a great place to hunt. Maybe my son and I can do a hunt there sometime.

 

[SteveR]

What kind of rifles are you looking to upgrade?

Not really looking to get rid of anything just considering new calibers for elk and deer.
I have 2 sons so it takes a few guns to keep us happy! I shot a Antelope and a cow with the Tikka 7mm Rm that I bought for my son now I thinking I want a 7 prc or 300 prc. and a suppressor.

 

[eddielasvegas]

As the self-appointed chairman of the welcoming committee, it is my privilege to extend a laurel, and hearty handshake (virtual, of course) to our new OR member.


Eddie

 

[Taudisio]

Not really looking to get rid of anything just considering new calibers for elk and deer.
I have 2 sons so it takes a few guns to keep us happy! I shot an Antelope and a cow with the Tikka 7mm Rm that I bought for my son now I thinking I want a 7 prc or 300 prc. and a suppressor.

The 7prc won’t do much vs a 7rm. Do you reload your own ammo? If you do, it really is a moot choice. I have found that my 6.5 prc is great for elk. My pops shot a cow with my rifle in 6.5 at 510 yards last year. I have taken 4 bulls with my 6.5 prc, including the one in my profile picture. And it will recoil a lot less that the other two prc cartridges. I have a big 30 cal and I don’t use it much because the recoil is stout. A 210gr bullet going 3030fps kicks on both ends no matter how you shake it.

Suppressors are great. If you buy them in trusts, the boys can use them when you’re not around assuming they are of age.

 

[SteveR]

Welcome aboard!

Thanks!

 

[SteveR]

As the self-appointed chairman of the welcoming committee, it is my privilege to extend a laurel, and hearty handshake (virtual, of course) to our new OR member.


Eddie

Thanks Eddie!

 

[hereinaz]

Welcome!

I wanna kill a good blacktail in OR one day. So isn’t too boring there.

 

[SteveR]

The 7prc won’t do much vs a 7rm. Do you reload your own ammo? If you do, it really is a moot choice. I have found that my 6.5 prc is great for elk. My pops shot a cow with my rifle in 6.5 at 510 yards last year. I have taken 4 bulls with my 6.5 prc, including the one in my profile picture. And it will recoil a lot less that the other two prc cartridges. I have a big 30 cal and I don’t use it much because the recoil is stout. A 210gr bullet going 3030fps kicks on both ends no matter how you shake it.

Suppressors are great. If you buy them in trusts, the boys can use them when you’re not around assuming they are of age.

I agree with what you are saying about 7rm and 7prc. The 7rm I have been using is a tikka rough tech I bought for my son. He hasn't had tags in a couple years mostly because of his work situation. We should both be getting good tags next couple years. I also have a 30-06 and a 300 win mag, but would like them in different configurations and neither has threaded barrels. So I'm thinking of adding a rifle or two. I could be completely wrong but the 6.5prc seems a little light to me for big bulls but I'm sure it works with good shot placement.
I would like to get a 6.5 prc in a light weight set up for mule deer and possibly another antelope hunt. For a big bull once in a lifetime hunt I think I want a 300prc or maybe a 7 prc just because of the recoil factor, my 300 Win mag with no brake or suppressor definitely knows how to kick.

 

[AshleyWY]

Totally came here to say no one is boring. lol. Great title. Welcome to Rokslide.

I was going to do the same, lol

 

[Taudisio]

I agree with what you are saying about 7rm and 7prc. The 7rm I have been using is a tikka rough tech I bought for my son. He hasn't had tags in a couple years mostly because of his work situation. We should both be getting good tags next couple years. I also have a 30-06 and a 300 win mag, but would like them in different configurations and neither has threaded barrels. So I'm thinking of adding a rifle or two. I could be completely wrong but the 6.5prc seems a little light to me for big bulls but I'm sure it works with good shot placement.
I would like to get a 6.5 prc in a light weight set up for mule deer and possibly another antelope hunt. For a big bull once in a lifetime hunt I think I want a 300prc or maybe a 7 prc just because of the recoil factor, my 300 Win mag with no brake or suppressor definitely knows how to kick.

I understand what you’re saying. I was there too. My father as well. 7mags, 300wsm, 300wm, 300prc, 300wby and a 30 nosler. Dad still has the 7mag, but I haven’t seen him use it in years. His deer get shot with a 6.5 creedmoor now. I still have the 30 nosler as it belonged to a late family member. All of the other rifles are gone. You should take a look at the 223 kill thread and the 243/6mm kill threads. You don’t need the big boys and big recoil to knock down a bull.

If you are all about energy, check out a ballistic calculator and those 140gr+ .264 bullets hang right with the 300wm in standard weights. I’m not against big calibers, but my dad is getting up there in age, and gets cortisone shots in his shoulder. When you add in elk terrain of steep mountains and long miles, a light gun with less recoil can really let you cover some ground and still feel comfortable with the shots. I’ve yet to see a bullet bounce off an elk. Only one bull took two shots, the first broke both shoulders, he dropped, then stood up and I spined him the second. His offside shoulder is below and the bullet from under the hide a few inches away. I would have no qualms about taking a 6.5prc on a once in a lifetime hunt for any animal in North America.

 

[SteveR]

I understand what you’re saying. I was there too. My father as well. 7mags, 300wsm, 300wm, 300prc, 300wby and a 30 nosler. Dad still has the 7mag, but I haven’t seen him use it in years. His deer get shot with a 6.5 creedmoor now. I still have the 30 nosler as it belonged to a late family member. All of the other rifles are gone. You should take a look at the 223 kill thread and the 243/6mm kill threads. You don’t need the big boys and big recoil to knock down a bull.

If you are all about energy, check out a ballistic calculator and those 140gr+ .264 bullets hang right with the 300wm in standard weights. I’m not against big calibers, but my dad is getting up there in age, and gets cortisone shots in his shoulder. When you add in elk terrain of steep mountains and long miles, a light gun with less recoil can really let you cover some ground and still feel comfortable with the shots. I’ve yet to see a bullet bounce off an elk. Only one bull took two shots, the first broke both shoulders, he dropped, then stood up and I spined him the second. His offside shoulder is below and the bullet from under the hide a few inches away. I would have no qualms about taking a 6.5prc on a once in a lifetime hunt for any animal in North America.

I have a feeling I'll end up with both or all 3 prc's and then figure out what I feel comfortable hunting with.
I'd like to check out the seekins PH3 before deciding on next rifle platform. Seems like there are a lot of good options.
First thing I want to do is decide on which silencer to order I'm looking forward to setting up a accurate rifle with suppressor and spending some more time at the range.

 

[Taudisio]

I have a feeling I'll end up with both or all 3 prc's and then figure out what I feel comfortable hunting with.
I'd like to check out the seekins PH3 before deciding on next rifle platform. Seems like there are a lot of good options.
First thing I want to do is decide on which silencer to order I'm looking forward to setting up an accurate rifle with suppressor and spending some more time at the range.

I am not the most knowledgeable on all the suppressor choices. I have 3 of my own, but I know there are better. Some surprising things I noticed were, the increase in recoil over a muzzle brake, increase in muzzle velocity, and how the increase in length and overall rifle balance affected my hunting/field experience. The length was the most noticeable. My 9” suppressor on my 22” barrel makes that rifle gigantic. Just some little things to take into consideration!