Help me choose a 6lb mountain rifle!

[AmmoTex]

My 7-08 checks in at 6# 4oz.
Very handy to pack around!

 

[Dave0317]

Man, I know stuff can come across wrong on the internets, so I mean this with all kindness and sincerity, but you are ignoring some great advice and you need to get over your mental block of needing a magnum to kill at 400 yards.

Go listen to the Hunt Backcountry Podcast #470. Small calibers for big game.
Guys are shooting Elk at 400 with a .223. They go in depth on how bullets actually kill, and it’s not via “energy”.

Im not saying you should go all the way down to that, but consider 6mm or 6.5 Creedmoor.

The selling point is not just the recoil/comfort, it’s the hit rate. One figure I saw here was a 10 percent average hit rate increase for every 5 ft pounds of recoil you subtract. So a 6 or 6.5 could easily get you hitting 20% or more better than what you do now, or what you would do with a super lightweight 7 PRC.

It’s really a win-win. You can have less recoil, a lighter rifle, and higher hit rate. Same lethality.

At least read up on it, listen to the podcast, etc. before you go buy something.

 

[LightFoot]

Seekins Havak Element 100% no question.


>>>——JAKE——>

 

[Felix40]

I really really like my mesa fft 6.5 prc. I know some people here talk bad about them but I have zero complaints.