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The wife drew a bear tag this year......... should be fun! I put in for elk tags for my Wife, my Son, the oldest Daughter, my oldest Grand daughter, and myself of course. Can't wait till 5/31/11 when the draw results are posted. CW

See, I already have a 7-08 in a Remington Mountain rifle...... very sweet. I would like to obtain a rifle with fairly light recoil (less than my '06) but with more downrange energy than the 7-08. The 7-08 is a great round, this one has 10 cow elk to it credit. A bull elk is a lot more critter...

Sinclair international or Midway USA

Any full diameter maxiball is also legal. CW

Have ya pondered the new Ruger hawkeye, forward scope mount for just that application. Chambered in a low recoiling 338 federal???? VX3 3-10 CDS

Usually .010 or .015 I use pre-lubed in my round ball barrel.

Yup, we went to Cabelas, Sportsman's Warehouse, and Jerry's Outdoor sports the other day, just fondling rifles. A Remington model seven and a savage youth model both fit her pretty good. The stock on the Model 7 was to long but the weight was handy. The savage youth fit pretty good but she wants...

WYcoyote hit the nail on the head, plenty of difference between a cow/ rag-horn and a herd bull. My experience is you can't have to much gun. However I have a good friend who hunts exclusively with a 270 win. and all he uses is 130AB bullets. I know the fella to be a good shot and he does not...

Looks like a fun project, where did you get the stocks? CW

The 280 is a dandy round, What about the 270 short mag, whats recoil like in this beast? My recoil software says it is the same as an '06 loaded with 180's (19 ft-lbs). I posted this question here because I am in a ponder. I have a 7-08 with 10 cow elk to it's credit. However a mature bull is...

OK guys we have run the gamut here. The 308, 7-08, 270, & 280 are high on the list. I think a 6.5-284 would also do nicely. There is so much to work with on the 308, like I just seen 308 Lapua brass in 308 for $56.00 at Cabelas. Thanks CW

I have a question for all of you. I am in need of a rifle for the Mrs. She has a 243 win. and has taken many deer with her rifle and my son has two elk with the rifle. That being said, the dog-gone thing is not enough rifle for bull elk. My wife will draw a trophy unit elk tag next year and I...

I use RL-22 in both of my 300 WM's, right around 72.5 grs will get 2950-3000 fps and dead nuts accuracy. Have not seen a difference with brass (win or rem) or primers (cci and fed 215m). Looks like you have it worked out. CW

I am shopping for bedding material now. What brands have been used and what recommendations would folks give them? CW

I had a brain fart and did the same thing. However if you look at the "fancy" new packaging, you realize it is a slide out proposition. Cut the tape at the ends and slide the box out. Open from the end and not from the side, if that makes sense. It's early here in western Colorado and I have...

Nicely done, I have an old wood stocked '06 that shoots good. Maybe it will shoot even better bedded. You have inspired me. CW

Copy that, I have another 7-08 (full size rifle) that has 10 elk to it's credit(youth late season cows). Several of which we used 150 partitions on...... the very definition of performance! I am excited about working up a load this Savage, I have never owned one before. I have two target 22's...

JD338 We have very liberal elk seasons here for the youngsters, I was hoping to make her successful right out of the gate on elk.... kind of hook her for life. She is a beautiful red-head and I want her to focus on "stuff" besides hairy legged roosters. CW

Just picked up a new shooting iron for the first of seven Granddaughters that want to go "huntin with Poppy", and I am impressed. I haven't even shot the darn thing yet and I get a little giddy every time I fondle it. The throat is close enough that a round loaded to within a .001 of the lands...

I just loaded some 225 AB with 101 grs of Retumbo, the 103 loads went across the corny @ a little over 3300 FPS and had a shiney spot on the case head... maybe a squeak to much pressure. The velocity is what it is, I can not believe it is correct but I will try it again. CW