I feel for you as this year has been a ride also. Hope your next year is better also ! I did get a spring bear hunt in, but I have also put a Brother Mother and Father into the Nursing Home and my Mother passed in June my Father in October. To say I have been busy with Family issues is...
I would like to hear what she will hunt with it Deer ? Elk ? Bear ? I my self like both actions but if I was doing a Custom Build I would go Model 70, but if I had the action of a Model 700 I would be fine with it also. There both nice to Me.
I reload because I like too, and when your primary hunting rifles are 6mm Rem, .264 Win Mag and 300 H&H Mag you better be a Reloader. I do reload a lot more shotgun shells than rifle but I enjoy both. Country Music on and time in my reloading room is time well spent.
One of the biggest mistakes us older one‘s here made was not to buy several when Remington was making them. Extremely affordable and would shoot as well as any !
I have used Hornady V-Max 53gr, Sierra 50gr Blitz King and Nosler 40gr BT and I really think for explosive effect, It made more of effect where I hit the Prairie Dog. Center punch one they all seem to work great. But for now for I am settling in on Hornady’s 53gr V-Max in .223 Rem...
That is a very nice looking and one that appeals to my taste in Rifles. Yes I would hunt with it and cherish the mile‘s carrying it and holding it. Synthetic Rifles work and have a purpose but my heart is with wood and blue steel. Enjoy That Fine Rifle !
Well I guess I was wrong I thought about going lead free as I seriously though about going to lead free bullets then I though oh it won't happen in my lifetime. I will say Lead free Sucks in shotgun as Steel does on even come close unless, you can afford tungsten shotgun shells at over $ 3.00...