Congratulations! How nice that it worked out so well for you. The spotter, the hunter, the rifle, and the ammo all did their respective jobs to perfection. I bet you have had your share of times when things went much harder for you.
I like the 300 WSM a lot. I have used it for elk and deer. I will be using it again this fall for elk and deer. I have posted some results on the forum this year.
I was surprised when this flock of 16 birds came out of the woods and walked up to within 100 feet of the house. It was notable since there were a couple of bearded hens in the group. One had about an 8" beard. Another had a beard about the size of a jake's beard. In the photo of the lone...
Congratulations on a taking a great looking buck. Thanks for reporting on the bullet performance. I always like to see actually results from recovered bullets.
SOLD - This Rem. 700 was made in the Remington Custom shop. It has been rebarreled with Rem. magnum contour, Hart 1:9" twist 24" barrel. It has a Bell & Carlson stock.
The rifle comes with:
1", medium height, Talley lightweight base/rings.
The original 24", fluted barrel.
Spare extractor...
"Enablers" indeed! However, I will say that, after the fact, I have never regretted a purchase (and there have been several) that I was "talked into" by the enablers here.