I just loved shooting peeps most of my life but now at age 69 and having had a torn retina in my shooting eye I need a scope. I just put a 1.75x5 Sitron on my whelen. So far I really like it but will have to se how well it holds up. I spent some time talking about this with the most famous bear guide I know. His take was after spending a lot of time comparing peeps with a low power scope he was faster with the scope. Made me feel better about going to a scope.
Ist Post- My One Hunting Rifle Answer For All, I know!
- Thread starter wildcatter
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xphunter
Handloader
- Sep 15, 2005
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I just don't hunt the really big game like Moose or Bison.
Elk is as big as I go, and me and my kids (When they were kids), have used a 14" 25 Creed and a 14" 260 Remington (MOA Maximum) to put down three elk-Each one shot.
The cow and the bull were each around 100ish yards while a really big cow was around 220ish with the 14" 25 Creed/Pachmayr Dominator.
You may have to give up certain shot presentations when shooting the smaller cartridges, but elk are bullet proof.
Proper bullet for your task, and shot placement, shot placement, shot placement, shot placement.............................................
For what I like to do, to only have one chambering, would more likely be a 6.5-284 or 6.5 Leopard (270 WSM necked down) or a 7mm Dakota.
The Dak is kinda of overkill for varmints an pd's, yet I have killed pd's past 1500 yards with one of my center-grip XP's. I have killed a pd beyond a mile with one of my 6.5-284's.
If wanting to have distance for big game the Dak is King, from my two choices.
The 6.5-284 or the 6.5 Leopard limits me to elk at shorter distances (700ish...Tad further with the Leopard), but the 6.5-284 is so much more enjoyable for sustained shooting.
Since elk is only a small part of my hunting shooting experience, I would probably go with the 6.5-284 or the 6.5 Leopard.
Elk is as big as I go, and me and my kids (When they were kids), have used a 14" 25 Creed and a 14" 260 Remington (MOA Maximum) to put down three elk-Each one shot.
The cow and the bull were each around 100ish yards while a really big cow was around 220ish with the 14" 25 Creed/Pachmayr Dominator.
You may have to give up certain shot presentations when shooting the smaller cartridges, but elk are bullet proof.
Proper bullet for your task, and shot placement, shot placement, shot placement, shot placement.............................................
For what I like to do, to only have one chambering, would more likely be a 6.5-284 or 6.5 Leopard (270 WSM necked down) or a 7mm Dakota.
The Dak is kinda of overkill for varmints an pd's, yet I have killed pd's past 1500 yards with one of my center-grip XP's. I have killed a pd beyond a mile with one of my 6.5-284's.
If wanting to have distance for big game the Dak is King, from my two choices.
The 6.5-284 or the 6.5 Leopard limits me to elk at shorter distances (700ish...Tad further with the Leopard), but the 6.5-284 is so much more enjoyable for sustained shooting.
Since elk is only a small part of my hunting shooting experience, I would probably go with the 6.5-284 or the 6.5 Leopard.
