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    Rifles bought but haven’t shot yet. What ya got!

    I bought a REM 700 in 7STW about 7 years ago and has a vortex viper 6x24 and also have 2 boxes of factory ammo. The gun still have the tags on it, never been shot. I think I will have some smith work, new trigger, bedding and action work and start shooting it.
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    Lets settle this once and for all FFP or SFP

    I have both and they both have a certain purpose. For me, when hunting deer in TN where I live, it’s SFP. It’s mostly woods with shots less than 150 yds. I went out west recently and put a FFP NF SHV on my 300 Rum. I limited my shots to 450 or less. I ended up taking an elk at 310 yds. It was my...
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    A Good Colorado Elk

    Very nice bull and shot.
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    2023 Colorado Big Horn

    Congrats, beautiful Ram!
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    Hunting: do you dial or for elevation or??

    First year using dial on NF FFP. I found it really easy to dial and boost my confidence to take my bull at 310 yards. I did a lot of practice dialing between 300-600 to prepare for my hunt and it worked perfectly. I zero at 100
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    Recoil

    I understand your concern and I wanted something that looked symmetrical with my gun so I went with a Ross. I think it was about 40 bucks. It’s on a 300 rum and I can shoot all day without my shoulder getting sore.
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    New to custom Rifles/Elk Hunting/First Build

    Like you I went through this same process for my first elk hunt. 300 Rum I went with McMillan Game Warden 2.0 Trigger Tech Diamond set at 2.0 lbs. I think that is max weight. Defiance deviant hunter Bartlein # 4 26 inch barrel Hawkins LA BDL extended Ross 4 port break Build completed by...
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    My 1st Elk

    I sent Greg and Russ a picture the other day and they were excited about the elk and how the gun performed. They are great people and have spent a few hours at the shop talking “whatever” with Greg. They do awesome work and they will do all of my gunsmith work going forward. Good luck on your hunt!
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    My 1st Elk

    Good luck!
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    My 1st Elk

    Really liked the way they performed. The processer made the comment about how little of the meat was damaged.
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    My 1st Elk

    Thank you
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    My 1st Elk

    Thanks Yes, you are correct. The whole experience is etched into my brain for the rest of my life
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    My 1st Elk

    Thanks
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    My 1st Elk

    Thank you
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    My 1st Elk

    Thank you
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