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Is there such thing as too much gun for sheep?
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<blockquote data-quote="Gravel Road" data-source="post: 2053507" data-attributes="member: 104141"><p>The above is a great, common sense response. </p><p> Most of the time a standard weight rifle, medium-higher velocity combo is best. I've shot dall sheep with 300 Weatherby's, 25-06 and even a 6.5 JDJ contender pistol. To me, caliber isn't as important as rifle. Sheep die pretty easy.I wouldn't want to carry a 12 lb rifle in sheep country, but if you have a guide carrying your crap it would be doable. Never had that luxury so a lighter rifle was better on a 50 lb pack.</p><p> As far as scopes go, same thing. You really don't need a 2+ lb 20x scope. White sheep are a nice target, but desert sheep would be a different story. My personal scopes were a 3x9 Nikon, 3.5x10 Leupold and a 4x Leupold on the pistol. My buddy hunted sheep with a Ruger 338 Win Mag with a 1.5-5 Leupold very successfully.</p><p> Hunt with what you like and have fun <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> P.S. my ideal sheep rifle would be short and LIGHT since I carry across my pack.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gravel Road, post: 2053507, member: 104141"] The above is a great, common sense response. Most of the time a standard weight rifle, medium-higher velocity combo is best. I've shot dall sheep with 300 Weatherby's, 25-06 and even a 6.5 JDJ contender pistol. To me, caliber isn't as important as rifle. Sheep die pretty easy.I wouldn't want to carry a 12 lb rifle in sheep country, but if you have a guide carrying your crap it would be doable. Never had that luxury so a lighter rifle was better on a 50 lb pack. As far as scopes go, same thing. You really don't need a 2+ lb 20x scope. White sheep are a nice target, but desert sheep would be a different story. My personal scopes were a 3x9 Nikon, 3.5x10 Leupold and a 4x Leupold on the pistol. My buddy hunted sheep with a Ruger 338 Win Mag with a 1.5-5 Leupold very successfully. Hunt with what you like and have fun :) P.S. my ideal sheep rifle would be short and LIGHT since I carry across my pack. [/QUOTE]
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