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I appreciate it, and I've considered this route as well. My last tikka was a defect from the factory, and took over 9 months to get a...

Based on my muzzle velocity of 2815 fps, a 147 gr ELDM would be doing 2197 fps and have 1576 ft lb of energy at 500 yd. Plenty to...

Have heard good things about BSF and Carbon Six barrels as well. Sounds like a nice build.

I have an 18” sig cross in 6.5 CM and a 20” 6.5 PRC. For elk, out of a shorter barrel I would go PRC if I wanted 500 yd capability...

It would be my custom 280AI. Only rifle I’ve been hunting with since I built it 5 yrs ago. Killed everything from 380 bull to coues...

I had to think about this one for quite some time before posting. After careful consideration, it's my Snowy Mountain Rifles built 6.5...

My 7RM. The least custom I have, but it is the ONE rifle I will never part with until I hand it down. Passed down to me by my late...

I’m willing to wager with confidence that the majority of members have “that one” rifle that we regret getting rid of for one reason or...

My wife had zero issues with the recoil of my old Model 70 in .375 H&H…..which is far too heavy for her to comfortably carry when...

I can't see what any modern bottleneck cartridge from a .270 on up to a .338 Win Mag, including the 6.5 PRC, 7.8 Western, 7 and 300 PRC...

I take your point about the 30/06 for NA, though I would suggest the recoil of the 338 Win Mag and 375 aren’t too dissimilar...

Probably a little different choice, either my stainless Ruger #1A in 6.5×55 or my Webly & Scott 7mm-08.

Lots of good options out there and lots of sound wisdom from those experienced hunting both species. I think for a gun to hunt both...

A Gunwerks Clymr. I have had some good experiences with monometals in the past but don’t have enough of a sample for a definitive opinion.

Gunwerks Nexus in 300 PRC shooting 208 gr LRX. If I ever get to go buffalo hunting in Africa, I’d have to borrow a rifle, but for...