A Few Quick Questions

[ShtrRdy]

Thank you very much.
It is a Christensen Ridgeline 7mm prc.

I'm a huge disappointment to my family and some friends.

My parents and siblings think that I should have been a Dr, lawyer, or something more important, stayed in the big city, married a man who wears a suit to work, drive a fancy SUV, have perfectly manicured nails, dress up nicely, and be what they think I should be. I went into nursing out of pressure from my parents, not because it was my dream.

They were sad with me only being an RN, not at least a GP, preferably a Specialist.

My parents came up this summer for my birthday, and were even more appalled with me, and my career choice.
Guess that I'll just forever be the Black sheep of the family.
I'm not going back to the city, or nursing.
If I get fired, my dream would be to purchase my own farm.

That sounds so sad. I think I can understand how this could happen. I had the opposite situation - if I did anything somewhat successful i was a 'hero'. I'm an old guy now and turned out okay.

It's good that you're living life your way. As you get older you can cherish those times.

 

[JustMe2]

Small Lady, a very "fast" scope you might look at is the Shepherd. This scope is unique because it measures distance and holdover simultaneously. No laser range finder or fiddling with ballistic apps is required. It is also small and light weight to fit in a scabbard easily. For judging range and holdover simultaneously, you simply and very quickly select the size of circle that fits around your animal the best and pull the trigger. It works that fast. I've hunted with a Shepherd for years and love it. They have different size circles to fit elk, deer, coyotes and rodents and crosshair spacing for various ballistics to fit your rifle and velocities. Put this scope on a Browning BAR or Remington 7400 or 7600 pump in 308 with 175 grain bullets and you'd be good for bear protection and coyotes past your required 300 yds.

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[Bob Milek]

That sounds so sad. I think I can understand how this could happen. I had the opposite situation - if I did anything somewhat successful i was a 'hero'. I'm an old guy now and turned out okay.

It's good that you're living life your way. As you get older you can cherish those times.

It is a great thing, then, that you are living to your standards. I did ranch work for years, and still miss it (although less so when it is -30 and blizzard outside, lol). If you are satisfied and the life you live fulfills you, that is what is important. At some point your family may understand that you are actually the success story if you are happy.

 

[ShtrRdy]

Small Lady, a very "fast" scope you might look at is the Shepherd. This scope is unique because it measures distance and holdover simultaneously. No laser range finder or fiddling with ballistic apps is required. It is also small and light weight to fit in a scabbard easily. For judging range and holdover simultaneously, you simply and very quickly select the size of circle that fits around your animal the best and pull the trigger. It works that fast. I've hunted with a Shepherd for years and love it. They have different size circles to fit elk, deer, coyotes and rodents and crosshair spacing for various ballistics to fit your rifle and velocities. Put this scope on a Browning BAR or Remington 7400 or 7600 pump in 308 with 175 grain bullets and you'd be good for bear protection and coyotes past your required 300 yds.

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Shepherd Scopes designs and manufactures rangefinding rifles scopes, laser designators, ballistic specific reticles, fire control systems, and binoculars.

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Man, I don't know if I could trust that method. It would take some testing to see if it proves out.

 

[JustMe2]

Man, I don't know if I could trust that method. It would take some testing to see if it proves out.

Yup, like any scope or ammo, test it. It does work and you'll be impressed. I use it on my 300WM with 180 gr Barnes bullets and it is accurate to 1000 yds.

 

[Noobie]

You're going to want a rifle with a short length of pull (distance from the butt of the gun to the trigger) or you will have a very hard time shooting straight. Why get a full sized rifle and then get it cut down? You can pick up a (youth) Savage Arms Axis XP Compact in .243. Comes with a Weaver 3X9-40 scope already mounted and bore sighted, a synthetic stock, and a 20" barrel.
A .243 has as flat a trajectory as a 30-06 with about 9 ftlb recoil, vs about 10 ftlb for a 30-30, 16 ftlb for the 6.5 PRC, and 21 ftlb for the 30-06. Weighs 7.3 pounds and a nice fit for a scabbard.
Edit: you never want to fire a rifle over a horse's head. Even if it doesn't spook, severe hearing damage, tinnitus, etc. may result. Much worse with a muzzle brake BTW.

 

[Noobie]

Don't worry about MOA with the .243. With the Sierra 90gr tipped game changer and velocities adjusted for a 20" BBL, just sight it in 2.4" high at 100 yards and it will be 1.9" low at 300 yards. Up to about 325 yards just point and shoot.
The Leupold for your PRC has a CDS system. Tell them what cartridge you are using and they will send you one free CDS dial calibrated in yards. Point and shoot up to about 325 yards, then dial in the range for anything farther. That scope will have parallax correction so you should be able to get a fairly good guess at the range by focusing it at high mag. Don't forget to reset it to low mag on the go or it will be very difficult to find a moving critter in the scope before getting eaten...

 

[hesse]

Easy on us Canadians...we do have EEEELECTRICITY....Y'ALL! And a year or so ago....we heard about y' all's CELL PHONES! But I weren't ready to go to JAIL...just to git me one!

Oh not try to diss Canada at all I worked in BC for 3 years. I was hard because the availability is different alot of things that you can get in the US and might not be in Canada and the cost is higher. Just trying to let people know that is all .

 

[skipglo]

Oh not try to diss Canada at all I worked in BC for 3 years. I was hard because the availability is different alot of things that you can get in the US and might not be in Canada and the cost is higher. Just trying to let people know that is all .

Absolutely...no offense taken! It's ...just me!

 

[Small Lady]

Small Lady, a very "fast" scope you might look at is the Shepherd. This scope is unique because it measures distance and holdover simultaneously. No laser range finder or fiddling with ballistic apps is required. It is also small and light weight to fit in a scabbard easily. For judging range and holdover simultaneously, you simply and very quickly select the size of circle that fits around your animal the best and pull the trigger. It works that fast. I've hunted with a Shepherd for years and love it. They have different size circles to fit elk, deer, coyotes and rodents and crosshair spacing for various ballistics to fit your rifle and velocities. Put this scope on a Browning BAR or Remington 7400 or 7600 pump in 308 with 175 grain bullets and you'd be good for bear protection and coyotes past your required 300 yds.

Shepherd Scopes | Rangefinding Scopes

Shepherd Scopes designs and manufactures rangefinding rifles scopes, laser designators, ballistic specific reticles, fire control systems, and binoculars.

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Thanks, looks like a fun scope.

I don't think that a 308, 30-06, 7mm, or such will be my next gun though.
A 243, 6mm, or 6.5mm is most likely.
The less recoil of the 243 and 6mm are appealing, but the extra punch of the 6.5 would be nice, and it still has far less recoil than a 308 or 30-06.
I also really want it to be a lever though, so that seems to eliminate the 6mm.
So when I do buy my next rifle, do I go 243 or 6.5 creedmoor has become the question?
Also Browning or Henry?
Both can be cut down some to fit me, and a good recoil pad added to the cut stock. I would use a slip on style recoil pad, so its easy to remove. Then if the balance is off and I need to add weight to the back, I can drill holes in the end of the stock and add lead weights to restore balance.

 

[Lee7588]

Thanks, looks like a fun scope.

I don't think that a 308, 30-06, 7mm, or such will be my next gun though.
A 243, 6mm, or 6.5mm is most likely.
The less recoil of the 243 and 6mm are appealing, but the extra punch of the 6.5 would be nice, and it still has far less recoil than a 308 or 30-06.
I also really want it to be a lever though, so that seems to eliminate the 6mm.
So when I do buy my next rifle, do I go 243 or 6.5 creedmoor has become the question?
Also Browning or Henry?
Both can be cut down some to fit me, and a good recoil pad added to the cut stock. I would use a slip on style recoil pad, so its easy to remove. Then if the balance is off and I need to add weight to the back, I can drill holes in the end of the stock and add lead weights to restore balance.

243 browning bar. I'd personally pass on the 6.5 needmoor, I had one and sold it.

 

[Small Lady]

You're going to want a rifle with a short length of pull (distance from the butt of the gun to the trigger) or you will have a very hard time shooting straight. Why get a full sized rifle and then get it cut down? You can pick up a (youth) Savage Arms Axis XP Compact in .243. Comes with a Weaver 3X9-40 scope already mounted and bore sighted, a synthetic stock, and a 20" barrel.
A .243 has as flat a trajectory as a 30-06 with about 9 ftlb recoil, vs about 10 ftlb for a 30-30, 16 ftlb for the 6.5 PRC, and 21 ftlb for the 30-06. Weighs 7.3 pounds and a nice fit for a scabbard.
Edit: you never want to fire a rifle over a horse's head. Even if it doesn't spook, severe hearing damage, tinnitus, etc. may result. Much worse with a muzzle brake BTW.

I turn Sam so that I am shooting at an angle, not right over his head. Shooting from the saddle feels comfortable for me, so long as the recoil isn't heavy.
If I were to get another big rifle, and not thinking about recoil, my choice would have been simple, another 7mm prc it would be.
I'm also pretty set on getting a lever, which throws a complication into it all.

In a perfect world there would be a Browning lever, in youth size, 7mm prc, that shooting a hornady 175 grain eldx, without a muzzle brake only has 2 lbs of recoil.
That doesn't exist though, so do I go 243 or 6.5 creed, browning or henry, which scope, and what ammo.
Cutting it down and balancing it really is the easiest part.

 

[sp6x6]

The Sheppard scope is dated, not a bad idea.But its a one size fits all and you really do need a LRF with it for best results.The circle are a certain size, so for elk or deer its different, they live and same mountains I hunt.And you have to verify load works with there ballistic curve.Ist very lacking the further the shot and on yardages in between.Nothing like a good LRF and dial.A LRF WITH AB ballistics.The Sheppard takes no account for angle either.I had one-20 years ago

 

[Small Lady]

243 browning bar. I'd personally pass on the 6.5 needmoor, I had one and sold it.

I'm leaning towards 243 myself.
Shoot flat out to 300 yards, less kick, and can still push a reasonable weight bullet. Certainly a significant amount more 'ooomph' than my 30-30, without trying to blow me off the saddle. It's an old round, developed back in the days of my grandfather, and still sounds like a great shooter. Some of the ranch hands, a lot larger than me, carry a 243 as their horse/quad gun. The boss always keeps a lot of ammunition in stock for it here, so anytime that I want more, I can just go to his gun room and take more.