Defiance elk guns let’s see what you got. Need ideas

[gearguywb]

Piercision built 300 NMI
Proof carbon barrel
Muscle brake
TT trigger
Manners
etc.
If I remember correctly it is 10 1/2lbs give or take

Certainly not a backpack rifle, but it is a hammer

Last 4 years, 4 elk, 4 shots, with Berger 230 Hybrids at 2980

 

[BEEMAN]

280 AI
23" IBI CF 1-7.5" twist
Paradigm CF stock

338 RUM
23" IBI CF 1-9" twist
Mesa stock

 

[FEENIX]

Took a MPR chassis and had it painted very nice!

Yes! I had no problem with the factory color, but my GS suggested another color. I do not remember what he called the color, but it is puke something. LL!

 

[sable tireur]

Rotated and lighter for a little more detail:

 

[amork]

Altus Shooting Solutions built
Defiance GA Hunter nitride
300 win mag
22" Proof Sendero
Trigger Tech Diamond 2 stage
Hawkins M5 Oberndorf w/Wyatts box
McMillan Game Warden 2.0 Mcwoody
Tangent Theta 3-15 Hunter in Mils
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What's that tripod out of curiosity ?

 

[hilbillyconquest]

I haven't got mine all together yet for weight.
I have a scope on order.
300 Win
Deviant GA Hunter
26-inch Benchmark Carbon 1:9
Manners LRH
M5 Wyatts box
TT Diamond

 

[Wyfox]

What's that tripod out of curiosity ?

Leupold Pro Guide with a RRS BH-40 head

Pro Guide CF-436 Tripod Kit

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[308_Branden]

Piercision built 300 NMI
Proof carbon barrel
Muscle brake
TT trigger
Manners
etc.
If I remember correctly it is 10 1/2lbs give or take

Certainly not a backpack rifle, but it is a hammer

Last 4 years, 4 elk, 4 shots, with Berger 230 Hybrids at 2980

It's basically an air strike every time you pull the trigger lol.

 

[MTNRaine]

Root Rifles Built 28 Nosler
Defiance Anti w/ Rail
AG Carbon K2 stock
1-8 twist Benchmark #5 contour spiral fluted finished @ 25"
Red Hawk Rifles BDL bottom metal w/ Wyatts box
Trigger Tech Special @ 1lb
Salmon River Solutions Rail
Nightforce NX8 4-32 F1 Mil C
9lb 14 oz loaded ready to roll. Was 9.5lb with my old optic and rings.
Currently pushes a Berger 195 @ 3075, but am working on a new load for it.

 

[SteveBurton]

LPR built 28 Nosler
Defiance Deviant GA Hunter
26" Bartlein 3B
Jewel trigger
McMillan A3 Sporter
Nightforce ATACR 5-25x56
Nightforce Ultralite rings
10lbs

Berger 195's at 3030fps or 3175fps, whichever my shoulder is feeling up to.
Shot my first elk 2 years ago and we lucked out with getting drawn for late rifle this year.

 

[308_Branden]

LPR built 28 Nosler
Defiance Deviant GA Hunter
26" Bartlein 3B
Jewel trigger
McMillan A3 Sporter
Nightforce ATACR 5-25x56
Nightforce Ultralite rings
10lbs

Berger 195's at 3030fps or 3175fps, whichever my shoulder is feeling up to.
Shot my first elk 2 years ago and we lucked out with getting drawn for late rifle this year.


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Beautiful rifle, very nice bull! I'm still trying to get my first on the ground. Those bergers are cooking man

 

[JohnnieB]

LPR 340 Weatherby
Defiance Deviant Custom
Teardrop handle
Bartlien 26" 3B
Jewell
Wyatt boxes
Now wears NSX 5.5-22
225 TTSX at 2,975. Shoots completely through everything I've shot with it except recovered two bullets. One from a quartering shot on a Nilgai, one on a quartering shot on an eland.

 

[Elk Hunter 338]

LPR built 28 Nosler
Defiance Deviant GA Hunter
26" Bartlein 3B
Jewel trigger
McMillan A3 Sporter
Nightforce ATACR 5-25x56
Nightforce Ultralite rings
10lbs

Berger 195's at 3030fps or 3175fps, whichever my shoulder is feeling up to.
Shot my first elk 2 years ago and we lucked out with getting drawn for late rifle this year.


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LOVE IT!!!

 

[SteveBurton]

Remember you built that rifle back when the 28 Nosler was a wildcat!