Elk Caliber?

[remingtonman]

The Big Sky Country of Montana. Photo taken at the Beartooth WMA in 2017.

Beautiful country. Ever run into any grizzly out there?

 

[HARPERC]

........Here is my take:....For me to travel from MD to out west and hunt with an outfitter, it is going to cost me seven thousand dollars - plus. I went two years ago to Montana..... I took a .300 H&H: 180 gr Partition at 3,000 fps. I shot this combination out to 400 yards. Did not see an elk.
........Maybe I'd shoot one off the porch with a lesser caliber if I lived there. Too much is riding on the shot, when the time comes......

I threaten to build a modern .300 H&H just to show old doesn't mean obsolete. Prefer 200 Accubonds. Betting thousands of dollars on once a decade opportunity is very much part of the equation.

 

[FEENIX]

Beautiful country. Ever run into any grizzly out there?

Negative! So far, just black bears and mountain lions.

 

[Shane Lindsey]

I inherited my grandfather's open sight Winchester model 54 .30-06. It was his primary (only?) prarrire goat, deer and elk rifle. How I wish that rifle could talk. I would say 85% of the bluing is worn off from use, yet the rifling still looks good and there is no rust. It was used mostly along the Musselshell river, Castles, Crazies, Little Belts and Big Snowy Mountains of Montana.

You should post a picture if you have one. Those are priceless riches. As the only hunter in my family, my guns hopefully will be the ones talked about much like yours in the grandkids safe...right next to the phase plasma rifle with 40 watt range.

 

[djm670]

You should post a picture if you have one. Those are priceless riches. As the only hunter in my family, my guns hopefully will be the ones talked about much like yours in the grandkids safe...right next to the phase plasma rifle with 40 watt range.

I will get pictures later today and post it.

You are going to hate me since the stock was cracked and I wanted to shoot the rifle just to see what my grandfather felt when he shot it. The production Schnabel stock was cracked just head of the pistol grip area, so replaced it with a Winchester model 54 stock and the one that I was able to obtain in good shape for a reasonable price did not have the Schnable fore end. Still have the orginal cracked stock, won't part with it so I could replace it after shooting. Will get pictures with orginal and with the replacement

 

[corsair4360]

I will get pictures later today and post it.

You are going to hate me since the stock was cracked and I wanted to shoot the rifle just to see what my grandfather felt when he shot it. The production Schnabel stock was cracked just head of the pistol grip area, so replaced it with a Winchester model 54 stock and the one that I was able to obtain in good shape for a reasonable price did not have the Schnable fore end. Still have the orginal cracked stock, won't part with it so I could replace it after shooting. Will get pictures with orginal and with the replacement

That stock might be repairable without very little change.... pictures will help.

 

[Shane Lindsey]

Things happen...you could potentially send it to a stockmaker and have him repro it. Then you could hang the broken one on the wall next to pics of the man with it and have an identical one on the fully functional rifle.

 

[waltercrouse]

Things happen...you could potentially send it to a stockmaker and have him repro it. Then you could hang the broken one on the wall next to pics of the man with it and have an identical one on the fully functional rifle.

 

[waltercrouse]

I have Winchester MDL 54 in 270win. This gun has the factory stainless steel barrel. Winchester felt that nickel steel would not stand up to the 270 Win. I had to refinish the stock . I used tru oil and reppaired the dings and cracks with brown bedding compound

 

[RockyMtnMT]

Negative! So far, just black bears and mountain lions.

Come a little father West!

Steve

 

[FEENIX]

Come a little father West!

Steve

I see them at the Front, the Bob, Augusta/Choteau area, and Blackleaf WMA, but not at the Beartooth WMA.

 

[RockyMtnMT]

Lol. I guess they travel all the way to the Breaks during the summer and back to the front on a regular basis. My best buddy saw a griz track south of Malta years ago during archery season. When he questioned a biologist that is what he was told. I think I saw an article in the last year about griz making that trip. Crazy that they can traverse all the towns and ranches without getting in trouble.

So much for the greenies saying that griz won't cross a road.

Steve

 

[WildRose]

That stock might be repairable without very little change.... pictures will help.

I've seen stocks completely snapped in the pistol grip area that have been flawlessly repaired to the point you'd need a magnifying glass to even detect the original break.

If it were me, I'd try to find a good stock repair guy to restore it. This isn't just a gun, it's history and a legacy to be cherished.

 

[MudRunner2005]

I've seen stocks completely snapped in the pistol grip area that have been flawlessly repaired to the point you'd need a magnifying glass to even detect the original break.

If it were me, I'd try to find a good stock repair guy to restore it. This isn't just a gun, it's history and a legacy to be cherished.

I'd give Joel Russo a call...