Riflehunter1776
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If Jack O'Conner and Jeff Cooper could take sheep with a 270 and 30-06, they'll probably work for you also. And yours are probably lighter and more accurate as well.
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Your probably right. But we used to take them with spears and flintlock also. There are better tools for the job now and me being a guy I want one. I never claimed to be smart
I agree when poop hits the fan it is going to be close and personal. I have a tactical shooting range here in Wisconsin where I teach concealed carry and self defense. It is funny how people who come out and have only shot at a typical range with a hanging piece of paper think there qualified to fight! That is target practice not defense training. They completely fall apart when I put them in real life scenarios.So yes after shooting that steer I believe it can do the job. I wish I had a 50 BMg if it happens but that would probably be on my back at that moment.
Sounds like you have made up your mind and need a shove in the direction you already want to go.
A 6.5-284 is the best sheep rifle ever. There ya go. Get your components around, start the build, do your squats, take cold showers, and sleep on your bathroom floor. Then you will be ready to hunt sheep.
A 6.5-284 is the best sheep rifle ever. There ya go. Get your components around, start the build, do your squats, take cold showers, and sleep on your bathroom floor. Then you will be ready to hunt sheep.
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CRaTxn
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But you answer your own question ... Jack-GOAT-sheep-hunters made the 270 famous in his O'Connor books and magazine articles shooting these animals. Now, if you just want another new rifle, I love my Blaser R93 with its 6.5x284 barrel
I bought a 7mm WSM Browning Titanium for Barbary sheep hunting. It weighs 5.5 lbs, without scope, and is a joy to carry. I like Leupold because they are light. It is silly to put a 1 lb scope on a light rifle. Light weight rules. I load it light (2750 fps), and with a Berger 168gr. bullet I killed an elk at 340 yards. If I were buying it now, I'd buy a .270 WSM. More popular. I can't find brass for mine, and factory loads stink. The best thing I've found for getting in shape for the mountains, without actually hiking in the mountains is the Forest Service Pack Test. Carry a 45 lb. pack 3 miles in 45 minutes. I don't do it for speed anymore (I'm 65) but I still do it a couple of times a week. My calves don't burn going up hill.
Aoudad shooter1975
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Think real serious about building a 300 RCM with a 18 in carbon barrel...my next sheep build
CRaTxn
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CRaTxn
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Whoa...be sure to wear double hearing protection and ask your guide how he feels about his hearing. Ever had a crescent scope ring over your eye ?? Its just a sheep not a rhino.
Aoudad shooter1975
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I'd kindly to tell him to plug his ears...I don't crawl the stock so no I have not been hit in quite some time--I shoot a lot heavier claibers than a 300 RCM-- I find very them very Pleasant to shoot. But I have hunted sheep in environments that were not perfect--and the little extra bullet weight mattered--I like to hunt Aoudad and I can tell you my favorite bore diameter for them is 338-- federal, RCM, Winchester, Nosler--ect
I have a fair bit of sheep hunting experience, but one of my good friends has been all over from Mongolia to Pakistan...he has a grand slam--matter a fact a world slam of sheep.. he did most of it with a 7mm mag with a 20 in barrel, the others with a 22 inch 300 weatherby--don't know how many guides he ****ed off or how many " scope rings" over his eye..but he was successful.
Guess that is what makes the world great....different deals and different feels..
Gamesniper19
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Agree - although less popular these days, a 300 WSM will kill anything in N America. Will easily take a sheep at any animal safe shooting distance and likely anchor it where it stands.
Take your 300 WSM and have it accurized if needed. Action blueprinting, bedding, and stock work would run you about 500 bucks. it probably already has a relatively light 22 or 24 inch barrel which should work fine.
If you wanted to lighten it considerably, consider a lightweight carbon/kevlar stock. more money but will likely save you quite a bit of weight.
Gamesniper19
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I think I get your rationale for an 18 inch barrel, ease of handling and super light weight - wonder if you have considered that caliber potential with that barrel length.
With a 24 inch barrel a 180 grain bullet reaches 3000 fps +/-. With an 18" barrel, you might get 2700 +/-. Fine up to 5 or 6 hundred yards, after that you lose the effectiveness of having that much powder. An 18 inch barrel saves maybe 8-10 ounces over a 22 inch barrel, if you went with the latter you would have a full potential LR compact super lightweight rifle.
Now if you are using a 150 grain bullet - you keep good mzl velocity in an 18 inch barrel when down from the 24 inch velocity of 3300 +/- and will likely stay above 3000 fps.
Either way - OMG loud firey muzzle blast that can wake the dead LOL
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