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Gone. Nice to meet you hynoon.

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I ordered a 1:8 twist. I have killed a cow elk with the 115gr berger in this rifles original barrel with no problem, so if the perform like Bergers I am ok with that. I am going to try hammers too, and I have Bergers left from the current barrel. One of the 3 bullets should shoot well. I dont plan to make it my primary bull elk rifle, but I want it to be an option if i had to. I have larger calibers for bull elk.

Up to what size? Deer , elk, etc?

I asked blackjack about the HTR bullet they mentioned on the website and they said that bullet is on hold because the ACE was knocking things dead all the way up to elk. I am looking for some real world stuff though. I think I am going to try blackjack, hammer, and berger when I get my rifle finished and see what shoots best.

Nada here, but expect as such since we drew last year.

A kid I knew when I was young killed his first javelina with a 22 mag.

I wont talk bad about Berger bullets, but shot placement is key. I have killed 2 cow elk with Bergers, and watched 2 others go down from them too. None of them have exited, but most were smaller calibers. 257 weatherby and 6.5x55. I will say I would not shoulder shoot elk with Bergers, and I have started looking at other bullets for elk, especially if I get a bull tag. I have been looking towards Barnes TTSX, and I plan to try some Hammers.

I need a windshield put in a 2007 Honda accord. Anyone here do auto glass?

Confirmed. I am sticking with 257 weatherby. I could give up on my only quarter bore.

Since nobody knows anything about this company I decided to bite the bullet and be your test Guinea pig. I ordered a 257 weatherby carbon wrapped barrel from them yesterday. 1:8 twist with 26" length. In 6 to 8 weeks I should have a barrel hopefully...

7E is tough. Game and fish over hunted the unit on purpose after the peaks fire and really brought down the elk numbers. They have started to reduce the number of permits in 7E, but it is going to take awhile for populations to recover. The unit holds elk, and a decent elk can be had if you do your homework and get lucky. Weather plays a huge roll in where the elk will be as well as water. If we have a good monsoon water will be easy. If it stays warm late you could find elk all the way from the peaks to any of the unit borders. If it gets cold and snowy they will probably drop out into the more open areas to get lower and stay warmer.

My dad had a stainless action version of this gun, and it was a shooter. It wasn't twisted fast enough for heavy bullets, but the 55gr were lasers and the gun was accurate as heck.

https://omrifles.com/collections/savage-prefits/products/7mm-rem-mag-savage-prefit?variant=30578257657902 Another prefit option. I am about to order a Howa prefit for my 257 weatherby mag from this place. Not alot of info online as they seem pretty new, but I am going to take a shot and see.

I have taken my dads Garand on hunting trips before as a backup rifle for nasty weather or close quarters areas. I have not actually taken an animal with it though. Congratulations to your son. That is awesome.

Was that in 7E?

I had the high timber on an overcast day problem once in 19a when i was about 20. We left camp in the sun and hiked out. The clouds moved in and we got spun around. My hunting buddy and I started to get concerned. We stopped and calmed down and finally figured out a course of action and got back to camp. I have not left camp without a compass since.

Several people including Lance are big money scope guys. I dont have alot of input on stuff that nice. Paging Lance...

What is your Budget?

Those Burris are first focal plan. The leupold will be an good enough scope to get you by, but doesn't sound like it offers the features you want. I dont know if the VX1 have the click adjustments or are friction adjustment on the knobs. I hate the friction type. I want a positive click personally.

https://www.sportoptics.com/burris-veracity-scopes/burris-veracity-3-15x50-fullfield-e1-200637-pkg.aspx 2 scopes for a good price. Sell the second scope for $150 and you are in your budget https://www.sportoptics.com/burris-veracity-scopes/burris-vaeracity-2-10x42-200621.aspx There are other good Nikon, Leupold, etc available too.

Leupold quick disconnect rings are pretty commonly available. In the $300-500 range you have alot of decent options. One of my favorites right now is the Burris Veracity scopes. You can find new and used Leupolds and alot of other good scopes too.

What budget? Guys here have $40 scopes all the way to $4000 scopes. Obviously some are better then others, but your budget is the key. Tip off rings would be nice to have the iron sights as backup if you need it.

I have heard that Pepboys is going to stop carrying them, but I have had great luck with there Bosch AGM batteries in multiple vehicles including my Dodge Cummins. 4 yr free replacement, and when I bought mine I used a 25% off online coupon. They were under $400 for the pair. The Bosch AGM is made by Exide. It is stamped in the bottom of the case. Don't buy Optima anymore. They are junk. Way back they used to be great, but suck now.

I wouldn't buy it without bore scoping it. My 257 Weatherby barrel doesn't look bad with a naked eye, but with a bore scope it looks like heck, and is in need of a rebarrel. That is with approximately 800-1000 rounds down range.