Lennyjoe
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So I was surfing thru Gunbroker one evening looking at left handed bolt action rifles and ran upon a used Savage 116 Stainless Weather Warrior in .300 Winchester Short Magnum and added to my watch list. Towards the end of the auction it sat at $490 ish so on a whim I put a bid in for $504 and won. Now I have another hunting rifle to add to my collection.
In all honesty. My Savage 110 in 30-06 has been my go to for both deer and Elk for a bunch of years so I really wasn’t looking to replace her. But, in the last year I’ve picked up another Savage in 6.5 Ceeedmore and now the .300 WSM. I think I’m going to dedicate this .300 WSM to an Elk only rifle.
So now I’m going down the rabbit hole working up an Elk only load to use on future hunts out in Arizona or Colorado. Starting with Superformance and IMR 4350 and may try RL-17 and VIHT N-550 if SP or 4350 don’t perform well.
Anyway, the rifle came with a Nikon Buckmaster 3x9x50 scope and I’m considering an upgrade for it. Here’s a couple of pics as the rifle is in pretty good condition.
In all honesty. My Savage 110 in 30-06 has been my go to for both deer and Elk for a bunch of years so I really wasn’t looking to replace her. But, in the last year I’ve picked up another Savage in 6.5 Ceeedmore and now the .300 WSM. I think I’m going to dedicate this .300 WSM to an Elk only rifle.
So now I’m going down the rabbit hole working up an Elk only load to use on future hunts out in Arizona or Colorado. Starting with Superformance and IMR 4350 and may try RL-17 and VIHT N-550 if SP or 4350 don’t perform well.
Anyway, the rifle came with a Nikon Buckmaster 3x9x50 scope and I’m considering an upgrade for it. Here’s a couple of pics as the rifle is in pretty good condition.
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