gotboostvr
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For the next few weeks, I'm still living in Ohio. I've been using my old trusty Rossi 92 16" 44mag to put venison in the freezer. It works great, super handy, light more than accurate enough considering the furthest shot I've taken was about 50yrds (put it right through the heart).
But soon, I'm moving out to Arizona. I don't think the ol Rossi will quite cut it on some of the shots I'll need to take. I'm mostly interested in coyote hunting often and mule deer, pronghorn and javalina occasionally as seasons permit. Bear and elk aren't really high on my list, but I'm not saying never.
I've been pouring over used rifles on Gunbroker, reading reviews and checking manufactures specs on just about every rifle under 1k new or used. Comparing just about every cartridge under the sun, MPBR, wind drift, retained energy, recoil etc. I'm thinking either a Kimber in 280AI or Tikka Superlite in 7RM would be just the ticket for wide open desert hunting.
Thing is, I've already got a Rem700. It's 308win, blueprinted action, trigger job, muzzle break, nice stock. It keeps three shots about 0.5" @100yrds with my 168gr SMK handloads and just about the same with my 165gr SGK loads. It's just a little portly with its fiberglass stock and 4.5-15x scope on top. And 308 isn't the flattest shooting cartridge out there.
Here's my question.
Another rifle altogether, or snag a used take-off carbon fiber HS Precsion stock and some lighter glass for the Rem and just have the one rifle you know like the back of your hand?
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But soon, I'm moving out to Arizona. I don't think the ol Rossi will quite cut it on some of the shots I'll need to take. I'm mostly interested in coyote hunting often and mule deer, pronghorn and javalina occasionally as seasons permit. Bear and elk aren't really high on my list, but I'm not saying never.
I've been pouring over used rifles on Gunbroker, reading reviews and checking manufactures specs on just about every rifle under 1k new or used. Comparing just about every cartridge under the sun, MPBR, wind drift, retained energy, recoil etc. I'm thinking either a Kimber in 280AI or Tikka Superlite in 7RM would be just the ticket for wide open desert hunting.
Thing is, I've already got a Rem700. It's 308win, blueprinted action, trigger job, muzzle break, nice stock. It keeps three shots about 0.5" @100yrds with my 168gr SMK handloads and just about the same with my 165gr SGK loads. It's just a little portly with its fiberglass stock and 4.5-15x scope on top. And 308 isn't the flattest shooting cartridge out there.
Here's my question.
Another rifle altogether, or snag a used take-off carbon fiber HS Precsion stock and some lighter glass for the Rem and just have the one rifle you know like the back of your hand?
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