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Just curious what you West side guys are using for black tail? Rifle model and caliber?

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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2016, 03:11:26 PM »
Well I have never hunted blacktail or the west side but I always thought a rem model 7 in .358 Winchester would be a great combo
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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2016, 03:13:30 PM »
Kimber mountain ascent .308, nosler accubonds 165 grain bullet, leupold vx-3 3.5-10 power. Kind of wish I had a 4.5-14 though.

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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2016, 03:27:41 PM »
I've killed blacktail with .243, .270, .300 win-mag and .300RUM, all in Rem 700 rifles. I'd say pick whatever caliber you like and use it. With that said, I'd love to add a .257 Wby to my safe.  :tup:

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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2016, 03:33:59 PM »
.30-06 in a 700

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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2016, 03:39:21 PM »
Tikka T-3 lite in .270 WSM 

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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2016, 03:44:12 PM »
I use one or two calibers and they are 240 wby or a 257 wby, my girlfriend uses a 7mm-08

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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2016, 04:15:30 PM »
257 Roberts or my grandpa's old 30-30 depending on how and where I'm hunting that day.

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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2016, 04:53:49 PM »
Well I have never hunted blacktail or the west side but I always thought a rem model 7 in .358 Winchester would be a great combo
copy that 358 win...just bought a new BLR in 358--took it out last week to see where it shot with the open sights..at 100 yards the first shot was 2" high with 200 gr hornady accubonds..ready to whack-em and stack-em
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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2016, 04:58:24 PM »
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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2016, 05:13:58 PM »
Remington 7400 I got from a member on here a few years back. 

I added a Leupold 3-9 to it, and shoot Remington green & yellow box .30/06 180 grainers through it.

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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2016, 05:58:20 PM »
Savage lightweight in 260 remington.

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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2016, 06:21:16 PM »
savage lightweight in 243 winchester

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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2016, 06:23:21 PM »
I use several calibers but lately it's been my .257 Wby mag

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Re: modern West side Black tail hunters, What rifle and caliber do you use?
« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2016, 06:43:03 PM »
My favorite has always been the 270 Win.

 


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