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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #90 on: December 19, 2018, 12:53:02 PM »
:yike: I'm an archery elk guy so 50 yds is long range for me  :chuckle: I just want a rifle for just in case I decide to do the unthinkable and hunt elk with one  :chuckle:
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Best response you could have made.
I hunt archery elk and love it.
I hate watching these TV elk and deer hunts where they range 728yds across two draws and dial the turrets....Bang.....Flop.
If you want to pimp your product, don't do it on live game like nice bull elk.  Shoot the cattle at the meat lot from 700yds and high-five each other.
cool you dont like long range but why do you feel you need to troll a thread simply to troll? Are you intentionally looking to be confrontational?  I promise you that not a single person on this forum cares what you think about long range. If you dont like it dont watch it, click on it, or read about it.   :tup:
Karl, You're right.
I apologize for any hurt feelings. 
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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #91 on: December 19, 2018, 03:06:33 PM »
no love for the 6.5-300 WBY?

I've looked at this one...from what I read it burns up the barrel pretty fast, do you have one?

 I'm kinda leaning towards a 6.5-284

No, they had one on sale at north 40 that got my interest, but I think I'd rather have a built gun burning barrels than a high price gun off the rack. 

I'm looking at a dedicated LR wolf gun. 

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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #92 on: December 19, 2018, 04:55:26 PM »
How about a 6.5 sherman?


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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #93 on: December 19, 2018, 05:33:00 PM »
Or 6.5 saum.  You can even buy brass.......https://bertrambrass.com/product-category/264/
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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #94 on: December 19, 2018, 05:42:11 PM »
How about a 6.5 sherman?

how far away do I have to be before that would be considered "fur friendly" ?        :chuckle:

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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #95 on: December 19, 2018, 05:47:49 PM »
6.5 PRC
A empty vessel makes the most noise.

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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #96 on: December 19, 2018, 05:53:13 PM »
What makes a dedicated lr wolf rifle so special?

I don’t buy into the extreme high velocity rounds at all. 2900-3100 is where it’s at. If your already turning dials what does a few more clicks mean?

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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #97 on: December 19, 2018, 05:55:38 PM »
What makes a dedicated lr wolf rifle so special?

I don’t buy into the extreme high velocity rounds at all. 2900-3100 is where it’s at. If your already turning dials what does a few more clicks mean?

You have another reason to buy another rifle   :chuckle:
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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #98 on: December 19, 2018, 05:58:43 PM »
What makes a dedicated lr wolf rifle so special?

I don’t buy into the extreme high velocity rounds at all. 2900-3100 is where it’s at. If your already turning dials what does a few more clicks mean?

You have another reason to buy another rifle   :chuckle:
Touché
But the only reason necessary for a new rifle is “because guns”  :tung:

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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #99 on: December 19, 2018, 05:59:39 PM »
What makes a dedicated lr wolf rifle so special?

I don’t buy into the extreme high velocity rounds at all. 2900-3100 is where it’s at. If your already turning dials what does a few more clicks mean?
yep.  Smaller bullets going too fast isnt always a winning combo.  A long pipe on a 6.5x284 will get you a 140 vld to 3100 and I've seen that exact combo do impressive things!  Bullblaster has also been witness to coach's 6.5 exploits.  Near and far it just works.
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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #100 on: December 19, 2018, 06:02:34 PM »
While the Sherman and the 06 AI are cool calibers, I'd stick to off the shelf brass chamberings if you aren't into tinkering at the loading station  :twocents:
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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #101 on: December 19, 2018, 06:21:08 PM »
What makes a dedicated lr wolf rifle so special?

I don’t buy into the extreme high velocity rounds at all. 2900-3100 is where it’s at. If your already turning dials what does a few more clicks mean?

There's nothing special about a "wolf rifle", it's just my idea of what I want it for since I archery just about everything else.  Most people just use their elk rifles for wolf but I'm looking for something a little more dedicated. 

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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #102 on: December 19, 2018, 06:44:41 PM »
What makes a dedicated lr wolf rifle so special?

I don’t buy into the extreme high velocity rounds at all. 2900-3100 is where it’s at. If your already turning dials what does a few more clicks mean?

Speed was king before rangefinders; I was fanatical about it.  When they outlaw range finders for hunting, we’ll be back to slinging 140’s out of high capacity 7mm’s.   :chuckle:

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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #103 on: December 19, 2018, 06:50:44 PM »
Speed still is king when hunting wolves, they don't tend to hold still and give you time to be spinning dials.
Wolves always move, unless you get in their bedroom and catch em napping, but most times they're covering ground. 

So I want a holdover rifle, the 6.5-300WBY seems to be a good hold over rifle at decent range


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Re: Opening a can of worms....
« Reply #104 on: December 19, 2018, 06:59:20 PM »
I shot 140 grain ballistic tips out of my 7mm Ultra mag @ 3500 FPS.  It was devasting on game!   

 


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