Poachers kill elephants with 22lr all the time, they just pop in like 4 shots behind the ear and down it goes. I was going to get the fixed 10, but someone on Armslist nearby had the 12x and the rings for $225. I used a S&B PM2 3x12x50 on my M40a3 which was the only scope that I had ever used. I remembered 1100 yards being pretty small in the glass so I didnt really want to go much lower. After getting it, I'm glad I went with the 12x. I use the Bindon Aiming Concept and I can zero in on a bird flying overhead at 50 to 100 ft in like 2 seconds.
The guy who sold it wanted a 3x9 to hunt with, but I will happily hunt the dense woods of the Appalachians with my 24" 12.5lb 12x fixed power 6.5 for now. Maybe when I get older and more easily irritated, I'll get a youth model 7mm-08 with a fixed 6x or something keeping things around 7lbs.
As far as the 6.5c goes, once I get my reloading gear all figured out, I'm going to change barrels and try some 7mm wildcats. I'm thinking the 7mm Sherman Short. Some people are getting 3000+ fps with 190gr vld's and over 3500 with 120g loads. Not bad for a magazine functioning short action. With potential 0.7 and greater BC, those things almost make long action magnums obsolete.
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You wrote 6.5cm instead of 6.5cr, which is the common abbreviation for 6.5 Creedmoor. I need to point this out.
Good deal on the scope. Seeing alot of 7mm wildcats appear here, too. Short action 4 lyf, because I'll never be jewed for magazines again.
I'm getting my remmy 700 re-barreled for .260 pretty soon. Gonna have to decide on a decent bullet weight and twist rate.
I have astagmatism and can't see shit with optics
i'm probably better playing as the rifleman class
This is common enough it makes me wonder if there are scopes, or adjustment-scopes like the separate magnification tubes for red dots, that adjust for astigmatism. I bet there'd be a market for it … but I haven't tried looking anything up yes so maybe mr 20/20-and-then-some should shut up about now.
Yeah I am going to buy a savage 110 inna 30-06. I need a rifle for skinwalkers.
I love bolt action rifles and just want to say that any 30-06 cartridge less than 180gr is for women and only noodle arm faggots bring their riafu down from their shoulder to work the bolt action.
Get a load of this poof.
That ain't no brass bullet.