Cheese
08-14-2007, 05:43 PM
Partially as a thought experiment, partially because this is as big a resource as I care to call on, I need to bounce some ideas.
My father has been hunting elk in Montana a half dozen or so times near my Grandmother's property with a guide. So far he has gotten two good bulls, one 6x5 one 6x6. He has done some hard hunting on horses and riding, some a little more relaxed on foot at lower elevation.
In a fit of enthusiasm, and as extra bait to write and defend my thesis, Mom has cleared Dad and I for a week in Montana in search of the mighty Wapiti.
So, I would like to put together a rig for this purpose and hopes of returning there as I get a real job and have time.
I have a .243 and 7mm Remington. The 7 has a 26" barrel, making it unwieldy though the cartridge is all right.
I would like carry ease, no more than a 24" barrel but not ultralight weight so I can actually have some recoil weight. Preferably an off the shelf piece, I have a Remington and a Browning with preference for the low throw on the Browning.
So, Kimber Montana in 300 WSM? Browning Composite Stalker in .375? An unknown Remington in 338?
My father has been hunting elk in Montana a half dozen or so times near my Grandmother's property with a guide. So far he has gotten two good bulls, one 6x5 one 6x6. He has done some hard hunting on horses and riding, some a little more relaxed on foot at lower elevation.
In a fit of enthusiasm, and as extra bait to write and defend my thesis, Mom has cleared Dad and I for a week in Montana in search of the mighty Wapiti.
So, I would like to put together a rig for this purpose and hopes of returning there as I get a real job and have time.
I have a .243 and 7mm Remington. The 7 has a 26" barrel, making it unwieldy though the cartridge is all right.
I would like carry ease, no more than a 24" barrel but not ultralight weight so I can actually have some recoil weight. Preferably an off the shelf piece, I have a Remington and a Browning with preference for the low throw on the Browning.
So, Kimber Montana in 300 WSM? Browning Composite Stalker in .375? An unknown Remington in 338?