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| 17/06/07 01:42 AM |
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Re: Ideal Western Stateside Double!!
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The 7x65R would be okay for deer but marginal for elk/moose at distance.I would want the near equivilent of a 300mag or 7 mag for distance and knockdown power.
Sorry, but I just couldn't deal with a semiauto.Seen to many problems and have had too many jams with those I have owned.Had a buddy who had his jam up while hunting only to fix it and go back the next day and get charged by a black bear sow. He killed the charging bear but cringes with the thought of what would have happened had the bear charged him a day earlier.Mine have had poor accuracy--2-3 inches at 100yds. As discussed here previously the M1A is probably the most accurate reliable semi but it basically comes in 308.
The desired Double above would be reliable and work.Oh well, I can dream.
More or less joking of course about the semiauto as I am no big fan of them myself, but I have known a few guys that owned BAR's in .300 and .338 that absolutely swore by them.
But 7x65R marginal for elk/moose?
I live smack dab in the middle of some of the densest populations of elk in the USA and IMO any range the 7x65R won't kill an elk or moose decisively is a range the critter shouldn't be shot at with a 7mm Mag or .300 Mag either, assuming equal accuracy of the rifles and shooting skill of the hunters.
I suspect the double you are conjuring already exists in numbers and I wager that there are a few guys on this forum that already own it. Zimhunter's 8x57JRS is just one of them.