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Myself and almost everyone I know who lives in And hunts Montana uses a 270. Drop an elk as well as not destroying all the meat on smaller game like pronghorns. Fast and flat for those cross canyon far shots. You just can’t beat it. T3 for the win. Also glass is huge. No 2x and I wouldn’t even go 3x9. This is 4x12 country. Half the critters I’ve shot in big sky country have been 400+ yards.
Loves to hunt, fish, and trap. Right now he hunts bow and uses a slug gun during the gun season.My thoughts are wait till they are living in Montana, I can only imagine some of the used hunting set up that could be found out there.
I also ask , is the future husband already a hunter?
i know people like to surprise people but I always think its best to give a gag gift like a cheap bb gun with a envelope full of cash ear marked for the rifle purchase and let them pick it out.
Cold bore and a follow up is good to go!Get a Savage Axis in 30-06 - wicked accurate (i.e. 3-shot cloverleafs at 100 yds cold bore) & they'll have $$ left over
I push for the gag gift and a envelope full of cash for a rifle! As mentioned a 270 is a nice option , my buddy snagged a really nice older sako with a really nice luepold scope , americase and 200 rounds of factory lapua and norma ammo. $500 out the door.Loves to hunt, fish, and trap. Right now he hunts bow and uses a slug gun during the gun season.
6.5 creed is great. 30-06, 7mm/08, 270 win. Can all do some great long range stuff.
Yup I hunted with a 300 win mag Out west once...once. Dropped a goat like a ton of bricks at near 500. Definitely gets the job done, but just not worth the mule kick imo. And I’m not a stiff recoil adverse type guy, but it’s just not worth it For me when I barely notice the 270‘s kick At all. First world problems for sure!My dad has a Ruger .300 Win Mag guide gun. Awesome, lightweight, accurate. Not sure how much you can load down .300 WM tho. Kicks unlike anything I've ever fired.
Yup I hunted with a 300 win mag Out west once...once. Dropped a goat like a ton of bricks at near 500. Definitely gets the job done, but just not worth the mule kick imo. And I’m not a stiff recoil adverse type guy, but it’s just not worth it For me when I barely notice the 270‘s kick At all. First world problems for sure!
Get a Savage Axis in 30-06 - wicked accurate (i.e. 3-shot cloverleafs at 100 yds cold bore) & they'll have $$ left over
Ha! So true my 300 would leave me with my elbow hurting from where I had it on the bench, not to mention my shoulder. And it was the only gun that ever managed to scope punch me, and I wasn’t a new shooter when i did it. Only way I’d consider one again would be for grizz.I totally agree. You bring the thing to the range and zero from a bench and by the time you shoot a couple of groups you wanna put it away. I've never been hunting with him with that rifle, but he's certainly mastered it. Little 5'8 180 lb ex cop. The guy's pushin 70 and he could still knock the cheese sandwich out of your mouth.
Should add, the Yugo Mauser action is every bit as robust as the original, so it can take some hot loads for sure.If this is going to be a sentimental and practical rifle, something that will stand the test of time and put food on the table, while allowing him to work out some unique hand loads over time, well suited to many different game animals in the area, then he could do as my grandfather did and snag a Yugoslavian M48 or M48A Mauser.
Milsurp, will eat any 8mm ammo on the market, can brew up some unique loads, and can take nearly any game animal in North America.
My grandfather has taken mule deer, pronghorn, elk, feral hogs, feral sheep, you name it, all with a 1950's rifle he mail ordered for $35
If this is going to be a sentimental and practical rifle, something that will stand the test of time and put food on the table, while allowing him to work out some unique hand loads over time, well suited to many different game animals in the area, then he could do as my grandfather did and snag a Yugoslavian M48 or M48A Mauser.
Milsurp, will eat any 8mm ammo on the market, can brew up some unique loads, and can take nearly any game animal in North America.
My grandfather has taken mule deer, pronghorn, elk, feral hogs, feral sheep, you name it, all with a 1950's rifle he mail ordered for $35
They also have a 75 rebate, So that it brings it down to $239Cabelas BPS has the camo savage axis on a Black Friday sale tomorrow in many calibers. For $300 scoped it’s an excellent choice and something I wouldn’t mind dragging around in the woods.