Long range elk whacker

[mike in co]

so what weight bullet and how fast ??
and what distance would you consider reasonable for the rifle ?
inquiring minds want to know...
mike in co

[Hambone]

Del

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[Butch Lambert]

Al,
This kinda got off topic. I think it is a fine looking rifle with top notch components.

[Hambone]

Butch
We strayed off the path a little didn't we. I agree with your comments vis-à-vis the rifle.

[Joe Maisto]

My Talleys have never failed me.

Me Neither.

[R.G. Robinett]

Brass is the least cost per unit but at 2 bucks a pop means you're ain't going to want to leave spent shells lying in the dirt. Not a fan of Talley rings personally but each to his own.

I too much prefer the ballistic turrets to aiming off. The new Zeiss system gets my vote

The scope will be a Huskemaw 5x20X, mounted in Talley one-piece rings/bases. The brake was made by Harrell's precision. The barrel is a Borughton 5c, 1:9" twist. All of these components are tried and proven performers. Al is correct - even at $2.00 a pop for brass (actually, I found a stash for a LOT less than that), for this project, that's the pocket-change.

As for brass hitting the dirt - I don't even allow 'old' two-bit brass to do that! RG

P.S. edited because scope magnification, in original post was incorrect.

[Butch Lambert]

Randy, that's funny but true. I shoot at an animal and the first thing I do is locate the brass and then check if the animal is down.

[Hambone]

I do a fair bit of deer culling. Scrabbling around in the grass looking for expensive brass is not a luxuryyou can afford on those types of jobs hence I stay away from exotic calibre where the brass costs you a buck fifty and wildcats that you can't walk into any gunstore and buy over the counter.

The reason I parted ways with my 5.6X57 which I used exclusively for lamping foxes was that RWS starting to hiking up the cost of the brass. To a point where I was tossing $1.20 out the truck window for everyone I shot.

[Butch Lambert]

Hopefully you are paid over $1.20 ea. or get to keep some of the meat.

[Hambone]

I wouldn't want to eat fox! Although I know two people who have tried it. I don't think either of them would choose to eat it again.

[mike in co]

maybe you should get your story straight....

"I do a fair bit of deer culling. Scrabbling around in the grass looking for expensive brass is not a luxuryyou can afford on those types of jobs hence I stay away from exotic calibre where the brass costs you a buck fifty and wildcats that you can't walk into any gunstore and buy over the counter.

The reason I parted ways with my 5.6X57 which I used exclusively for lamping foxes was that RWS starting to hiking up the cost of the brass. To a point where I was tossing $1.20 out the truck window for everyone I shot. "

I wouldn't want to eat fox! Although I know two people who have tried it. I don't think either of them would choose to eat it again.

small deer or lagre fox ?? which ??

mike in co

[Hambone]

Maybe you should try some stronger glasses, staying of the home brewed hooch or reading the thread in its proper context...........one or all of them will clear up your confusion.