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<blockquote data-quote="Texan11285" data-source="post: 5895937" data-attributes="member: 21528"><p>My first elk hunt in 2015 Colorado I toted my Remington 7mm. I never realized how heavy it was till after the first day of carrying it around the mountains. Great time to start looking for a new gun. Thought about going the .300 route and after a bunch of research and guys comments I asked myself, do I really "need" that caliber. So I decided to keep looking. I wanted a lighter rifle that wouldn't punish you at the range. So I went with a a Tikka .308 T3 stainless with a fluted barrel in camo stock. Also had the bolt fluted. Did it help make it lighter, probably not, but it sure is pretty. Drew a mule deer/elk combo tag in Montana in 2018. It was nice to not be drug down trapsing around the Bitterroots and that 165 grain Nosler Partition dropped the mulie in its tracks. Couldn't catch up to the elk herd. Seemed like they always knew where the private property line was.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> So, with all that said, pick what works for you buddy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texan11285, post: 5895937, member: 21528"] My first elk hunt in 2015 Colorado I toted my Remington 7mm. I never realized how heavy it was till after the first day of carrying it around the mountains. Great time to start looking for a new gun. Thought about going the .300 route and after a bunch of research and guys comments I asked myself, do I really "need" that caliber. So I decided to keep looking. I wanted a lighter rifle that wouldn't punish you at the range. So I went with a a Tikka .308 T3 stainless with a fluted barrel in camo stock. Also had the bolt fluted. Did it help make it lighter, probably not, but it sure is pretty. Drew a mule deer/elk combo tag in Montana in 2018. It was nice to not be drug down trapsing around the Bitterroots and that 165 grain Nosler Partition dropped the mulie in its tracks. Couldn't catch up to the elk herd. Seemed like they always knew where the private property line was.:) So, with all that said, pick what works for you buddy. [/QUOTE]
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