Rifles???

[fishhungry]

I use two guns. I have a .308 that I use for deer. I think this is the perfect deer rifle. Enough power to be effective to 300 yards, yet has relatively little kick and is lightweight for carrying. For elk, I feel I need a little more power--not for knocking them down, as I've killed many elk with my.308 before I got my second gun, most with one shot--but for longer-range shots. I find that most of my elk hunting opportunities result in much longer shots than deer hunting. My .308 drops 20+ inches at 400 yards, so its ineffective. For these reasons I chose the .300 WIN MAG. I load it with a relatively light 150 grain Nosler Partition and I zero it at 250 yards. This way I can shoot without even making any elevation adjustments to 400 yards.

I must admit though, a .300 isn't for the gun shy. My shoulder is usually hamburger after getting it sighted in.
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