Use my dads 1970's 788 rem 243. The flatest shooting gun I own. Never had to adjust the 0. Dead on with dimes.
My experience is that I use a quality round. Barnes is my choice. My gunsmith said the quality of ammo is so good now that it can kill anything.
I had a 06 for years. Got sold on the 270. It has dispatched multiple elk and deer with no problem. It is a flat shooter. I have a 788 Rem 240 too and that thing flat out shoots rounds. Grouping on a dime
The comment: Be super selective with your hunting partners rings so true. I will never go out with anyone unless I know them and how they hunt and treat weapons. I went on a Goose hunt with 3 friends I knew very well. One friend brought a guy with no experience. The friend proceed to swing...
Ouch- I started cleaning too fast twice. Once it was freezing and I couldn't feel my hands and Put a knife through my hand the whole way. The other time I had a deer leg up skinning and the knife slipped and went into my leg. That one bled bad. One little lapse and ouch!
Years ago I was hunting several draws in the late afternoon. It started to rain heavy and within 30 minutes snow. It became a white out and it was snowing inches an hour. It got dark and I could not see in front of me and had no bearings. I fired my gun 3 times hopeful my partner would hear...
I haul a 21 foot bow rider all over the place no problem. F150 Lariat TT ecoboost. I have like 400lbs of torque and close to that in HP.
Let me throw out another question: What if the two-three times a year I want to take my UTV with camper I double haul. I have a echo trailer that is...