Looked at the new 2022 Howa Super Lites and Carbon Stalker rifles. Good lookin rifles! I see that they use carbon stocks by Stockys? Went to the interwebs to see if they are available for purchase separately and couldn't find them anywhere. Can anyone shed some light on this? Are they a...
I personally like to keep my bullet energy a little higher on those longer pokes typically found with Elk hunting (just my opinion). More than one way to skin a cat, I suppose.
I use Nosler 120 grain BT and all the deer I've shot never went more than 30 yards. That being said, I do like to keep the shots fairly close. Id bump it up to 140 grain for elk.
Had a girlfriend in high school who shot a 7mm-08. Looked down on it and though it was a inferior cartridge cause I was dumb and didn't know any better. Now that I own one, its the most lethal cartridge I've got.