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Help, I need a new pronghorn rifle!
- Thread starter BobT1105
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Thanks for the heads up. mtmuley
CRJR45
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I'm working on it. Only 15 years on this forum. Some things take time. mtmuleyYou have the best responses,hang in there ! You’ll get the hang of it !
CRJR45
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You funny !
Now let’s unleash the beast , lol .
The OP is either just telling stories or has no clue and I’ve been trying not to point out the glaring errors.
But anybody that reloads and went thru all the rifles the OP claims to have tried without finding a single load that works is not getting much credibility from me , sorry OP .
Pick a rifle and make it shoot , it’s hunting .
Ghost , don’t get mad , it’s a forum , and I’m positive the OP is milking this thread .
SaskHunter
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Buddy, why stop at 6? Once we've found best rifle and cartridge, we can move onto scopes.
Don't even get me started on the best type of scope mounts to kill pronghorns; one or two piece? Picatinny or Weaver?
You funny !
Now let’s unleash the beast , lol .
The OP is either just telling stories or has no clue and I’ve been trying not to point out the glaring errors.
But anybody that reloads and went thru all the rifles the OP claims to have tried without finding a single load that works is not getting much credibility from me , sorry OP .
Pick a rifle and make it shoot , it’s hunting .
Ghost , don’t get mad , it’s a forum , and I’m positive the OP is milking this thread .
No story telling involved and I don’t believe I ever said I didn’t find a load that works. The only rifles mentioned I didn’t shoot were the Sauer and the current Ruger. The rest of the rifles mentioned are adequate, some are very good accuracy wise. The current criteria are light weight and suppressor compatible. The suppressor because my hearing is already shot and I don’t want to make it worse. The light weight requirement is because I no longer have the strength to carry around a heavy rifle, medical issues have cost me 30 pounds or so of muscle mass. I would like to go on one last pronghorn hunt and be able to truly enjoy it without struggling to carry my stuff. As it stands now, I’ll probably have to make a couple of trips to pack one out. Any of the guns I have fired would be good enough to kill a buck out to 400 yards, my absolute max shooting distance on game. But I like to squeeze every last bit of accuracy out of a rifle that I can get. I gives me a lot of confidence in my equipment. As anyone who’s ever hunted much should know, the more confidence you have the better when it’s time to pull the trigger.
Just as an aside, I was messing with the Ruger last night and I ran several pieces of new Starline brass through it and it ejected them all. The bolt was still balky but I located a few small burrs on the cam surfaces that are probably contributing to that. I’m thinking I’m going to load up some ammo and give a try. I’ll still probably get another rifle though
1.) 70 year old Redfields.
2.) Leupolds.
3.) Offset Ruger rings for the #1's
4.) Bungee cords and red Loctite
Sheltowee
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Might I nominate the .58-cal Hawken?
I already have the scope and mounts, a VX5 HD 3-15 x 44 and Backcountry rings. See!
It’s even got a Windplex reticle, IMHO it’s a pretty nice optic to wander around the sagebrush with.
Caseknife
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Get a Howa Superlite in 7-08, mine in .308Win is 5.5# scoped.
2rocky
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I'm gonna cover my rifle's ears and not let it hear that someone doesn't think she is a "pronghorn rifle".
Just because her waistband is over a certain threshold and the bullet weight is above a certain amount and her cartridge is tall and thick....
We need to focus on body positivity here. Even if her scope power doesn't go into the double digits
Those Nevada and Wyoming antelope bucks were making fun of her and she showed them.... She's my pretty girl....
if my rifle was a woman....
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I like big (rifle) butts and I cannot lie
These plastic brothers can't deny
When a rifle walks by an itty-bitty wrist
And a walnut stock in your face
You get sprung, and want to shoulder tough
Cause you notice that stock is (oil) rubbed
Deep in the blue she's wearing
I'm hooked and I can't stop staring...
These plastic brothers can't deny
When a rifle walks by an itty-bitty wrist
And a walnut stock in your face
You get sprung, and want to shoulder tough
Cause you notice that stock is (oil) rubbed
Deep in the blue she's wearing
I'm hooked and I can't stop staring...
noharleyyet
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Vic Colfari
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When this wraps up after 11 pages, can someone help me decide on a "moose recurve"? NOT an elk or caribou recurve, but a MOOSE recurve. And don't start flapping your jaws about how a 55# recurve with a heavy arrow and 200 grain broadhead will kill moose and elk....this is a MOOSE recurve.
Hem
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Uh...how did you know?
I don't know a thing about archery, but I'm 1000% in support of you buying more gear.
