DownshiftAndFloorIt

Dogmeat!

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I’m a big baw so that shouldn’t be an issue

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Big and heavy is an issue on an elk hunt both for equipment and people.

M1A is a cool rifle and fine for a box stand and all but an absolutely awful choice for western hunting.

I deer hunt with a Garand quite often. Trust me. That platform is designed for warfighting, not hunting.

Odd comparison to work through.

An M1A with a scope is a very big and heavy rig. Difficult to make into a very accurate rifle. Scope mounts are complicated and expensive. Its a battle rifle, made to be reliable and durable enough to bayonet and beat people to death. Its a .308 so obviously will work well for big game.

Marlins make fine hunting rifles. They aren't going anywhere in the immediate future. Quite expensive for what they are but if its what you like, itll be easier to hunt with than an M1A.

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If that bitch blows at me I'm shooting her in front of her kids.

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This is roughly my approach. Bad manners are met with bad manners. Im less likely to shoot them if they act like they don't know im there.

Supposedly really good for the price

3-15 SWFA

The focus goes down to something like 3 meters.

Yea, .22 lr. Thanks

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didn't even know they had them in 9mm and 5.7X28 until I just searched

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Me either :dunno:

Oughta make a very excellent backpack squirrel blaster.

6.5x55 is the best 6.5 but unfortunately the factory ammo options for it largely suck.

Our problem in america is everything has to have a .30-06 or .375 bolt face and either be a .308 or .30-06 length action. We've FINALLY just now got to the point of having a catalog of stuff that's optimized to those constraints.

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A 6lb T3X in a big magnum cartridge will knock your teeth out

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It's not THAT bad. The whole getup will be 7.5+ lbs with the scope. But, a 6.5 cripplemore is generally going to be a better choice. A t3x with a lightweight suppressor is :chefskiss:


The necessity of a big boomer is debatable for most people but I do think that if you're going to own one, you need to use it for everything. You're going to use it for the most expensive (both time and money) single hunt you make, so you need to be good with it. Shooting stuff with zero recoil all the time and occasionally transitioning to a cannon is a tough change to make for me. If you aren't comfortable with the recoil shooting skillet head swamp donkies then you probably shouldn't be using it for the most important shot you'll ever take.

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Corporate profit margins are much higher today than before the pandemic,

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Is there any business who's margins are not through the roof since covid?