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Deer hunting rifle? (maybe elk too)

Started by c_rex, July 03, 2008, 11:59:04 AM

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ducatiz

#30
July 08, 2008, 06:26:01 PM
Quote from: c_rex on July 08, 2008, 02:23:14 PM
and if you stare at it long enough it doesn't look all that different from the current BAR.   [laugh]
Thanks for the tons of insight Ducatizzzz!   I looked up that Remington 7400 btw- I think it's been replaced by the 750 Woodmaster(?).  That too seemed like a nice rifle and is offered in a carbine length for some calibers.  The barrel is 4" shorter which seems nice but wouldn't that affect the potential velocity of any given cartridge?  Cheers!

the commercial BAR is about 10 lbs lighter than the mil bar and totally different gas system.. they share a shape, that's about it.

velocity is a tricky subject and for most people it is irrelevant.
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cyrus buelton

#31
July 09, 2008, 05:19:43 AM
I am not much of a hunting rifle aficionado, but my best friend bought a CZ 7mm rifle for Elk Hunting.

It looks pretty nice and he killed one, so I guess it worked out.
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Sinister

#32
July 09, 2008, 07:50:35 AM
Quote from: cyrus buelton on July 09, 2008, 05:19:43 AM
I am not much of a hunting rifle aficionado, but my best friend bought a CZ 7mm rifle for Elk Hunting.

It looks pretty nice and he killed one, so I guess it worked out.

Wow, bro.  Thanks.  Riveting.  Douche.
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c_rex

#33
July 09, 2008, 11:31:47 AM Last Edit: July 09, 2008, 03:43:36 PM by c_rex
I read a bit about the new-ish 7mm (WSM) cartridge being a risky selection for hunting.  Sounds good but there isn't a great deal of adoption yet for rifles or ammo and its ballistics don't vary hugely from the .270 until you get to higher grain loads (if I recall correctly).  Apparently it shoots well and indeed does kill but ammo may cost quite a bit and be difficult to come by unless you load your own. 

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edit: adjusted above for WSM as that's how it's offered on the BAR Short Trac (270 WSM v 7mm WSM).  After talking it over with you guys and my Dad as well as doing a bit more homework I'm gonna go with the BAR 270 WSM.  Can't thank you guys enough.  I've never had to buy my own hunting rifle before and the selection is overwhelming.   

Optics are next I guess.   ;D
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BWClark

#34
July 10, 2008, 04:53:52 AM
Quote from: Sinister on July 09, 2008, 07:50:35 AM
Wow, bro.  Thanks.  Riveting.  Douche.
Ditto re: Your response.   [roll]

cyrus buelton

#35
July 10, 2008, 05:54:06 AM
Quote from: Sinister on July 09, 2008, 07:50:35 AM
Wow, bro. I like men.

Quote from: BWClark on July 10, 2008, 04:53:52 AM
Ditto re: Your response.   [roll]

You apparently haven't met this idiot before. He has a lot of emotional issues. a priest touched him as a small boy and he hasn't recovered.
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ducatiz

#36
July 10, 2008, 07:08:07 AM
Quote from: cyrus buelton on July 10, 2008, 05:54:06 AM
You apparently haven't met this idiot before. He has a lot of emotional issues. a priest touched him as a small boy and he hasn't recovered.

Father Cyrus?
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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Sinister

#37
July 10, 2008, 08:42:57 AM
Quote from: BWClark on July 10, 2008, 04:53:52 AM
Ditto re: Your response.   [roll]

I guess I should expect that not everyone knows that Cyrus and I go back and forth, like that, on a daily basis.
"...but without a smiley, some people might think that sentence makes you look like a homophobic, inbred prick. I'm mean, it might leave the impression that you're a  douchebag or a dickhead, or maybe you need to get your head out of your ass."  DrunkenMonkey

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ducatiz

#38
July 10, 2008, 09:19:16 AM
Quote from: Sinister on July 10, 2008, 08:42:57 AM
I guess I should expect that not everyone knows that Cyrus and I go back and forth, like that, on a daily basis.

with and without lube.
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Sinister

#39
July 10, 2008, 11:34:30 AM
Quote from: ducatizzzz on July 10, 2008, 09:19:16 AM
with and without lube.

Hey, it's like, somedays you like fries with your burger, other days you like potato salad.  You know.
"...but without a smiley, some people might think that sentence makes you look like a homophobic, inbred prick. I'm mean, it might leave the impression that you're a  douchebag or a dickhead, or maybe you need to get your head out of your ass."  DrunkenMonkey

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cyrus buelton

#40
July 10, 2008, 12:26:22 PM
Quote from: Sinister on July 10, 2008, 11:34:30 AM
Hey, it's like, somedays you like fries with your burger, other days you like potato salad.  You know.

I always like fries.

by the way, we did make a kick ass potato salad for the fourth
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Sinister

#41
July 10, 2008, 12:44:37 PM
Quote from: cyrus buelton on July 10, 2008, 12:26:22 PM
by the way, we did make a kick ass potato salad for the fourth

How quaint.  Did you let HER where the apron this time?
"...but without a smiley, some people might think that sentence makes you look like a homophobic, inbred prick. I'm mean, it might leave the impression that you're a  douchebag or a dickhead, or maybe you need to get your head out of your ass."  DrunkenMonkey

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c_rex

#42
July 10, 2008, 01:24:14 PM
Now wait just a minute... I have my own apron that says, "I'm the Boss" on the front.  I hate to cook though- except for lemon bars.   ;D
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ducatiz

#43
July 10, 2008, 02:55:38 PM
Quote from: Sinister on July 10, 2008, 12:44:37 PM
How quaint.  Did you let HER where the apron this time?

i heard she wore the chaps and he wore a saddle.
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BWClark

#44
July 10, 2008, 06:57:23 PM
Quote from: Sinister on July 10, 2008, 08:42:57 AM
I guess I should expect that not everyone knows that Cyrus and I go back and forth, like that, on a daily basis.

So this is a sort of flirting, "hit the girl/boy you like" thing, like back in jr high. How cute.
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