Lightweight Horsepower
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I borrowed a lightweight 338 WM once .......... ONCE.
The thing kicked the crap out of me with each shot and after 15 or 20 shots I had had enough and went home with a purple shoulder and a bruised cheek.
There is NOTHING fun about lightweight high caliber rifles.
The thing kicked the crap out of me with each shot and after 15 or 20 shots I had had enough and went home with a purple shoulder and a bruised cheek.
There is NOTHING fun about lightweight high caliber rifles.
BCWILL said:Very Nice.......Great Packing Rifle for Spring Blackies....hell Great for everything
Packed it last year for elk... had 2 good 6pts in the scope at 60yds last day of the season... not big enough.... they nearly got a 225 TSX through the ribs though (grin).
Whacked 2 blackies myself with it last year, and a buddy used it on his bear and texas heart on a whitetail at 150yds w/225 TSX... very impressive!
Took my moose at 251yds with a 250 Speer Hotcore, and knocked my buddies wounded 29" mulie down at ~ 250+yds on the run.. he went down hard!
One of my favorites, as it hits hard on the game end... but less so on my end.
No secret here, I am not a huge fan of 1000+ ft/lbs of recoil on my dainty little 200lb carcass (grin). The less they recoil, the mo' better I shoot them!
280_ACKLEY
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well l must say there is some impressive looking weapons there richard very very nice and since lm down to my last 5 - 7mms l have to agree on what a good caliber they are?and amphipbious l already told you get a 450 alaskan not a 450 marlin partner.then you got something buddy,but then since l just got my 50-140 back,l might change my mind on that one more time?
well l must say there is some impressive looking weapons there richard very very nice and since lm down to my last 5 - 7mms l have to agree on what a good caliber they are?and amphipbious l already told you get a 450 alaskan not a 450 marlin partner.then you got something buddy,but then since l just got my 50-140 back,l might change my mind on that one more time?
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I agree - nice stuff, the only concern I might raise concerning the Whelen is that from the pic the scope looks like it might be set a bit too far back. I assume you've shot it like that without getting scope-eyed.
