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.30-06 Springfield.
Sheep hunting Rifles
- Thread starter izakaman
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Hey sheephunter...... you have to realize that most posters on this site have never hunted sheep and most likely never will. Those of us who have done it many times and have honed our gear and rifles to suit the conditions really don't know squat compared to these keyboard experts who have read reams about sheep hunting and the right gear and rifles and cartridges. We must bow to their obvious superiority at sheep hunting from the keyboard and screen. After all I've only been on about 20 sheep hunts and you probably the same or more, what could we possibly know that the computer room experts haven't already explored and debunked.
May I suggest to the detractors that they take a long hard look at your avatar...............the toughest and spookiest sheep in the world....doesn't look like he's running away to me it looks like he's now hanging on your wall!!! But hey, what do we know, you probably took all the wrong gear, the totally wrong rifle and scope, using the wrong bullet weight................I guess you just got God loving lucky. You probably should have consulted the experts here before you went, that way you wouldn't have done everything wrong and come home empty handed, oh wait you didn't come home empty handed, the Gods must have smiled on you despite all your faux pas. However could that be?
Was that comment directed at me? Just curious. I take some of the things I read with a grain of salt when it comes to advice, just like anyone should if I suggest it too. I don't feel slighted by that, I think it is just prudent on the part of the person asking.
How could we not know what you self professed experts have done in the past - you are so busy glad handing each other and telling all of your past success. One of you even writes articles about it!
News Flash: most guys that hunt (and in particular sheep hunters) are honing their gear continually.
FWIW - I have only been on a dozen or so sheep hunts. But I have done solo trips, a 45 kilometre (one way trip), and used horses. I have also killed a Ram - likely not much by your obvious "standards" - but I did it with a good buddy, and we packed him 22 kilometres in one long continuous hike. I have also packed sheep on other hunts. This gives me opinions on things, specific to the experiences I have had.
As for the comparasin to a Marco Polo Sheep - I can't speak to them as I have not hunted them. But then I don't think the original poster was speaking in terms of that type of hunting.
Does this make me a hero? Not at all, just gives me an opinion. The original poster can take it for what it is worth.
And one more thing - I continually disagree with the guys I often hunt sheep with about gear too.
One guy hunts 7 days with a 35lb pack. He is the quintessential gear guy. He makes fun of the fact I carry too many bullets, too much food and too heavy a knife. He is probably right.
Anyway - no need to derail the post any further. My apologies to the thread's author.
I still don't see why a nine pound rifle is such a big deal...
J/K
How do you feel about a Winchester Featherweight .270 in a McMillan compact Edge stock with a Leupold 4x33mm? Should be about seven pounds all up. Is this reasonable?
J/KHow do you feel about a Winchester Featherweight .270 in a McMillan compact Edge stock with a Leupold 4x33mm? Should be about seven pounds all up. Is this reasonable?
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I still don't see why a nine pound rifle is such a big deal...
How do you feel about a Winchester Featherweight .270 in a McMillan compact Edge stock with a Leupold 4x33mm? Should be about seven pounds all up. Is this reasonable?
Of course it is reasonable. You will most likely end up around 7.5 pounds "all up" as you say with your list of components. Give or take a little depending on the rings you decide on.
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I totally agree with you on your comments. I'm not a sheep hunter and nor will I ever hunt them. I love hunting big whitetails and have many years of experience to pass on good information, however; keyboard punchers and less experienced seem to know as much or more............all kinds on talk forums just talk the talk.
Jack O'Connor would be proud.
The FW's one of the 'original' sheep rifles. Lots of other options these days, but it is still a good one.My EDGE stocked FW is chambered for 3o-o6 and has a heavier VX3 2.5-8x36 on it, with all steel components it weighs 7 pounds, 5 ounces. Well under 7 is doable with aluminum BM, aluminum rings and the scope you mentioned.
My preferred sheep rifle here in Ontario is a Savage Model 10 in .338 Lapua relined to .22 Hornet... every kill thus far has been "bang flop"... I'm not "kid"ding. This Savage is fully "customized" with a Choate Plaster stock, to which I have added five pounds of #4 lead shot... I leave the shot loose in the stock, all of the rattling scares away any marauding grizzly bears within a kilometer or so... it has proven 100% effective, because I have never seen a grizzly here. The gun weighs in at 21.6 pounds, which might seem a little heavy to some, but I am 5' 6" and 360 pounds so the weight is inconsequential... actually I find that once I get moving the momentum in the rifle propels me uphill on those tough climbs to the uttermost crags where the big rams roam... I highly recommend this advanced sheep system.
I don't have to hunt sheep or have ever hunted sheep to know that a $600 rifle with an $800 stock isn't a factory sheep rifle. Semantics and pepper not withstanding.
I still don't see why a nine pound rifle is such a big deal...
How do you feel about a Winchester Featherweight .270 in a McMillan compact Edge stock with a Leupold 4x33mm? Should be about seven pounds all up. Is this reasonable?
Absolutely perfect IMO. But you knew that.
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And I'm sure that children know nothing about guns or hunting.....
Let's act our ages boys. The OP can decide whether a Saskatuwan boys word carries as much weight as a BC boys. Anyone asking questions on the internets knows they will need to be discerning with what they take away from a thread.
Let's act our ages boys. The OP can decide whether a Saskatuwan boys word carries as much weight as a BC boys. Anyone asking questions on the internets knows they will need to be discerning with what they take away from a thread.
Jack O'Connor would be proud.
My EDGE stocked FW is chambered for 3o-o6 and has a heavier VX3 2.5-8x36 on it, with all steel components it weighs 7 pounds, 5 ounces. Well under 7 is doable with aluminum BM, aluminum rings and the scope you mentioned.
Absolutely perfect IMO. But you knew that.
Thanks for this. It's always good to do a sense check in one's plans. The reason I asked is that there's a Remington Model Seven asking for a McMillan Edge and a 22" mountain rifle barrel. However, I like the Winchester Featherweight so much that I'm not sure it's worth it to modify the M7. I'm tempted to sell it but what if I want to build an ultralight?
The Compact Edge stock for my Featherweight should be here in a month or so.
At the end of the day, either choice would make a fine sheep rifle but it is so much fun to build a single-purpose rifle...it's a great excuse to buy more rifles later if your current one only has one use
I just weighed My Penrod 7X57 and it weighs 7lbs 13ozs. I would guess Eleanor O'Connor's "fwt" 7X57 weighed more. So I should be able to handle it.
Hey, I wanna see a picture of the whole mount, come on, all guns look the same, let's see what I believe to be a stone sheep (maybe not?). Please.
Wow, I haven't logged on for a while, what a response! I'm leaning towards the .300 wsm, i already have a .270, which is a really excellent Caliber. i just want to have an option for larger game, also the wsm is a lighter action vs a magnum action or a long action, every oz. counts. i looked at the ultralight vx -2, i like it. if anyone has one they want to sell, im interested
