Hunting Forum

Well I am one of those guys.
I own two rifles. I inherieted a Marlin 336 lever action in Remington .35.Have had it for 15 years. Never fired more than a box thru it.
My son and I decided to go to South Carolina where you can rifle hunt during the rut. He thinks that someday he will hunt big bears somewhere. Me I doubt it but woulld like to shoot at something say 300 - 400 yards away. We looked around and read all that we could find. We decided on Browning A-Bolts chambered in .300 Win Mag. I learned how to reload and reload 180 grain Nosler Balistic Tips.Oh we topped with Burris Illimater scopes(built in range finders) Have killed two deer down there one at 102 yards and one at 40. Both were dead with one shot, one had the heart blown apart at 102 yards. and the other I shoulder shot at 40 yard. (will not do that again). I love the feel of my dads .35 But If I take it to stand and the deer .of my life is 300 yards away, I would have to let it walk.When You are gonna spend $1800.00 for a scope and a gun I want to use it for more than one animal. I can drop down to 150 grain for Pronghorns or go up to 220 grains for big bears or 180 or 200 for elk.
As far as RECOIL We use a lead sled at the range and have fired close to a hundred shots in a day.
Joe Termite

Joe When I lived in Colorado I never used anything over 150 grs.for deer and elk .Farthest deer was 300 yards and the farthest elk was 350 both went don with one shot .Oh I shoot a 30 06 at that .The last two elk were at 200 yards .