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Long Path · March 10, 2007, 06:07 AM

I've always gone different, usually in an interesting variety.

When I went elk hunting with a .300 WinMag, my backup was a No 5 Jungle Carbine in .303, with handloads of 180g Sierra GameKings. I ended up carrying that Jungle Carbine a fair amount in the thick timber of the mountains, and thought that would be quite cool to take a close elk with it.

Why not have it become a little adventurous, if the fates have frowned upon you enough to trash your original rifle?

March 10, 2007, 06:07 AM	#12
Long Path Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 1999 Location: N. Texas Posts: 5,899	I've always gone different, usually in an interesting variety. When I went elk hunting with a .300 WinMag, my backup was a No 5 Jungle Carbine in .303, with handloads of 180g Sierra GameKings. I ended up carrying that Jungle Carbine a fair amount in the thick timber of the mountains, and thought that would be quite cool to take a close elk with it. Why not have it become a little adventurous, if the fates have frowned upon you enough to trash your original rifle? __________________ "Welcome to The Firing Line, a virtual community dedicated to the discussion and advancement of responsible firearms ownership."T.F.L. Policy Page Will you, too, be one who stands in the gap? ____________