62 would be great for elk... if you could draw the tag, and then IF you could get on private ground... both kind of huge (or expensive) "IF's".

I am a pastor, I have been planting churches and serving "under resourced" communities for the last 25 years (rural and inner city). Now live in a small logging community in NW Washington.

Actually, I had a typo... it was 2nd choice. In any case, no matter what choice you are drawn on, you loose your points. We had 0 points going into this year, I used mine a couple years ago, and just...

My 15 year old son and I drew our 2nd choice, Archery Cow tag, for 6B. This is his first Elk bow hunt, he has killed one cow with a gun, so I am actually ok with the cow tag. It will be a great...

Using the MRS I was able to bag my first "Footie" last year. He is at the Taxidermist now for a full body mount. Many people just take the feet and taxi them, then hang them around their neck on a...

I kind of have "My Own Method"... which is basically what you just said Matt. I do think it takes a bit for the "rough spots" to work out of a barrel, but have no empirical data to prove that.... I...

GREAT season Bob! Congrats! We will have to swap turkey hunts some year. You come out to Washington and shoot a Merriams and I'll come home to MO....

Where did you guys end up going antelope...

Now there is something I hadn't thought of Bob. I am guessing the recoil is quite managable. What kind of muzzle velocity are you getting and what bullets are you shooting? Is that a stock Savage you...

Thanks Bob....

How many Savages do you have to offer ;)

In all seriousness, I never posted that about the Kimber to try and trade it here... I think it would be to big a hassle to do out of...

Isn't that something? I see posts like that a lot, peoples Savage rifles that shoot great. That pretty much reflects what all of mine shoot as well. My .270 weather warrior shoots 3 different factory...

You can sell it any time you want. How you ship it is the question... I am sure there is a way, and someone here will know. Where are you located?

The bullets (I assume you mean unloaded bullets...

I think so too Matt. The reason I wanted to try the LRH was because of the Accu Brake and the option of limiting recoil at the range and the noise factor in the field. I like the idea of being able...

Maybe, though in the spirit of "keeping it mild enough recoil (and I suppose this implies light weight as well) for my wife to shoot" I would probably rather stay away from a Magnum caliber. The...

Correct. And I am sure that with a light bullet it would be fine... the question would be with a heavier bullet (the weights that are optimal for 7X57 140, 162 168 grain), would it be seated to long...

You must mean "ammo" selection as the same "bullets" are available for the 7 wsm as are available for all 7mm's. For sure there is not as wide a factory ammo selection or the 7wsm as for a .270 or...

The Cabelas Card finally indicated enough points for a "Free" gun so I made my selection today. Savage Long Range Hunter in .300 Winny. I'm not usually a fan of being beat to death by "big calibers"...

I am sure Jack O'Connor's wife would agree with you completely, if she was alive to bear witness. A 7X57 is a very neat round. Unlike the .257 Roberts, it does have the potential to have feeding...

It actually chambers GREAT in a short action, and even with heavier bullets it has no problem feeding in a Savage Short action. The question I need to research is the terminal ballistics of available...

Good idea Can. Have you personal experience with a .257 Bob in a short action? I know it will work, and work nicely in this exact rifle model, just wondering if AI-ing would yield meaningful results...

BB, how much fitting is involved with the Douglas barrels? Are they pretty much drop in and headspace?

I agree on the 7-08... I have a .280 in Weatherby Ultra Light, so it would have the benefit...

The .260 Rem is certainly an interesting option... as is the 6.5 Rem (which is a short action version of, like I said, my "love affair with the .264 win).

What do you think the optimal barrel...

Unless I am mistaken, I think I would have the same problem that would exist with CC's usggestion of .25 06. The 6.5 x .284 is a "long action" round... or at least "medium action". I am not sure how...

Welcome to the neighborhood!

All valid points CC. As I said, the donor gun is a Savage .243 ("obviously" short action) so I said "obviously" because I'd rather keep it to a do-able project "at home" and eliminate the major...

So I have an "extra" Savage Weather Warrior in .243 (stainless, with accu-trigger and blind mag). I already have one in .243 (plus a .270 and a .300 win), that belongs to my son. This one is just...