Recent content by Sakonut

That sauer 303 9.3 definitely caught my eye, but the price! If a guy could live with the complete lack of aesthetics, that argo with a red dot would make for a gnarly in-case-of-bear bush/camp gun. For now, the tikka lives with a 5rd mag and aimpoint for the job

To be clear, the 6.5lb weight I refer to is the bare weight of the iron sight 9.3x62 Tikka... I last shot it with the additional weight of an aimpoint M4 red dot. Still quite light, but felt recoil from standing and sitting felt much the same as an '06, albeit with a bit more muzzle rise and a...

That does sound tempting! I am in Edmonton. I typically hunt out near Grand Cache... with it all being crown land, I like not having to worry about leases or private land. I've been wanting to get up to Peace River, though. The boys at work say its hard to beat for elk, especially with all the...

My first moose, at 13, was taken broadside at 150m with the 270 win and the old 140gr XBT... At 16, I switched to the '06 and 168gr tsx and taken several others. As other posters have mentioned, despite their size, they are not particularly tough. The willow thickets we'd often find them in...

Hello all, Western Canadian boy here, grew up in BC hunting moose, black bear and whitetail. As a kid, I read everything I could get my hands on about hunting and the history of the dark continent. It has always fascinated me, and visiting to hunt myself one day has always been a dream! After...