Recent content by Wyit76

Always late to the good stuff! Beauty of a rifle, congrats to the new owner!

I am not the biggest supporter of shooting large caliber rifles but I am also not the biggest supporter of the tiny cartridge for everything fad either. There are legitimate points on both sides of the argument. Look back through history and the trend will absolutely show societies shift towards...

For about 10 years my go to rifle was a Sako A7 Roughtech in 7 mm rem mag topped with a Vortex Viper 4-16×44. It was my high school graduation present from my dad. I packed that rifle all over Idaho and Montana and put north of 1000 rounds through it before the barrel gave up. I've hunted with a...

I've always been curious about a cartridge specifically for the tiny 10. From my reading I understand most guys just use what they have handy but I like the idea of having 3 specific rifles for africa. One specialized to the tiny 10, a PG rifle, and a DG rifle. A 22 hornet or possibly the 22...

I've shot a lot of game in the western US with the LRX, specifically the 139 in a 7 rem mag. I've only had one instance where I believe it was not expanding properly, that was a follow up shot on a cow elk at a hair shy of 800 yards. I put your velocity into Hornadays 4DOF app with their 130...

I'll be honest I am in the same camp as you. I understand the usability of the 308 but it is a long ways from the top of the list in my favorite cartridges. As much as I love my odd cartridges, super fast rounds, or super modern high BC bullets, the one cartridge I keep coming back to is the...

Unfortunately Christiansen Arms has a reputation for inconsistent and sub par at best accuracy. A shame for the cost of their rifles. The proof barrel, blue printing, and bedding absolutely should have solved the majority of your issues though. I definitely understand the mental block with the...

I know my line of questioning is not your initial topic but troubleshooting picky rifles intrigues me and the inconsistency in what your rifle prefers has me curious. Have you done much experimenting with the lighter bullets, sub 160gr? I know it is out of the norm for the 06 but could be...

Out of curiosity what other loads have you tried and how much worse was the grouping? In my experience 30-06 tends to prefer heavier bullets in the 180+ range.

I believe you are correct but I think that a custom 1-8 twist is still required to stabilize the 168s hence why they are not a factory loaded option. Most newer rem mags come factory with a 1-9.5 twist and in my experience they struggle to get good accuracy from heavy high bc monos like the lrx...

A tikka in a 7mm weatherby now that is an interesting prospect. Can't say I have ever seen a Weatherby in a Tikka

As much as I dispise the idea of being limited like this I do enjoy the brain exercise of making these decisions. Taking out the idea of rimfire and a shotgun opens up significantly more options as for me a 22 magnum and 20 gauge always make my lists. As it sits now and given my location in...

Is yours custom? I've never had any luck with heavy monos in my rem mag and going anything over 150 with copper usually requires a 1-8 twist barrel.

It all comes down to what your rifle likes. I can't speak for PG but I have taken a slew of mule deer and elk with the 7 rem mag over the years. My particular rifle absolutely did not like heavy monos but the 139 LRX from Barnes was devastating one nearly everything I tried it on. A rutty old...

I never did get that far south before I left. Wish I would have though, costal Alaska is pretty impressive.