ORIGINAL: npaden
ORIGINAL: seattlesetters
For a scope, just get the Burris Fullfield II with the free binoculars for $199. I've never seen a better deal on optics in history!
If it were me, I'd go Tikka T3 Lite Stainless in .270 Win. Great round for Eastern Montana (I've hunted there!) and will certainly be a terrific antelope rifle and will kill any elk that walks if you do your part.
Where is this deal on the Burris Fullfield II? Anyone else have any comments on it?
We've had one bad experience in our family with a .270 and elk. My brother shot a nice bull low in the brisket and itleft leaving a blood trail that ended after about a mile. Probably wouldn't have made much of a difference with a 7mm Mag or 30-06 but he always blamed the gun. I loved my .270 as a kid, they are really easy shooting and are pretty good on deer but I was thinking they are a little small for elk.
I found a local gun store that has all 4 guns I'm interested in stock and I'm going to go over and check them out tonight I think. Their prices on the Browning A-Bolt, Remington 700 SPS and Ruger M77 Mark II are within $50 of what I've been seeing but their price on the Tikka T3 is $150 more than the link I had to the ozark online shop. I'll have to see what feels good. Compared to the Mossberg I grew up with, they are probably all pretty nice rifles.
Here's a link:
http://www.bearbasin.com/catalog.htm#burr_scopes
And...you're right about that shot. Same thing would have happened with a .300 Mag, too.