ORIGINAL: ShatoDavis
Ok,
Just to throw another wrench in the gears, how about a 25-06? I've always wanted a 25-06. Though I doubt that I would take it Mountain goat hunting.... Can anyone tell that I've got cabin fever? I can't wait until spring. Lets weight the pros and cons of the 25-06 versus the 300 ultra shall we?
That's what I was going to suggest after reading your initial post! But I knew it wasn't remotely close to the calibers you were mentioning, so I didn't bother. I was having a hard timepicturing RUM's in an ultra lightweight rifle - ouch!
Your 6.5 x 284 sounds like a greatcartridge for that kind of hunt. What's the rifleitself like: stock, barrel length, weight, scope, etc.? Maybe youcould use the .25-06 as a platform to try out a whole'nother set of tricks for the new rifle.
The .375 RUM sounds like a neat cartridge around which to builda safari rifle. Hey, is there anything stopping you from building
two new rifles????
