The Ultimate Elk Rifle

SHOW NOTES

Listener's request: Dream Big, and Create The Ultimate Elk Rifle

Pre-show: Another listener's favorite book list: Recommended reading for all backcountry hunters. 

Picking apart the characteristics of an ultimate elk rifle

• Authoritative
• Accurate
• Reliable
• Corrosion resistant metal
• Tough, rigid, stable stock
• A scope good for close up to far shots
• Ideal scope mounts
• Fine-tuning details

Specific hardware to build with: 

• Action
• Bottom metal 
• Trigger
• Barrel
• Stock
• Scope
• Scope mounts
• Bipod

Cartridge considerations:

• Caliber
• Bullet types
• Smooth-feeding attributes

Tuning and practicing

• Barrel break-in
• Load selection and testing
• Zero distance
• Custom turrets
• Trajectory validation
• Serious practice

 

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