09-28-2017, 08:06 PM
I'm really glad you picked up on my humor, it can be overly dry at times.
A reasonable and practical limit, sir. I'm no competitor, but I have visions of days past when the biggest whitetail I've ever seen (public hunting, btw) walked out of the grass at just over 400 yards from me, looked at me, and grunted. And stood there, looking at me, as if saying, "go ahead, try." And since of course I had nothing to get there, (it was bow season, and he knew it, the MMHMM...) I went immediately looking for a good cartridge to build an AR upper in (because the upper costs less than the whole rifle
) to defeat the ranges and wind in Kansas.
The guy at the GS sent me to research 6.8. I googled 6.8 Rem SPC. I found AR15.com, and eventually some posts by LRRPF, which led me here, back I think in 2015. I lingered with research, and much trepidation until I read one too many childishly insolent retorts to LRRPF's well reasoned, well supported comments. Right then I decided "well, if that's how the 6.8 guys are gonna play, I don't want to even be in their sandbox." And here I am, like you, in love with "this little cartridge." And now, the proud owner of my own Larue, too. This has been a truly great journey so far, and perhaps this season or next, that old hog will cross my path again, and I can tell you if he does, he's mine. Ill shoot, and stalk him to death!
BTW, my Larue now has a Bushnell 6500T 4.5-30x50, and is paired with a Bushnell Legend 1200 LRF. If I see him or his offspring, my gear is now at a level in which I have the confidence to try. But if we count ourselves as real men, leaving real examples for the young hunters we bring along with us - ethical hunting prevails, and I respect your 300 yard limit even more.
A reasonable and practical limit, sir. I'm no competitor, but I have visions of days past when the biggest whitetail I've ever seen (public hunting, btw) walked out of the grass at just over 400 yards from me, looked at me, and grunted. And stood there, looking at me, as if saying, "go ahead, try." And since of course I had nothing to get there, (it was bow season, and he knew it, the MMHMM...) I went immediately looking for a good cartridge to build an AR upper in (because the upper costs less than the whole rifle
) to defeat the ranges and wind in Kansas. The guy at the GS sent me to research 6.8. I googled 6.8 Rem SPC. I found AR15.com, and eventually some posts by LRRPF, which led me here, back I think in 2015. I lingered with research, and much trepidation until I read one too many childishly insolent retorts to LRRPF's well reasoned, well supported comments. Right then I decided "well, if that's how the 6.8 guys are gonna play, I don't want to even be in their sandbox." And here I am, like you, in love with "this little cartridge." And now, the proud owner of my own Larue, too. This has been a truly great journey so far, and perhaps this season or next, that old hog will cross my path again, and I can tell you if he does, he's mine. Ill shoot, and stalk him to death!
BTW, my Larue now has a Bushnell 6500T 4.5-30x50, and is paired with a Bushnell Legend 1200 LRF. If I see him or his offspring, my gear is now at a level in which I have the confidence to try. But if we count ourselves as real men, leaving real examples for the young hunters we bring along with us - ethical hunting prevails, and I respect your 300 yard limit even more.