I want to hunt pronghorn out west next fall. I own a PTR91 but I don't think it's ideal for this so I'm gonna buy a new gun and train. This is also just an excuse to add a bolt gun to my collection. I'm thinking a bolt action in 6.5 sneedmoar with like a 3-9x scope. Although the CVA single shot rifles look kind of fun. What do you guys think?
>>64254861Arizona hunter here. My mountain durr gun is a sniper LARP... Ruger Scout in .308, Vortex 4-16 with the EBR-2C Christmas tree reticle.
>>64254861>pronghorn out west>ideal >buy a new gunI live "out west" and in pronghorn country and have seen them daily. Imho, .257 Roberts is good, .25-06 is great and .257 Weatherby is greatest. .308 will do just fine.
>>64255259Bro.
pronghorns evolved to run so fast and so long due a species of huge long legged bear.that same bear is credited with keeping humans out of New World until recently.many consider it the most fearsome land predator of all time, because T-Rex probably not able to maintain any speed and not as smart or maneuverable.
>>64254861an accurate bolt gun in .270 Winchester. I like my Weatherby Vanguard. Shoots less than 1 MOA from a benchrest, so if I miss, I know it's my fault. Scope in the 15x power should suffice. Don't skimp on scope rings. Bad rings will ruin a build, I know first hand.
>>64255273I mean yeah I know 308 will kill them dead but I don't think my PTR is a great fit, it's heavy and optics mounting will be awkward and all I keep stacked for it is dogshit M80 ball. So I figure if I'm going to be buying a new gun and some nicer ammunition to get acclimated to it anyway I might as well get into 6.5cm or 270 for the better performance.
>>64255400funny meme, but for those interested, it was because of the now extinct american cheetah.
>>64256412>american cheetahThe Giant Short-Faced Bear was capable of running at speeds around 30-40 mph (50-70 kph), though some estimates suggest it could reach over 40 mph. This speed, combined with its long legs, allowed it to be an effective predator or scavenger of large prey, though its immense size may have limited its agility for high-speed turns.Long before humans spread across the Americas, there was a predator so massive, so powerful, that it may have hunted early humans at the Bering Strait - and delayed our migration for thousands of years. Meet the Short-Faced Bear (Arctodus simus), one of the largest carnivorous mammals to ever walk the earth.
