Thread: Wapiti Rig

Work out the team strategy on rifles we took 3 between 4 of us 2 groups of 2. Had one fail and could continue hunting as we were. I would take what u have but have a larger caliber as a second gun with mate if u can. Your setup be a dream compared to a 4.5kg + long, suppressed setup in the crap u find yourself in down there. Goodluck

7 prc? Mines 20" so i carry my suppressor in my pack on the walk in if bush bashing. It's doing over 2900 fps with hand loaded 175 burgers, golf ball sized holes on the off side shoulder when shoulder shooting red stags out to 500 yards. What ever route you go, I highly recommend a tripod and matching mount on your rifle, I rarely use my bipod in steep country now, even in knee high tussock. I've shot goats out to 600 yards off my tripod so it's stable and serves well

Agree with Jus, moat of my clients kills this year were off a tripod

Hi Ryan,iv been using 308 Hornady Superformance SSTs for the last 20yrs.Theres very little difference in dial up (2clks)from 150gr to 165gr at 400yds.Iv dropped a few big body stags with both out to 350yds.Take a pkt of 165gr ssts,youl drop anything in their path out to 500yds,theyv got some push.
Oh my 308 with a 20in barrel pushing the 150gr SSTs out at 2836ft/s.So yr 14in 308 doing well,don't leave it at home.
Good luck.

Wouldn’t you want a rifle with bit more legs or can you close the gap ezi? Would be a bugger to lose a once in a lifetime bull over few hundred yards


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I'm going in with my sister and she has a Creedmoor so might just have to get her shooting good before then for the far away ones

Bro, your 150sst at the velocity you mentioned is going to hit 1800fps at 500yds at 930hpa (2500’ alt) That’s the minimum recommended velocity for correct bullet performance. Basically you’re good to go, there’s a few of us happy to shoot deer with heavy .224 bullets down to the same velocity. A 308 will do it hands down!
Instead of spending any cash on a rifle, spend it on more ammo and practice with the Howa out to that distance until you’re confident.

Originally Posted by Hunter_Nick

Bro, your 150sst at the velocity you mentioned is going to hit 1800fps at 500yds at 930hpa (2500’ alt) That’s the minimum recommended velocity for correct bullet performance. Basically you’re good to go, there’s a few of us happy to shoot deer with heavy .224 bullets down to the same velocity. A 308 will do it hands down!
Instead of spending any cash on a rifle, spend it on more ammo and practice with the Howa out to that distance until you’re confident.

That's bang on.
The 168eldm is also another good pill. I used the 150sst for years and found the 168 to be more accurate and better at range. I.e 2600mv was mint out to 650 yards

And Holden shot them with .243,all be it hinds not big stags/bulls.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

And Holden shot them with .243,all be it hinds not big stags/bulls.

He new

And Dave Mclunie killed all his bulls and stags with a 243 as well…