Picked up a new rifle...

[john101477]

Here is my new rifle I picked up yesterday. Its a Tikka T3 Lite Stainless in .300 win mag. I got some 150 grain bullets with it, and used the scope and sling from my old rifle. I took it to the range this morning to site it in and it worked wonders! Except now my shoulder hurts like a SOB, so I think a nice soft recoil pad is next on my list.

Nice rifle man. tellin ya, get one of those Limb Saver pads from Cabelas. it will make that .300 feel like a .270

[Black Dog]

Nice rifle man. tellin ya, get one of those Limb Saver pads from Cabelas. it will make that .300 feel like a .270

I'll look at those, if they are as good as everyone says then they will be worth it. It might be a while because part of the deal with my wife was that she would take away my debit card and give me a $10 a week allowance for incidentals until the end of the summer.

[DrMoab]

I never realized you were a mountain man.

Should have guessed being from Trout Creek.

I worked out of Missoula and lived in Clinton for several years. I miss it up there.

[Black Dog]

I moved from the middle of Nebraska to up here a little over a year ago, my aunt and uncle have been here since the early 90s so I've been visiting about every other summer since then.

[john101477]

I never realized you were a mountain man.

Should have guessed being from Trout Creek.

I worked out of Missoula and lived in Clinton for several years. I miss it up there.

haha I have an aunt that lives in missoula/Sealy lake area. I have never got to go but everyone else in my family has. closest I was is Idaho and wyoming. maybe one day.

[john101477]

I'll look at those, if they are as good as everyone says then they will be worth it. It might be a while because part of the deal with my wife was that she would take away my debit card and give me a $10 a week allowance for incidentals until the end of the summer.

The price is not to bad. if you can trim them yourself it is a lot better but being carefull to not scratch the stock is a PITA. My dad had his put on by a gunsmith and wow what a difference. He likes it so much he put one on his shotgun and his 30.06.

[HenryJ]

... picked up a Marlin 1895XLR 45/70. Scoped, slung and ready to sight it in.

What a pleasure to shoot!

I am using the Hornady LeverEvolution 325 gr. FTX. Not bad at all. The bore sight finally arrived and the weather cooperated. I have a friend who is an avid shooter, so we went out to his place to take advantage of his bench and marked target distances. I put a few rounds through it and zeroed pretty nicely. It is a firm recoil, but not uncomfortable.
This 45/70 is now my favorite rifle. The scope is very easy to acquire. It feels good and you don't need binoculars to see a hole the size of your finger in the target

[Black Dog]

Nice rifle man. tellin ya, get one of those Limb Saver pads from Cabelas. it will make that .300 feel like a .270

I got a limb saver and took it to the range yesterday and I am totally impressed! There is still a pretty good thud (probably because the rifle is so light) but it isn't bone shattering like it was before. Thanks for the tip!

[john101477]

Glad it worked out for you.