Since the state of AZ failed to issue me an elk tag, I decided to console myself with a last solo trip
to the foothills, next week the high country opens. ( the photos will be more scenic, and hopefully the trout bigger).
It’s hard to take good fishing selfies while steering the boat and...
Any day on the water with pole in hand is a good day.
That Pike would eat most of my trout for dinner.
Lets face it, Mr. Big Sky” has set the bar pretty high.
It’s like having Mike Voigt at your local shooting match. Suddenly, everybody is trying for second place.
As many have said, the .308 is a very capable elk round.
Another way to look at is this.
The .308, 30-06 and .300 mag all shoot the same bullets, just at different velocities.
As the bullets move down range and shed velocity, there is always a point where performance is nearly identical at...
Caught lots of these, nothing over 17”.
Son was busy, so I went by myself. Hard to take photos of a flopping trout, while steering, watching a pole and trying to release it un harmed.
Since Big Sky seems to have the big trout cornered, I made it half way up the mountian and hooked some small ones.
Elevation about 3,000. Mid day temprature 60%
Boated 10, mostly small Rainbows, and 2 German Browns 14" and 17".
At dawn
I use CR-10 or Sweets 7.62
These are very agressive, do not leave them in your bore.
Swab, leave 2 or 3 munuets, dry patch clean.
Then standard bore cleaner.
A .260 will kill elk all day long.
I would suggest a bullet made for the job, like a Partition or Barns.
A .338 will kill them with more authority, maybe at a bit farther range.
What ever gun you use, I would suggest un screwing that BOSS, putting a cover on the threads and using the BOSS as a...