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Offline scootrd

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let's get specific - CXP game classes
« on: April 01, 2011, 10:59:26 AM »
I have read a lot of if you could only have "one Rifle / caliber " articles.

I have an interest in reading input from those that can afford to dedicate specific  rifles/caliber/scope combination's to meet specific CXP classes and environments for game they hunt.

Not quite sure how to post the question so I am hoping the thread by virtue of contributions tailors itself. For those fortunate enough to be able to dedicate one Rifle, scope caliber and bullet construction combination's for each of these CXP classes which is or would be your choice and why ?

CXP1 - Small Game / Varmints - less than 50 pounds
CXP2 - Average sized animals 51 pounds to perhaps 300 pounds
CXP3 - Large animals 301 to over 1000 pounds
CPX4 (For those that have the opportunity)
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Re: let's get specific - CXP game classes
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2011, 11:56:44 AM »
I not only have a rifle for each catagory but also have a couple options for each depending on terrain and expected distance.
Cat 1
I have 5 center fire 22 caliber rifles and am ready from an 11 pound varmint rifle to a 4 pound T/C contender carbine.
 Not to mention the rimfires.
Cat 2
Open sights and scoped.
6.5, 308 (X2) 30-06, 338 WM, 44 Mag, 45-70 (X3)
Cat 3
Open sights and scoped
338 WM, 375 H&H, 45-70
Cat 4
375 H&H
If you say to me, we are hunting X in Y, I would be ready to go about an hour.
With all that being said.
If I could or had to do it all over again.
2- Varmint rifles both in 223 - Both CZ 527
one american with a 3-9X38 scope (what I have)
One Kevlar Varmint with a 6-24 X42 scope
Cat 2
An open sighted 308
A scoped 308  with a 3-9X38 or 40.
24 to 26" 12 Ga shotgun with rifle sights or a 4X32 scope.
Cat 3
3-9 or 4-12 X 40 scoped 338 Win Mag
either a 1.25 -4X 24 Trij or fixed 4X33 scope on either a 338WM or a 375 H&H.
Cat 4
470 NE SXS.