{"id":1603,"date":"2018-03-28T12:53:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T18:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/larsonweb.com\/blog\/?p=1603"},"modified":"2022-02-09T06:57:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T06:57:38","slug":"hunt-gear-checklist-part-3-rifle-and-shooting-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/larsonweb.com\/blog\/hunt-gear-checklist-part-3-rifle-and-shooting-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunt Gear Checklist Part 3: Rifle and Shooting Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rifle and accessories<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christensen Arms Summit Ti\/Th<\/a>\u00a0 6.5 Creedmoor rifle with thumbhole stock for deer
\nFor elk, I use a slightly heavier,\u00a0RBros Rifles LW Hunter\u00a0<\/a> 300 Win Mag rifle
\nBoth of these rifles are top quality.\u00a0 At 100 yards, they will consistently shoot groups of 1\/2 inch or less.<\/p>\n

Christensen Arms Rifle is\u00a099.4 ounces; Scope 33.6 ounces; Bipod 4.2 ounces; Sling 6.2 ounces; Talley Rings 5.7 ounces<\/p>\n

R Bros Rifle is\u00a0105.5 ounces; Scope 33.6 ounces; Bipod 4.2 ounces; Sling 6.2 ounces; Rings 8.1 ounces<\/p>\n

Rubber gun sling (Specialty Outdoors)\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0or Slogan Outdoors\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 These rubber slings are terrific.\u00a0 They keep the rifle secure when over your shoulder.\u00a0 They provide excellent support when the sling is used to steady the rifle for shooting, and they can be looped, backpack style over both shoulders for secure carrying over rough terrain.<\/p>\n

Here is a VIDEO<\/a> that shows the basics of a rubber sling.<\/p>\n

Neopod ultralight bipod<\/a>\u00a0 This rifle bipod weighs next to nothing.\u00a0 Bipod and all the hardware for attaching it to the rifle weighs a total of 4.2 ounces.<\/p>\n

Kahles\u00a0K 624i rifle scope<\/a>\u00a0 with AMR reticle and left side windage adjustment.\u00a0 \u00a0 34mm tube, 6-24x magnification 56mm objective lens.<\/a>\u00a0 With Vortex flip up lens caps<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0This scope is one of the lighter weight scopes with a large 34mm tube and relatively high (24x) magnification.\u00a0 Optical quality is excellent.\u00a0 I’ve found it to be durable, and consistent with its elevation adjustments.\u00a0 The reticle design works well for holding for wind and elevation when you don’t want to dial your turrets.\u00a0 Center illumination is good for low light.<\/p>\n

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Kahles AMR Reticle\u00a0 I typically dial the scope for elevation, but hold for wind.\u00a0 This Christmas Tree design makes wind holds easy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Soundgear Earplugs<\/a>\u00a0with extra batteries\u00a0 These are electronic hearing protection that fits in your ear as opposed to ear muffs that go over your ear.\u00a0 They weigh next to nothing, and provide decent sound protection coupled with adequate hearing.<\/p>\n

Maxpedition D-Bag pouch<\/a> (mounted on gun sling)\u00a0 I keep some\u00a0Zeiss lens wipes<\/a>, the wrench for my scope, and some\u00a0Traditions Muzzleloading rain Gear\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>muzzle protectors in this little pouch.<\/p>\n

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R Bros 300 Win Mag\u00a0 (I don’t use the cheek pad any more.\u00a0 Found it wasn’t needed.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Christensen Arms Summit TI\/TH rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor\u00a0 Maxpedition pouch on the sling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Leki Carbon Ti Trikking poles<\/a>, (15 ounces) which I use for walking and supporting my tent, also make decent shooting sticks, for supporting the rifle when I’m not prone or shooting using my backpack as a support.<\/p>\n

I have been using the Sig Sauer Kilo 2400 ABS Laser Rangefinder<\/a> for the past 5 months.\u00a0 I have bee very impressed with this piece of gear.\u00a0 Range finding is fast, accurate, and consistent out to at least 1400 yards, even on minimally reflective targets.\u00a0 The built in ballistics software is easy to use, interfaces with my smartphone for easy input of custom ballistics data, and provides very accurate firing solutions.\u00a0 It’s small and lightweight (8.1 ounces).\u00a0 It’s the perfect rangefinder for hunting.\u00a0 It was expensive, but worth the money.\u00a0 I carry it in a FHF rangefinder pouch attached to my bino harness.<\/p>\n

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Rifle and accessories Christensen Arms Summit Ti\/Th\u00a0 6.5 Creedmoor rifle with thumbhole stock for deer For elk, I use a slightly heavier,\u00a0RBros Rifles LW Hunter\u00a0 300 Win Mag rifle Both of these rifles are top quality.\u00a0 At 100 yards, they will consistently shoot groups of 1\/2 inch or less. Christensen Arms Rifle is\u00a099.4 ounces; Scope […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,392],"tags":[424],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/larsonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1603"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/larsonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/larsonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/larsonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/larsonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1603"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/larsonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1776,"href":"http:\/\/larsonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1603\/revisions\/1776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/larsonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/larsonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/larsonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/larsonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}