tucker301
02-03-2008, 09:04 PM
Someone sent me a PM with questions on the R1 for deer, moose, elk vs the Browning BAR.
My apologies. I accidentally deleted the message when cleaning out my PM's.
As I recall the questions, here are the responses.
The 30-06 or .300 would my choice. The .308 will certainly put a moose or elk down, but the others will do so more effectively.
The .270 WSM would be another very good choice, although the ammo for those things runs around $2.00 a shot.
I believe you said you were left-handed?
Browning made a limited run of the BAR Shortrac and Longtrac models with walnut furniture in LH configuration last year.
There is still a decent supply of new ones around.
http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=91487369
I sold my R1 and have settled on the BAR Shortrac in .308.
No moose or elk around here, so it's an easy choice for a light recoiling medium-sized game rifle.
The R1 is a nice rifle, but I just didn't have much faith in its durability.
The BAR has been getting it done for years and I took a couple of nice bucks with mine this year. No complaints so far.
I hope I've addressed all of your questions, working from memory.
If not, please post or send another PM.
My apologies. I accidentally deleted the message when cleaning out my PM's.
As I recall the questions, here are the responses.
The 30-06 or .300 would my choice. The .308 will certainly put a moose or elk down, but the others will do so more effectively.
The .270 WSM would be another very good choice, although the ammo for those things runs around $2.00 a shot.
I believe you said you were left-handed?
Browning made a limited run of the BAR Shortrac and Longtrac models with walnut furniture in LH configuration last year.
There is still a decent supply of new ones around.
http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=91487369
I sold my R1 and have settled on the BAR Shortrac in .308.
No moose or elk around here, so it's an easy choice for a light recoiling medium-sized game rifle.
The R1 is a nice rifle, but I just didn't have much faith in its durability.
The BAR has been getting it done for years and I took a couple of nice bucks with mine this year. No complaints so far.
I hope I've addressed all of your questions, working from memory.
If not, please post or send another PM.