Keep asking questions like that and we are going to cost you a lot of money. You could almost throw a dart at a cartridge chart and hit a round that will do what you're wanting. I personally have a 7RM as my main go to rifle. I'd ask yourself how much you want to spend on ammo for a small...
Too heavy, kinda ugly but the ones I have work really well. With your stated goals they are the cheapest option for you. I like my night force better but at more then twice the cost it's not surprising. Maybe I've had good luck but the SWFA's have been just as reliable as the NF.
I mean right, the stones on Randy to push something that works, helps make a fantastic hunting show possible, funds this website... How dare he promote a product at work...
That bullet went through a sturdy whitetail for about three feet at roughly 200 yards. Seems to have held together well considering the speed and amount of bone and muscle encountered. Sample of one but it performed as well as many standard accubonds that I've seen. Hopefully sample two will...
If they are really 3oz I'd be all over one. Kifaru used to make a similar item but with legs that were integrated and wished I had bought one. The cheaper the better but 20$ doesn't seem out of line. I'd buy one now for a bear hunt in a few weeks, if your interested send me a pm.
The original frame, i.e. 1st generation, had that issue. I had one and cracked it training. The new frame is a whole nother animal.Ive packed out over a dozen animals with it and it's solid.
Don't forgt to consider the possibility that he knows nothing of big game hunting and wasn't intentionally rude. My dads a great bird hunter but talk about something with four legs....