Dreaming of Hunting
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So I have booked a trip for next year in the NWT for sheep/mtn caribou/moose.
I have a .308 with a 21" barrel that weighs 7# 1 oz scoped, and a .300win mag with a 26" barrel that weighs 9.5# scoped. I could switch scopes and knock 8 oz or so off the .300, but its just a heavier rifle. I bought both of these rifles with this trip in mind, and go back and forth between thoughts of lugging around the .300 while sheep hunting, never even getting to the moose and cursing the extra 2# as I climb the hills vs. a ram taking an extra step or two and falling off a cliff and smashing his horns when the .300 might have dropped him DRT to will the .308 be able to drop a large moose. Seems like of all the hunts I might make in North America, if I have a .300WM in the safe to take, then now is definitely the time. Then I think about what if my shots are inside of 200 yards, the .308 would be just as effective.....round and round I go in my head.
I know I am overthinking it and should just focus on getting into the best shape of my life and saving money, but keep going back and forth.
Please give me your advice
Thanks
I have a .308 with a 21" barrel that weighs 7# 1 oz scoped, and a .300win mag with a 26" barrel that weighs 9.5# scoped. I could switch scopes and knock 8 oz or so off the .300, but its just a heavier rifle. I bought both of these rifles with this trip in mind, and go back and forth between thoughts of lugging around the .300 while sheep hunting, never even getting to the moose and cursing the extra 2# as I climb the hills vs. a ram taking an extra step or two and falling off a cliff and smashing his horns when the .300 might have dropped him DRT to will the .308 be able to drop a large moose. Seems like of all the hunts I might make in North America, if I have a .300WM in the safe to take, then now is definitely the time. Then I think about what if my shots are inside of 200 yards, the .308 would be just as effective.....round and round I go in my head.
I know I am overthinking it and should just focus on getting into the best shape of my life and saving money, but keep going back and forth.
Please give me your advice
Thanks