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    Options with my Tikka 30-06

    Alright, I have 168 TTSX and 175 LRX on order. I'll post up results once I get them in and get to the range. @z987k that will be great on the altitude. I am planning a high mtn mule deer hunt. Most of that will be around 11k or so. @pods8 (Rugged Stitching) Thanks for all the advice...
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    Options with my Tikka 30-06

    Guys, this is awesome. This gives me a great place to put my efforts. I will get that barrel all cleaned out and pick up a box of the Barnes TTSX in 168. I live in Steamboat, which is pretty fantastic for the outdoors. I started out as entirely a fly fisherman. My fishing buddy, who is much...
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    Options with my Tikka 30-06

    That is awesome and kind. I don't mind picking up a box. You have been getting good results with that same barrel setup? Again, I really appreciate the offer and even more the option on the ammo. The bullets I have tried have been the hornady cx in 165 and 180.
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    Options with my Tikka 30-06

    My family primarily eats wild game since I have been hunting. Since I butcher my own animals and I am particular on as many details as I can be I would like to get away from lead. I did not like seeing the images of the kaibab deer gut piles. I am sure others have different concerns about it...
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    Options with my Tikka 30-06

    Hi All, I am fairly new to hunting and firearms for that matter. I have been hunting for the past 5 or 6 seasons with reasonable success here in Colorado. I have taken some elk, pronghorn, and mule deer with a Tikka forest rifle in 30-06. I typically shoot nosler partitions in 180 grain and...
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