Travis Mills Tough as they come. I’m not easily moved or motivated but having a chance to talk with Travis for a few minutes and read his book has made me a big fan of his.
I’ve got a Kimber mountain ascent and it’s around 5lbs 10oz with no scope or rings. Mine is in .280AI and I wouldn’t want to shoot the thing without the brake:)
The .308 is 4lbs 13oz.
They are some tough animals and I would recommend a .300 win or up as well. Little to no blood on any of the mature bulls so it was pure luck that we found a couple of them. The cows are not as thick(hide) so smaller calibers seem to work fine but they are still a 300 to 400 pound animal so I...
I have one and haven’t had any problems out of it yet. Only put about 40 to 60 rounds down the tube and haven’t had a chance to shoot groups with different ammo yet.