Gunwerks ClymR Rifle: The Definition of Precision Hunting

Gunwerks ClymR is a precision rifle poster child practically made for mule deer.

By Joseph von Benedict – Peterson’s Hunting

Texas is many things, but it was not the first place that came to mind when my friend Jesse White of Federal Ammunition suggested hunting trophy mule deer.

Colorado? Wyoming? You’d think so, but nope. He wanted to go to Texas.

Western Texas has a species of desert mule deer known as the trans-Pecos region muley. For the most part they tend to be smaller than their Rocky Mountain cousins.

Someone forgot to inform the buck I—jaw slack and heart pounding—was glassing of that fact. The one antler I could see protruding from behind a clump of cactus had massively deep forks and a long drop tine. It would easily measure 90 inches. If combined with a conservative 20-inch inside spread and a matching antler on the other side, the buck would be a solid 200-inch deer.

Trouble was, the rut was on and a hot doe was leading the old buck on a merry chase in a cactus thicket. I was 90 yards from them, and could only catch glimpses. This was a far cry from the open-country conditions I’d anticipated and worked my Gunwerks rifle out for. I’d chosen to hunt with a super-accurate Gunwerks ClymR rifle chambered in 7mm SAUM, loaded with Terminal Ascent bullets, because of the potential need to reach far to kill. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY