I am curious which calibers/guns you all favour in the Odd-Ball, or lunitic class. Other than the .243, .7mm-08, .308, .270, .280, 30-06, 7mm Remington Magnum, and the .300 Winchester Magnumns, and all the WSM's, what do others prefer. Are there a few guys using the .338-06, or .35 whelen? Your various "Big" magnums? Old lever chamberings? Or do any of you shoot a wildcat of your own creation? Here's where well find the good stuff:
I guess over the years i've had a lot of them, as at one time i was "wildcating" all kinds of cases and cals., includeing some that i designed myself.
Speaking of the 338-06, in the 80's i build one on a L.H. 700 Rem. action, Douglas bbl, stocked in nice French Walnut, ect., ect.. The first (3) years i hunted with it i shot (13) big game animials, includeing brown bear, moose, blk tailed deer, caribou ect... I still have the rifle, but i don't hunt with it anymore.
One thing i did with it, was to load 200 grain flat point bullets intended for the 33 winchester. I sped them up to the point where they worked like a 130 grain std. bullets out of a 270 Win., and that means explosive!! On rib shots on deer, it was like throwing bombs!!!!! Of course, i picked my shots and NEVER tried useing "that load or bullet" on anything bigger than deer.
Anyway, here's a picture of a nice bull caribou i shot with my 338-06 imp. loaded with 250 grain Seirra boat tails. I used the "first" version of that bullet and it worked pretty good on caribou, as they were more fragile than the later design.
Not really really rare cartridges, but I shoot alot of 6.5x55 and 8x57.
Will be getting a rifle in 7.5mm Swiss soon also.
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I'm deabating on having a 6.5x.284 Norma and/or a .358 Norma Mag built later on this year
Have them both built. You might want to have a 358-STA (Shooting Times Alaskan) built instead of the 358-Norma mag? I only say this because you already own a 7mm-STW. This would give you two of the three Layne Simpson rounds.
I'm deabating on having a 6.5x.284 Norma and/or a .358 Norma Mag built later on this year
Have them both built. You might want to have a 358-STA (Shooting Times Alaskan) built instead of the 358-Norma mag? I only say this because you already own a 7mm-STW. This would give you two of the three Layne Simpson rounds.
I considered the .358 STA over the .358 Norma. I think I will stick with the Norma because I can buy new brass, where as the STA I would have to form brass, which I don't want to bother with, I think?!?.
The 6.5x.284 is a rebarrel project. Have yet to decide on what barrel co to use. Looking into Montana barrels out of Kalispel or Mcgowwin (sp) out of St. Anne, ILL.
I can only due one project this year due to exspense's with my Elk hunt.
Whens that Cooper of yours gonna be done? You went with the Western Classic right?
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