Rifle Question
02-11-2007 | 10:35 AM
#11
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Cheyoming
RE: Rifle Question
I preach that the best gun you can use is the one you have supreme confidence in. I use a .300WM for everything. I select different rounds for the different big game, but all in the .300.
When I was guiding I remember a client came to camp with a .338 for his mulie hunt. We all razzed him asking, "you want to gut him before he hits the ground?", or, "You don't plan on eating any of it do you?" Fact is he did no more and actually less damage than someone with a much smaller caliber might have done. Matching the bullet to the game, I think, is more important than gun to the game. After all, a bigger bullet isn't going to open up and do damage to a smaller bodied animal.
When I was guiding I remember a client came to camp with a .338 for his mulie hunt. We all razzed him asking, "you want to gut him before he hits the ground?", or, "You don't plan on eating any of it do you?" Fact is he did no more and actually less damage than someone with a much smaller caliber might have done. Matching the bullet to the game, I think, is more important than gun to the game. After all, a bigger bullet isn't going to open up and do damage to a smaller bodied animal.
02-16-2007 | 09:43 AM
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Joined: Feb 2007
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From: CO
RE: Rifle Question
I shoot a .308 for antelope, but have to agree with game4lunch.
If you already have a rifle for large game, it will probably do with proper load and technique. If you are looking for a new gun, good luck narrowing it down....=0).
.25-06....awesome
7mm-08....awesome
.243 (wssm) win....awesome
.308 win....awesome
Still tons more to argue for and against, but boils down to what you like, and how you shoot.
My 2 cents. As this is the best site for opinions that I have found yet.
Victor
If you already have a rifle for large game, it will probably do with proper load and technique. If you are looking for a new gun, good luck narrowing it down....=0).
.25-06....awesome
7mm-08....awesome
.243 (wssm) win....awesome
.308 win....awesome
Still tons more to argue for and against, but boils down to what you like, and how you shoot.
My 2 cents. As this is the best site for opinions that I have found yet.
Victor
02-16-2007 | 01:11 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
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From: North Texas
RE: Rifle Question
The 25-06 is truly an awesome round, you can use it for deer hunting as well. Super fast and fairly cheap. I would really like to have one. I have done some shooting with them and recoil is limited as well.
02-20-2007 | 05:08 AM
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From: Virginia
RE: Rifle Question
Thanks Guys I am going with a 25-06, Shado has always given good advice and I liked the ballistics on the 264 but the cost was to much it hangs with the 25-06. I like a little more lead than the 243 as well. So I appreciate the help, now I have to decide on what make.
