Antelope.....who likes what?
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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Antelope.....who likes what?
Thinking my 300 win mag may be a touch on the large side...
Id like a caliber I could hunt a varitey with (coyotes etc..)....Im thinking 22-250, 223, 25-06 or 243?? What about a 17 remington?
shooter
Id like a caliber I could hunt a varitey with (coyotes etc..)....Im thinking 22-250, 223, 25-06 or 243?? What about a 17 remington?
shooter
Last edited by shooter1966; 11-24-2009 at 04:54 PM.
#4
Good luck!
#5
If you're thinking about hunting antelope in CO., you'll have to remove the .22 calibers from the list as they don't meet the state requirement for minumum caliber for big game hunting.
I like the .243 and this year I shot my antelope with my .243 wssm. AR. One shot, BANG flop!
Put a bullet from your 300 Win. mag through the ribs and you won't loose any meat. Unless you're just looking for a reason for a new gun, the one you have now will work out to any distance that you can shoot accurately!
I like the .243 and this year I shot my antelope with my .243 wssm. AR. One shot, BANG flop!
Put a bullet from your 300 Win. mag through the ribs and you won't loose any meat. Unless you're just looking for a reason for a new gun, the one you have now will work out to any distance that you can shoot accurately!
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
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I hunt antelope every year, have for decades. See them all the time and live where they are very abundant.
Go figure I use a .300 Win mag. Hacks thru the constant wind quite well and since I plan on killing them what difference does it make if I use a .243 or the .300. Generally I would shoot them thru and thru ribs and never lose any meat.
Tr ...ya beat me to it.
Go figure I use a .300 Win mag. Hacks thru the constant wind quite well and since I plan on killing them what difference does it make if I use a .243 or the .300. Generally I would shoot them thru and thru ribs and never lose any meat.
Tr ...ya beat me to it.
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Nontypical Buck
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I used a 300WM this year because that's what I have (antelope were only a bonus during an elk hunt). It worked fine, yes the size is not needed. If I were to set up a gun specifically for antelope it would be a 243AI twisted for 115 DTACs. All the ballistics of the 300WM without the recoil.