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Old 12-09-2007 | 06:21 AM
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Looking for some help in determining what firearm I should take with me on a Wyoming Analope hunt next season. Below is a list of firearms that I have, and I want to use one of them. Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions.

338 Win Mag Ruger M77
300 WSM Benelli R1
308 Win. Tikka T3
7mm-08 Thomson Center Prohunter
7mm-08 Browning BLR
243 WSSM Winchester M70 Black Shadow
243 Win Tikka T3
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Old 12-09-2007 | 07:51 AM
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Your .243 will kill an antelope.
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Old 12-09-2007 | 08:04 AM
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.243 or7mm-08. I hope the 338 and 300 are a joke, we're talking <100lbs here
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Old 12-09-2007 | 01:51 PM
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Your .243 Win, .243 WSSM, or 7mm-08 TC Pro Hunter are probably your best choices. Take whichever you prefer of those three (probably the one that has the best optics). A 300 and 338 will do the job, but they're definately overkill. Even my 7mm Rem Mag is a little overkill, so I started using my .243 that I bought for varmint hunting this summer. It piled up a nice buck at 75 yards, and my brother put another buck down at 200 yards. Both nice, clean kills without the gaping hole my 7mm Rem Mag used to leave.
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Old 12-09-2007 | 02:35 PM
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Use the one that you are most comfortable with and that you shoot the best.
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Old 12-09-2007 | 03:36 PM
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I have killed them with 270 WBY, 25-06(IMO the perfect goat gun), 45 Inline.

Have seen them killed with 243, 308, 30-06, 30-378WBY, 35 whelen, 50 cal inline, 280, 7x57, hmmmm.....all your guns will work. I would take the one you have the most confidence in. MOst are killed closer that you'd think! 150-200 yards seems to be the norm.
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Old 12-09-2007 | 06:42 PM
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Whatever you shoot best from .308 and smaller calibers. It should be something you don't mind hiking a bit with and possibly crawling some to get a better shot. I use my 270 and it works fine. Have fun.
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Old 12-09-2007 | 06:49 PM
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Unless you're shooting is clearly better with the .338 or the .300, I'd leave them at home. They've already been mentioned as overkill.

I've used a .243 on all but one antelope I've taken and it worked perfectly. So, I'm pretty certain your.243 will do just as well, the.243 WSSM, 7mm-08s, or your .308 would do as well or better. I'd simply pick the one you shoot best.
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Old 12-09-2007 | 08:05 PM
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.243 WSSM. Good luck.
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Old 12-09-2007 | 08:20 PM
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You have gotten some very good advice.
My personal choice would be a .243 with a 100gr bullet This will do the job quite nicely.

Goodluck with your choice
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