You get to choose four; small, medium, large & dangerous
07-07-2010 | 06:29 AM
#13
Typical Buck
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From: central florida
7mm 175gr FMJ sounds more ideal...than 150gr 270 partitions...
check out these section densities...
http://www.chuckhawks.com/sd.htm
I think I'd either want a very trusting and PH backing me up closely...or a gun barer nearby with something big...
I hear ya about always wanting to take something with a certain caliber, for me I really want to take a buff with a .458-500gr bullet.
I know they make 160gr bullets for the 270, maybe a 160gr solid? Of course I guess it would depend on what the dangerous game was...cape buff/elephant, vs. lion/leopard, etc...?
check out these section densities...
http://www.chuckhawks.com/sd.htm
I think I'd either want a very trusting and PH backing me up closely...or a gun barer nearby with something big...
I hear ya about always wanting to take something with a certain caliber, for me I really want to take a buff with a .458-500gr bullet.
I know they make 160gr bullets for the 270, maybe a 160gr solid? Of course I guess it would depend on what the dangerous game was...cape buff/elephant, vs. lion/leopard, etc...?
07-07-2010 | 09:26 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
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The original post specified North America, right...??..
In that spirit...
Small....22 LR
medium..7mm08 OR .280 Rem with 120 or 140 grain bullets
Large... .280 Rem with 140 or 160 grain bullets
OR
9.3 x 62 with 250 or 286 grain bullets
Dangerous... 9.3 x 62 with premium 286 grain bullets
In that spirit...
Small....22 LR
medium..7mm08 OR .280 Rem with 120 or 140 grain bullets
Large... .280 Rem with 140 or 160 grain bullets
OR
9.3 x 62 with 250 or 286 grain bullets
Dangerous... 9.3 x 62 with premium 286 grain bullets
07-07-2010 | 10:17 AM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Titusville Florida
Small
.22lr
.17hmr
Medium
30-30
.35 rem
large
30-06
.338 Marlin express
dangerous
45/70
.450 marlin
This is pretty hard to do. On the large end it's a pretty easy choice, I'm not a long range shooter so I wouldn't need anything fancy and I'm really partial to lever actions. If I were to plan an elk hunt where I would test my long range skill I'd choose the .338 marlin express but for anything else the 45/70 would work great. It's at the small end of the scale where it's tough to limit yourself.
.22lr
.17hmr
Medium
30-30
.35 rem
large
30-06
.338 Marlin express
dangerous
45/70
.450 marlin
This is pretty hard to do. On the large end it's a pretty easy choice, I'm not a long range shooter so I wouldn't need anything fancy and I'm really partial to lever actions. If I were to plan an elk hunt where I would test my long range skill I'd choose the .338 marlin express but for anything else the 45/70 would work great. It's at the small end of the scale where it's tough to limit yourself.
