browning a-bolt caliber???
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Join Date: Apr 2003
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RE: browning a-bolt caliber???
What gun do you normally use in North Carolina. I recently bought a 270WSM and love it. Also what kind of game do you plan on hunting? I think the 270WSM is fine for deer,elk and black bear. It does not kick much and is very flat shooting out to 300 yards.
#13
RE: browning a-bolt caliber???
Like I said I own and shoot the 300wsm(I have 2 of them)I only pay 20.99/box for the Winchester PPP ammo.That is about 1/2 the price of my Ultra mag!![]Now I go in to the Sporting goods and I see 7mm rem and 300 win Prem ammo at $25-$30.00/a box.Whats the better choice
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RE: browning a-bolt caliber???
I have really been eyeing the WSM lately. With my 270Win, 300WinMag, and 300RUM, I have trouble finding a powder bullet combination with very low spreads in velocity. Then I picked up this 308Win last year, and have had a real hard time getting this round to shoot bad. Every 308Win gun I have seen and shot thru my chrony gets much lower Std Dev. when it comes to velocity. I have really noticed the difference when target shooting out past 500 yards.
I love my 300RUM, but the velocity variations are rough to deal with when I get a spread of 70fps depending on the temp that day. At 600 yards, it makes a difference even if you getting .5" groups at 100 yards.
So after working up loads for my 308Win and two others that friends own, I really buying into this theory of " Shorter fatter rounds burn more consistently" thing. So when I get bored this winter, I think I will start loading for a new 270WSM.
I love my 300RUM, but the velocity variations are rough to deal with when I get a spread of 70fps depending on the temp that day. At 600 yards, it makes a difference even if you getting .5" groups at 100 yards.
So after working up loads for my 308Win and two others that friends own, I really buying into this theory of " Shorter fatter rounds burn more consistently" thing. So when I get bored this winter, I think I will start loading for a new 270WSM.
#15
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 162
RE: browning a-bolt caliber???
Look at the Tikka T3. It comes in 7 rem mag which would be one of my cartrdges of choice also come in the 300. However, being a 7mm fan that is the way to go. Also more versitile for hunting smaller stuff, hogs, deer etc... You don' t neccesarily need a .300 unless that is your cup of tea.
#18
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Morgantown WV USA
Posts: 299
RE: browning a-bolt caliber???
I would get a 30-06. For using in NC, you can get decent ammo for $15 a box, sometimes $10 a box on sale. You can handload the 30-06 pretty hot and Hornady light mags are really hot, they claim 3000 fps or such with 180 grain bullet. If that doesn' t kill an elk, you got problems. If you handload, you might try .300 win mag. You can load it down to 30-06 levels for around home. But it is still a waste when you don' t need it where you hunt (and you don' t need more than a 30-06 in NC) and the 30-06 is fine for out West unless you plan on shooting 500 yards or going after grizzly bears. And then the .300 win mag is a little iffy in those cases too.