the best caliber
12-19-2004, 11:32 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Coralville, IA. USA
Posts: 3,802
RE: the best caliber
.338 Remington Ultra Mag...well, it's not on your "do not want" list and will smack the crap out of a deer at any range you can hit it at, and it'll smack the crap out of you too! 
Seriously,
If it were only for deer, I'd go with the .25-06. If you ever think you'll want to hunt elk I'd go with the .260 Rem or the 7mm-08. But for deer at those ranges I'd personally choose the .25-06 first.
Mike
Seriously,
If it were only for deer, I'd go with the .25-06. If you ever think you'll want to hunt elk I'd go with the .260 Rem or the 7mm-08. But for deer at those ranges I'd personally choose the .25-06 first.
Mike
12-20-2004, 02:00 PM
#15
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta
Posts: 1,118
RE: the best caliber
Hehe. I love the guys who think only mags will kill out past 300. The old 45-70's and 50-110 class cartridges did that and then some. (Say way more, "some") No offence guys. Why not look into somthing just a bit more out of the way. How about a 7x57? Or 6.5x55? I don't care who say's what, they will do the job if you will. You'll also have somthing a little more unique than the next guy. Good shooting.
No offence guys. Why not look into somthing just a bit more out of the way. How about a 7x57? Or 6.5x55? I don't care who say's what, they will do the job if you will. You'll also have somthing a little more unique than the next guy. Good shooting.
12-20-2004, 03:10 PM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Central New York
Posts: 271
RE: the best caliber
12-21-2004, 10:50 AM
#18
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
RE: the best caliber
I think you are doing it backwards...If you are determined to kill deer, at what all of us should consider "long range"....You should buy the correct tool for the job....Something like a Remington Sendero in .300 Mag...with a muzzlebreak (and ear plugs)...and practice A LOT!!!! A higher powered tactical scope would also help...Good Luck
12-24-2004, 02:11 PM
#19
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location:
Posts: 815
RE: the best caliber
The only one on your list that should be used past 300yds is the 25-06. Based on your criteria I dont think you understand long range shooting enough to try it on animals. targets, knock yourself out, but you owe it to the animals to use the right tool on them. You eliminated all the long action rifles, long shots are EXACTLY what they are made for, otherwise we'd all be useing short actions out west , which is the exception not the rule(the short mags are the exception). I'd say get a 25-06,270,264win,280,7mag,30-06,300 mag.
12-27-2004, 03:52 PM
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Land of Rocks, Ozarks of Mo.
Posts: 3,048
RE: the best caliber
Well i am glad thats its you shooting at deer at 300 to 450 yds. I prefer a 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser to assinate my game with Barnes X bullets! it will reach out there with the best of them just not as speedy. It does have the SD to do the job when it gets there. I usually take my Mohawk 600 243 for the local Tn. deer in these woods .[&:]
