New caliber recommendations

[Tomsky]

I would like to thank everyone for the responses. I bought the 7mm Rem Mag. The main reason it was in stock, and the availability of ammo. Plus 3 good friends of mine have good reloading data on that caliber and shoot them often. I would love a rifle for its performance out to 500 yds if the situation arises. Thanks for the input.

 

[PrairieGhost]

Your buddy cant make a 25 yd shot and then you stick him behind a rifle at 409 yds and he makes a good shot. Figure the average shot 217 yds. A shooter that cant make a 25 yd shot has no business shooting out to 400 yds. Piss poor excuse if you ask most shooter

Elmer Keith had about ten witnesses that said he killed a mule deer doe at 600 yards with a 4 inch Smith and Wesson. More accident than skill I would say, but still it took skill to get it in the realm of a possibility accident or not. The reason for the long shot - the animal was wounded and the sun was setting. There is no such thing as to long a shot on an already wounded animal. Sorry to disagree and I'm not looking to argue, I would simply ask that people think about this for a moment. Don't let an animal walk off and suffer because you think yards isn't ethical. It's not ethical not to try.

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[sweeney]

I would like to thank everyone for the responses. I bought the 7mm Rem Mag. The main reason it was in stock, and the availability of ammo. Plus 3 good friends of mine have good reloading data on that caliber and shoot them often. I would love a rifle for its performance out to 500 yds if the situation arises. Thanks for the input.

 

[5575]

Agree
That 7 mag will make you a very happy camper on anything from deer to moose with the right bullet. Lots of great .284 bullet choices out there thats for sure. I just like pushing them a little harder with my stw. :;:thumbsup
As far as a scope, everyone has a favorite just like calibers.
Myself I like something that you can use in a hurry. No giant turrets to be cranking on. Just range it look in the scope and shoot. So some kind of calibrated reticle, I have a couple with the rapid z reticle and they work great for hunting situations.


Have bought a couple Leupolds with the cds system and that works slick as well. But buy what you like thats what counts. Have fun with that new rifle! :;:cheers

 

[Callem'In]

I have spent the better part of a week deciding on a new rifle for me. Looking at Ballistic Coefficient, Sectional Density, and ft lbs of energy per velocity and I think you made the right choice. As i said earlier in this post that I was debating about getting a 6.5-300, but those that I have talked to have made me shy away from this caliber for multiple reasons. I'm also leaning toward a 7mm at this moment.

 

[5575]

Last rifle I bought was a 6.5-300 callem! :;:muahaha
Variety is the spice of life right!
Its taken a couple deer and antelope, none liked the 127 gr lrx.

 

[7mmMag]

I would like to thank everyone for the responses. I bought the 7mm Rem Mag. The main reason it was in stock, and the availability of ammo. Plus 3 good friends of mine have good reloading data on that caliber and shoot them often. I would love a rifle for its performance out to 500 yds if the situation arises. Thanks for the input.

7mm is a very tried and true caliber. As a lot of people have mentioned, look into ELD-X. Get some good glass on it and you're good to go.

 

[Bed Wetter]

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Reams have been written about 270 vs. 30-06, then the LRF becomes ubiquitous, optics manufacturers start installing "holdover" reticles and 50yrs worth of Gunwriting, bar-room/coffee-shop arguments become moot because every bottleneck "deer" cartridge has a similar enough trajectory so as to be able to all use the same holdover scope.

Now we're comparing/contrasting minuscule differences at ranges so far that damned few could actually quantify the difference on paper to the difference on a target off of a bench. A whole bunch fewer could discern the difference shooting from field positions.

There's not a single new "hunting" cartridge "developed" within the last 20yrs that's capable of doing something that wasn't already being done either by some other factory offering. There is no new Cartridge/Caliber, rifle, or optic that's going to suddenly make you a competent 500yd+ shooter. Lots of time and ammo expended shooting @ 500+yds makes you a competent 500+yd shooter.

You obviously have no experience with the 6.5 Creedmoor.

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I would like to thank everyone for the responses. I bought the 7mm Rem Mag. The main reason it was in stock, and the availability of ammo. Plus 3 good friends of mine have good reloading data on that caliber and shoot them often. I would love a rifle for its performance out to 500 yds if the situation arises. Thanks for the input.

Good choice. You’ll have a much easier time finding ammo. If you can’t get it done with 7mm mag you wouldn’t with the 6.5 PRC either.

 

[scrotcaster]

If you bought the Hells Canyon, Would you mind sharing what you paid for it ?, I am in the market for the exact same and just curious if it can be found under the MSRP anywhere ? Also, I think there is a $50 rebate on them right now if your not aware already.

 

[Tomsky]

I bought it for $1050.