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Re: Your top rifle calibers
« Reply #60 on: November 22, 2013, 10:34:22 PM »
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Re: Your top rifle calibers
« Reply #61 on: November 22, 2013, 10:36:32 PM »
I think if i was going to buy a rifle for my wife i would buy another Marlin bolt action .270, it is what i bought my son And it is a tack driver. And my boy shoots it well with no flinch. It feels like a 22 to me.
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Re: Your top rifle calibers
« Reply #62 on: November 22, 2013, 10:44:19 PM »
I started with my great grandfathers Remington 721 in 30 06.  Then I decided to get a 338 win mag after seeing how my Dad's performed on elk. At this point I really don't need anything else but I'm thinking a lightweight 270 and something in the 243 range in an AR platform would round things out nicely

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Re: Your top rifle calibers
« Reply #63 on: November 23, 2013, 12:29:23 AM »
I'd have thought your have to have would be a .408 Cheytac

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Re: Your top rifle calibers
« Reply #64 on: November 23, 2013, 07:09:10 AM »


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Re: Your top rifle calibers
« Reply #65 on: November 25, 2013, 08:05:13 PM »
35 Whelen for elk for you but the '06 will kill elk to many people's surprise.
7mm-08 for the wife.
243 is great rounds also.

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Re: Your top rifle calibers
« Reply #66 on: November 25, 2013, 08:12:41 PM »
Well depends on what I want to shoot; whatever floats my boat that day/season :chuckle:
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Re: Your top rifle calibers
« Reply #67 on: November 25, 2013, 08:16:28 PM »
I can live with 4.

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Re: Your top rifle calibers
« Reply #68 on: November 26, 2013, 11:56:41 AM »
I have 22-250
rem 280
280 rsbc improved
30-30
30-06
300 weatherby
257 roberts
rem 8mm mag
so if i were to add it would be
257 weatherby
378 weatherby
if i were to add to your selection
257 weatherby
300 weatherby
325 wsm

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Re: Your top rifle calibers
« Reply #69 on: November 26, 2013, 03:11:43 PM »

And everybody needs a heavy game rifle. If you want something truly practical, a Ruger Alaskan in 375 Ruger is hard to beat. If you just want to have fun, the 416 Rigby and 458 Lott are an absolute riot to shoot! Not as practical as the 375 Ruger though because of the weight of the guns. :twocents:

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I have a .450 Ackley and a .416 Taylor. They are obscene, especially the Ackley.

Really fun and I agree, everyone should have one.

Be careful where you shoot solids out of those big bores. I have witnessed dill pickle sized projectiles flying off into the distance  :yike: like at metal gongs!
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Re: Your top rifle calibers
« Reply #70 on: November 26, 2013, 06:45:27 PM »
7mm rem mag or 300 WSM, 260 rem and a good lever in 35 rem or 45-70
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