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if you want to hunt bigger game though or shoot at farther ranges I use a 7mm, that sucker will kill everthing from Praire dogs to really big game.
.243 Around here is just fine for deer sized game. 25-06, 30-06, 7mm, are more powerful but are over kill for deer around these parts. around here .243, 270, .308 are perfect, I would use .308 because you can get military surplus for super cheap at gun shows. if you want to hunt bigger game though or shoot at farther ranges I use a 7mm, that sucker will kill everthing from Praire dogs to really big game.
Just curious - how is the 25-06 overkill and the 270 perfect? Isn't that backwards?
Quote from: Mongo Hunter on February 09, 2011, 12:48:45 PM if you want to hunt bigger game though or shoot at farther ranges I use a 7mm, that sucker will kill everthing from Praire dogs to really big game. Which one:7mm Mauser, 7mm-08 Remington, 7mm Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum,7mm Winchester Short Magnum, 7mm Remington Magnum,7mm Weatherby Magnum, 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum......When you only give the bullet diameter it doesn't mean much.
Quote from: Mongo Hunter on February 09, 2011, 12:48:45 PM.243 Around here is just fine for deer sized game. 25-06, 30-06, 7mm, are more powerful but are over kill for deer around these parts. around here .243, 270, .308 are perfect, I would use .308 because you can get military surplus for super cheap at gun shows. if you want to hunt bigger game though or shoot at farther ranges I use a 7mm, that sucker will kill everthing from Praire dogs to really big game. Just curious - how is the 25-06 overkill and the 270 perfect? Isn't that backwards?FWIW (this coming from a multiple 30-06 gun owner), I'm really starting to appreciate the .308-based cartridges more and more. Now that we have the 338 Federal, nearly every needed caliber is covered between the .243 and .35 (in the .358 Winchester), all from an efficient and relatively small package.
Quote from: danceswitharrows on February 08, 2011, 09:20:46 PMYou will find that bear faster if it was a vitals shot from a 243 over a gut shot 300ultramag See, I think most of us agree with that statement, however, statements like this make it sound like it's all shot placement and that the 2 guns are of equal value on a bear.If so, then why not take a .243 brown bear hunting?
You will find that bear faster if it was a vitals shot from a 243 over a gut shot 300ultramag
Whats the difference between a 6mm and a .243?