Light recoiling deer/black bear caliber for 150yards

IMO .243 is hard to beat. I have shot deer with a very mild load and 85gr Partitions. I haven't chronographed it yet but I bet it is doing no more than 2800 fps at the muzzle.

Near side:
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Far side:
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Prior to taking the "inside" pictures:
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Edit - looked up the load - 33.0gr of IMR4064, book velocity is 2809 out of a 24" barrel and I am shooting it out of an 18.5 barrel so my MV is probably 2650 or something. How is that for mild?
 
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Thanks for all the suggestions, the 7mm-08 looks like ammo is easy to find and could fit the bill. Also like the idea of 30-30 but looks like bolt guns are not so common for this round.

I was thinking on the 243 if I was just looking for deer but just worried how it would work on black bears, seen a few large black bears in BC not sure how confident I would feel.
 
7-08 , buy a few boxes to keep on hand just in case they sell out.

243/308 If you are a box at a time type purchaser.

Nice fitting rifle , this is key, add a recoil pad, between those three qualities (chambering/fit/pad), you will have a very tame tool.
 
What about something like Remington Corelokt in reduced recoil. Not in every store but not too difficult to get and you can use the rifle/caliber you already have.
 
cz527 in 7.62x39 would be great. hunting ammo is out there and usually just over 1.00/shot.
savage or Stevens bike action in 3030 with lever revolution ammo. about 1.50/shot.
243 in the rifle of your choice with nosler partitions. about 2.00/shot.
your call.
whatever you pck put a good recoil pad on it. it makes a huge difference in recoil.
 
hoytcanon said:
.308... and choose your load from the truck load of ammo at every store.
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:) I 'thought' your most likely choice would be something along the lines of ;) a 7x57. At present and especially here on the Island, that would be my 'pick of the litter'. Either of these two.



;) The Ruger on top gets the first call :d .
 
I handload my 7x57 (aka .275 Rigby) with 140gr bullets at 2600 fps (20" barrel). Recoil is light.

Factory ammo is loaded at around 2800 fps with 139gr bullets but I don't think factory ammo is readily available nowadays -

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.275 Rigby Zastava Fullstock Carbine with Bushnell Legend Ultra HD 1.75-5x32mm scope

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Slamfire said:
I handload my 7x57 (aka .275 Rigby) with 140gr bullets at 2600 fps (20" barrel). Recoil is light.

Factory ammo is loaded at around 2800 fps with 139gr bullets but I don't think factory ammo is readily available nowadays -

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.275 Rigby Zastava Fullstock Carbine with Bushnell Legend Ultra HD 1.75-5x32mm scope

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In my previous post, mine on the bottom in the photo is a Zastava also :) .
 
Slamfire said:
I see that you have excellent taste in firearms, Sir. :cool: :)
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There's a 'bit' of a story behind acquiring the 7x57's. To start with, I like the full wood style stocked rifles, but only in what I typify as a European calibre. My first Zastave was an 'inexpensive' rifle in 9.3x62 or ;) more recently renamed the .366 Wagner.



I was VERY impressed with the accuracy results of my first couple of batches of reloads, so much so that I decided to get another Zastava in 7x57.



Then, Hoytcanon offered me the opportunity to purchase a Ruger full wood Hawkeye RSI he had recently acquired so I jumped on that as well :d .
 
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