I did mention the 140 gr. accubonds in a previous post. It would be my first choice, however I would go with the grain of bullet that the rifle likes the most. I shoot 175 gr. partitions in my 7x57 and 140 gr. accubonds in my 7mm Rem. Mag.
280 Remington
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I did mention the 140 gr. accubonds in a previous post. It would be my first choice, however I would go with the grain of bullet that the rifle likes the most. I shoot 175 gr. partitions in my 7x57 and 140 gr. accubonds in my 7mm Rem. Mag.
OF the 3 260-280-30-06 THE 30-06 is prob the " BEST All " around cartridge followed closely by the 280 Rem with the 270 Win bringing up the rear ! jmo RJ
BUT the 280 AI trumps the 3 of them for SURE !
BUT the 280 AI trumps the 3 of them for SURE !
RJ
My old 7mm-378 Wby wildcat was even quicker than that, but you practically had to burn coal in it. Used to buy Thunderbird 20mm powder back in the day. - dan
The 280 was the lucky gun this week. Got this little buck on the very first day out with it.
.280 is a great cartridge... can't go wrong using a great case and then necking it to .284"... perfect "freezer" buck... nice.
Same situation here, the conditions were ideal, but fewer deer than I have seen in 20 years... lots of coyotes though, and apparently hunting in packs of four and five by the tracks and yipping... not sure if that is the issue or what... perhaps the numbers of coyotes dampened the movement? At any rate, I am normally looking for a two year old buck like yours, Paul... but it was not a year to look a gift horse in the mouth, so when this 10 point trotted by looking for a hot doe, the Frontier .358 barked... an unfortunate sized deer, not big enough to be a true trophy, but too big to be particularly fine table fare, a fair amount is going into porketta roasts and burger, other than tenderloins and loin chops.
The 358 Winchester is one of the most ignored and misrepresented cartridges ever produced.
Supposedly a close-range bush round, it is easily a 250 yard big game cartridge. My buddy, Bert, uses it for everything, including sheep hunting in the mountains.
It just keeps on keeping on, and kills far beyond what most think it is capable of.
My apologies for the brief hijack.
Ted
Supposedly a close-range bush round, it is easily a 250 yard big game cartridge. My buddy, Bert, uses it for everything, including sheep hunting in the mountains.
It just keeps on keeping on, and kills far beyond what most think it is capable of.
My apologies for the brief hijack.
Ted
I agree 100%, Ted. I have used the .358 Win for several decades, it was my favorite guide rifle back in my bear guiding days... and more recently carried one when guiding for grizzlies. I used it on a 350 pound blackie boar at 300 yards and it went down "tout de suite." The buck above sat down at the shot and tipped over backwards driving its tines into the dirt, two kicks and done... was an effort to pull the tines out of the ground, and ZERO bloodshot meat. I currently have three .358 rifles, and have taken game with them all in varying conditions. I have also found it to be a very forgiving and consistently accurate round... but I am participating in the derailment of Paul's ".280 thread."
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Yes, I do love my 7mm Rem Mag with 150 grn TTSXs.
