best antelope calibre?

[manboy]

well, what are they? longest, flattest, reloadability.......etc?

help me.

 

[DIGGER2]

well, what are they? longest, flattest, reloadability.......etc?

help me.

Well I would have to say Both .270's (WSM and Win), 25-06, .260, 7-08, 7MM Rem mag, .257 Weatherby Mag. They all shoot pretty flat, some recoil less than others but in the end they will all do the job. I personally haven't antelope hunted but my buddy shot his @ 400yds with his 7MM Rem mag, but anything for longer range deer should work.

 

[blargon]

I would look at something between a .243 and a .264 cal.

.243win, 6mm Rem, 25-06, .250 savage, .257 Roberts, .260 Rem, 6.5x55 would all fit the bill.

 

[Charlie38]

257 WBY , 100 gr @ 3500fps

 

[Mur]

I can't argue with the .257 Roy,but I'll be using a .25-06AI,with 100gr TTSXs. Mur

 

[Dogleg]

257 WBY , 100 gr @ 3500fps

Hard to beat that.

 

[Johnn Peterson]

I should be due to get my draw in AB within the next few years and for me it'll be one of three. 25-06, 270 or 7x61 S&H. At the moment I'm leaning towards the 270 Win and 130gr Barnes TTSX.

 

[casterpollox]

I'm using my .243 this fall.... that is... if I can't hammer one with my muzzle loader first.

 

[MattW]

I used a 264 Win mag in a Model 70 Westerner to take the pronghorn in my photo, worked really well as one would expect.

 

[altagunguy]

I started shooting pronghorns with my 30-06 when it was the only rifle I had. Since then my collection has grown and I switched to my .243 for the last 5 or 6 hunts. The .243 has worked very well for me. I have been thinking about a .240 or .257 Weatherby because I want one, not because I need it. Any good deer cartridge should do. Which season are you applying for? Around here the later season is a tough hunt because the animals get chased hard in the first season and will not let you get within shooting distance. Good luck.

 

[crazydave]

.264 win mag, 3430 fps with 120 gr spitzer.

 

[TheTooner]

I've got my first antelope tag this year and I'm going to start off with .50 calibre - (muzzleloader.)

 

[Wookie316]

That's what I shot my first goat with was a .50 calibre - (muzzleloader.)

264 WM was last years goat. 140gr Accubond @ 3200 FPS

 

[220Swifty]

my 6.5-06 is purpose built for speed goats

 

[manboy]

thanks for the replies fellas. i'm still a year or two off for my antelope draw, but i'm pre-planning and want lots of time to play before-hand.

 

[Puma]

Choice

My last one, I used a 6.5 x 55 Ruger 77 MkII with 129gr. Shot was about 100 yds and he hit the dirt stone cold dead.
No meat damage.

This year I may use a 7mm Rem Mag Winchester Westerner M 70, should the draw gods smile on me.

 

[JustBen]

My last goat fell to the .50 muzzleloader. Taste best in the early season. If I had to venture into the rifle season, it would be the .257 weatherby, pushing 100 to 120 gr bullets. But then again, I am a weatherby kind of guy, so this is biased. Conventional wisdom would suggest .24 to .26 bullet diameter with 3000+ fps and 100ish gr weights. Can't go wrong with this combo.

 

[mooseman1]

.264 win mag, 3430 fps with 120 gr spitzer.

crazydave is right ,you can't go wrong with this ,the 264 win mag is awsome,hope to get one someday

 

[gorky]

well, what are they? longest, flattest, reloadability.......etc?

help me.

Not sure if it applies, but some guys down here might add to your list:

"shoots a bullet that suffers from less wind deflection"

 

[manboy]

Not sure if it applies, but some guys down here might add to your list:

"shoots a bullet that suffers from less wind deflection"

roger that. add that to important. it's windy in the south.