Arrgghhh damn. I might consider a T3 now.

Which one is it?

  • .223

    Votes: 8 7.4%

  • .22-250

    Votes: 2 1.9%

  • .243

    Votes: 2 1.9%

  • .308

    Votes: 15 13.9%

  • 7mm-08

    Votes: 22 20.4%

  • 6.5x55

    Votes: 34 31.5%

  • .25-06

    Votes: 6 5.6%

  • .270

    Votes: 19 17.6%
  • Total voters
    108
gitrdun said:
I don't get it Pharaoh, you usually provide advice on various things, "some" is good advise I might add. Caliber choices, rifle choices, but now you seek advise to make your own choice....seems a little weird to me :confused: Especially because your poll includes everything from a .223 to a .270. It this helps, I have two rifles chambered in 7-08, they don't especially do anything special for me. I find the 7-08 is a good deer catridge, too big for varmints or 'yotes, marginal for moose and NOT suited for elk at all. For sheep?...meh.
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Well, thanks, I think. :)

I'm just looking to pick one up just cause. Really, I was hoping for someone to jump in here saying "I bought one of those in X caliber and it was just plain junk. It wouldn't shoot/cycle/etc." I kind of have my mind set, but am always looking to hear opinions from everyone. As for cartridge choices ranging from the .223 to .270, that was also because A.) I was interested in what cartridge most folks would buy in this rifle, and B.) I'm still open to persuasion. If someone tells me "You have to get one in this cartridge because..." well, I might consider it. I don't need another hunting rifle, but am going to get one anyways. Does that make me a bad person or in need of some kind of phsycological help? :p
 
gitrdun said:
I find the 7-08 is a good deer catridge, too big for varmints or 'yotes, marginal for moose and NOT suited for elk at all. For sheep?...meh.
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pharaoh2 said:
Well, thanks, I think. :)

I'm just looking to pick one up just cause. Really, I was hoping for someone to jump in here saying "I bought one of those in X caliber and it was just plain junk. It wouldn't shoot/cycle/etc." I kind of have my mind set, but am always looking to hear opinions from everyone. As for cartridge choices ranging from the .223 to .270, that was also because A.) I was interested in what cartridge most folks would buy in this rifle, and B.) I'm still open to persuasion. If someone tells me "You have to get one in this cartridge because..." well, I might consider it. I don't need another hunting rifle, but am going to get one anyways. Does that make me a bad person or in need of some kind of phsycological help? :p
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Well, youv'e heard all of the debates as of late over the T3's plastic components, some good, some bad. Bottom line is that the plastic componets in the T3 make up the bolt shroud and the DM. Who gives a hoot anyways, especially if you're buying one in a varmint caliber. I wouldn't buy a T3 in the big thumper calibers, like the 300's or bigger, but for lighter cals like .270 - why not. Their accuracy is tough to match not to mention the smoothnest of their actions. I was just a bit confused as to why you would ask as to what caliber you should buy> izzz all. Would I jump on the band wagon just 'cause the T3's are $100.00 cheaper...not likely. Why not sit back, save your hard earned cash and wait for a nice M70 Featherweight Classic in any of the calibers that you've selected. Again though, just my opinion.
 
Nice pic of an elk Bardell...so what's your point? You,ve shot.......ONE elk, now you're the expert.
 
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gitrdun said:
I find the 7-08 is a good deer catridge, too big for varmints or 'yotes, marginal for moose and NOT suited for elk at all.
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With a good Nosler or Barnes, I doubt you'd have any trouble at all with a 7/08 and heavy game. The older 7x57 has a great reputation with the 175gr RN on heavy stuff.
 
Sure, SC reputation and writings I guess count for something. I go by my own experiences. Moose will die by a 30-30. But they die too far from point of impact and ususally go for water or the crappiest "pick up" points. So I still do like moose to drop dead on impact because they are a heavy SOB to haul out of the crap that they choose to die into. I've made my shots on moose waiting for them to get on dry ground. Sometimes, that may take up to a half hour or more of just watching them, Wait until they step onto dry ground and then "bang". Still, although most calibers will drop them, I want to make the final choice as to where. Big bore premium boolets do that. little frangible bullets don't.
 
gitrdun said:
Nice pic of an elk Bardell...so what's your point? You,ve shot.......ONE elk, now you're the expert.
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I'm no expert on elk hunting, but I have enough common sense to realize putting a 140 grain bullet into their vitals will make them die very quickly.

PS, that is not me in the pic, it is a buddy who forgot his 30-378 at home and had to settle for using his wife's 7-08 :yingyang: lucky shot maybe
 
gitrdun said:
I find the 7-08 is a good deer catridge, too big for varmints or 'yotes, marginal for moose and NOT suited for elk at all. For sheep?...meh.
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elk and moose are just big whitetails with heavier bone and muscle
too big for varmints means you're a recoil shy homosexual wuss boy IMP

this case is closed! :wave:
 
todbartell said:
elk and moose are just big whitetails with heavier bone and muscle
too big for varmints means you're a recoil shy homosexual wuss boy IMP

this case is closed! :wave:
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Oh...sorry, forgot about this:

Easy there...Bartell and I are already an item- I'm not taking new applications
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Ok, so you're still learning the differences.....(that's a baby moose BTW...not a frikin' WT)...just so ya know.
And, you shouldn't shoot him on mommy's front lawn.
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It aint' closed till I say so....: :stirthepot2: :D
 
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I haven't been paying attention to the T3 that much, mostly because of the plastic & being over-priced. So what made the powers that be drop the price to more reasonable levels?

As for moose, they're not that hard to kill. Put one in the boiler room, head or spine and they're dead. The cartridge really doesn't matter & you certainly don't need a magnum rifle to do it.

There's close to 25,000 moose shot on the island of Newfoundland every Fall and close to 2/3 of those are killed with a cut-down Lee-Enfield .303, although you also see a fair number of Mosin-Nagant M44 carbines in 7.62X54R and a sprinkling of Swedish Mausers in 6.5X55mm.

I've killed moose with all three calibers, along with .308, .30-06, 7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag & .338 Win Mag to name a few. The only difference in them is that you spoil more meat with the magnums if you muff the shot slightly.

While I'm a dyed in the wool Remington 700 man, if I were to buy a Tikka, I'd probably pick up one in 6.5X55mm for nostalgia and use it as a caribou/moose rifle or go with a .223 or .22-250 for use as a walking coyote rifle.
 
I'm a fan of the 6.5x55. With good handloads it will prove to be a very versatile cartridge. A 7-08 would be a good choice as well. If you have to choose only the calibers you listed then the 6.5 would be my choice. If you are not stuck to the listed calibers then you might want to look at the 9.3x62. Between the 6.5x55 (which you already have) and the 9.3, you should be set for just about anything in North America.
 
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