Best all around hunting caliber

justin16 said:
Im not new to hunting but ive been shooting a 270 for about 6 years now and have shot elk deer and moose with it but my gun is getting old and im looking to get something like a composite stock and a bit higher caliber I dont hunt small gofers or anything like that just want something that I dont ever have to upgrade again. And Im getting a reloading set to
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A 270 Winchester is appropriate for any game animal on this continent: Stick with it and resist the trend of jumping on the magnum bandwagon. All game on the planet since the gun, has been taken with calibers (although larger) quite often inferior in power to the 270win and with one kind of bullet (cast lead).

30-06 is the parent case of the 270win, and not to beat a dead horse, there is little to argue one over the other.

Additionally, your "getting old" gun, unless the barrel is worn out, will probably be better than the new stuff being shoved off the assembly line today. Bear in mind that there are times in the history of a manufacturer that quality control was vague so the previous sentence is written on the presumption that your older rifle was not of that "vintage." This is not to be construed of discouraging you from purchasing another rifle: Please do! There are no bad reasons for getting another, merely the odd "unimaginative" reason. ;)
 
Anything north of Prince George when the dinner bell rings,
well I pack the big brother of the 308win.
Not scared of fur, but then again, more recoil is always best.
 
c-fbmi said:
I've noticed a geographical trend in a lot of these threads..........people from eastern Canada tend towards smaller non-magnum cartridges and us western hunters seem to gravitate towards bigger cased if not necessarily bigger bore cartridges. I suspect it has a lot to do with terrain and forest density and mountains. I think we westerners tend to see game at greater distance more commonly than in the eastern hardwood forests, hence our penchant for the likes of 7 RM, 300 WM, 308 NM, 300 RUM etc...etc. I do know in the Yukon, sheep hunting for instance, I will generally take either my 300 Wby or my new ultra light 300 WSM. Part of this decision is the frequency with which we encounter grizzlies while sheep hunting........if it weren't for this I would probably use my 257 Wby.
Anyone else notice this trend or do I just have my head up my a$$?
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I hunt deer in the lower middle end of the province and you are right about it here. Its thick bush (Mixed Forest) and you are lucky to shoot 50 yards at game. Now higher up in the province we have Tundra and Boreal Barrens but I don’t know many who hunt up there and its moose only. We do have Caribou and Polar Bear but no open seasons. Down south in Ontario you have a lot of wide open space like out west, but no season for bear or moose and shotgun or muzzleloader for deer because of the high population.
Having a long distance rifle in my neighbourhood really would not do you much good. A 30-30 is fine for deer and a 30-06 for moose if you have a long shot across a swamp. Now everyone in Ontario will now come up with an exception to what I wrote. But really around here anything bigger than a 30-06 is a waste, if you want something with more kick, speed, or distance go for it by all means. I can tell you reloading for deer at short ranges you don’t want a premium bullet, Remington Core-Lokts are fine for deer or bear from a stand. Go premium for moose if you feel you need it.
 
But what if, by some strange circumstance, you have to shoot into space? Then all you 308 guys will be SOL......
 
joe-nwt said:
But what if, by some strange circumstance, you have to shoot into space? Then all you 308 guys will be SOL......
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I did that once.
Never again.
A little while later, well something went
buzzing my me ear.
Skeered the chit outta me.
If I tried this with the 308 Norma Mag,
I for sure would be standing in front of a big boulder............Laugh2
 
Well I don't what you have in mind by; "all-round" ,but I will say that a 6.5x55 sweed with 140gr bear claws or TSX's will take black bear and moose at apropriate distances and can also be loaded with 95gr V-Max's and acheive MOA or 1.5 MOA accuracy for coyotes and wolves, (turkeys in BC).
 
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