Hunting load ballistic 260/6.5, 7-08, 308, share your hunting load ballistic?

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I'm beginning to plan for my next hunting barrel. due to the weight of my rifle, short brass life and the lack of practice opportunity, I'm only considering these lighter cartridges. If you like to add other cartridge into the mix, feel free.
To avoid this turns into a [fk u fk u, educate yourself] contest/mayhem, lets just share our hunting load ballistic. we will let the numbers be the judge. so each person can choose the best cartridge for their personal need.

I will be happy if you can provide the muzzle velocity, bullet weight, and brand/model.

The reason I'm not using online resources, is b/c the muzzle velocity differs vastly from one to another. some manufacture even use 28'' barrel.

I understand they are very similar cartridges. which's why I'm trying to find out the which has better ballistic...
 
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You can hunt for a lifetime with any one of those rounds and get exactly the same results on game. The "ballistic information" is available everywhere on the web with a little searching, and will be far more comprehensive than what will be posted in forums.

You will get people answering who will swear by all of them, which means to me that all of them work well. Just pick the one you "like" for whatever reason and relax. The gun will be more important to you after a few years than the chamber dimensions will ever be.
 
Out of that list i would probably go with the 270 Winchester. Flat shooting, fast velocity with the 130's and if you want slow and heavy you could use 160gr partitions at 2750fps. The 280 Rem would also be a good choice with modest recoil. Not a fan of short action cartridges.
 
You have listed 4 different bottles of beer at 5% alcohol.

They may taste and look different but at the end of the day the difference in punch is minuscule in practical hunting situations.

I load or have loaded for all of those.Close your eyes and pick one.
 
With a range of 0-500 yards this may be the limiting factor at 500.
My 280 Remington is loaded to 3000 fps with a 140 grain Barnes with a BC of .406.
The velocity drops below 2000 fps before 475 yards. Should I be worried . . . probably not.
Just a different look at the limitations one might put on themselves.
Regardless any one will work and there is lots of variations at your disposal . . . have had them all in one form or another except fo the 7mm08.
 
horseman2 said:
With a range of 0-500 yards this may be the limiting factor at 500.
My 280 Remington is loaded to 3000 fps with a 140 grain Barnes with a BC of .406.
The velocity drops below 2000 fps before 475 yards. Should I be worried . . . probably not.
Just a different look at the limitations one might put on themselves.
Regardless any one will work and there is lots of variations at your disposal . . . have had them all in one form or another except for the 7mm08.
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Thank you for providing useful information. Seems like 280 Rem is 200fps faster than 7-08. thank you
 
first choice would be 308 followed close by the 7 08. the 270 is a long action if that matters. i like them all and currently the only one i don't have any more is the 260. for that i would substitute the creedmore. any or all would do the job and probably you should own two or three of them that way you don't need to choose..
 
Kelly Timoffee said:
You have listed 4 different bottles of beer at 5% alcohol.

They may taste and look different but at the end of the day the difference in punch is minuscule in practical hunting situations.

I load or have loaded for all of those.Close your eyes and pick one.
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Pretty much bang on. Just some of the 30-50 calibers that can do most. Something better for gbear, bison, alaskan moose.

Find a rifle that you like/afford/fits/capable caliber》》》》practice.....
 
nowarningshot said:
Pretty much bang on. Just some of the 30-50 calibers that can do most. Something better for gbear, bison, alaskan moose.

Find a rifle that you like/afford/fits/capable caliber》》》》practice.....
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Sounds like he already has the rifle, and is planning a rebarrel.

They're all pretty similar. 270 is the fastest, it'll likely be closest to his 2200fps @500yds but that sounds optimistic for any of them. If the rifle is a long action I wouldn't chamber it in a short action - if the space is there might as well use it.

Really can't go wrong with any of em though. You might know the difference but the game won't.
 
Kelly Timoffee said:
You have listed 4 different bottles of beer at 5% alcohol.

They may taste and look different but at the end of the day the difference in punch is minuscule in practical hunting situations.

I load or have loaded for all of those.Close your eyes and pick one.
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Take this Guys advice mate, Certainly a fan of the 7mm-08 as I am also, however this guy would of tested all of what you;re asking and i stand by his outcome.



personally-

i like the 270 win for out to the 500m mark as it has that little bit quicker /flatter traj off the mark with 130gr.......
i now days shoot a 7mm-08 140gr and whilst the drop isnt a huge difference, im more confident in my/A 270 past 300m without the use of BDC/click reticles, i like kentucky windage.


good luck,
 
Currently, I'm shooting 270win out of Tikka T3, the ballistic is very good, but I really don't like Hornady brass, I only get 2-4 reload out of them, then 20% get neck split and primer hole loosens.
Sometimes I hunt across narrow lakes, the range can go up to 400m. Based on my research, 280 is the best cartridge for my purpose. unfortunately Lapua doesn't offer 280. With some practice, I think 7-08 can do the job. So, I guess 7-08 will be it.
Very strange that Lapua doesn't offer any long action brass, 7*64 is too rare in Canada, and 300 Norma Mag is over kill.
 
xingyc said:
Currently, I'm shooting 270win out of Tikka T3, the ballistic is very good, but I really don't like Hornady brass, I only get 2-4 reload out of them, then 20% get neck split and primer hole loosens.
Sometimes I hunt across narrow lakes, the range can go up to 400m. Based on my research, 280 is the best cartridge for my purpose. unfortunately Lapua doesn't offer 280. With some practice, I think 7-08 can do the job. So, I guess 7-08 will be it.
Very strange that Lapua doesn't offer any long action brass, 7*64 is too rare in Canada, and 300 Norma Mag is over kill.
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Buy winchester brass? I've got some on 5 or 6 loads and they're still in fine shape... And Lapua makes 3006 brass dont they? That could likely be necked down to either 270 or 280. I wouldn't really rate either better than the other for your purpose, the 280 has heavier bullets available but you'll be wanting to use lighter weight stuff if your goal is 2200fps @500yds.

Considering its a tikka, have you considered the 6.5x55? Loading manuals are often misleading about the potential of this cartridge due to all the old mausers and such kicking around.
 
Lapua makes 7/08 head stamped brass , some scoff at the price, that I don't get as it is and has been for some time the brass with best longevity(and very consistent) when not abused(like anything) , if you can get 10-12 respectable loads out of it why would one bother with the other stuff? Some is far over priced and some is far from good.

Buy once, cry once.

If you load a 7/08 with 140gr for factory barrel twists in the 2800+ ft/sec you won't have many issues with any hunting situations, still have good brass life and a good shooter, not taking anything away from any of the others as it is all fairly equal at the end of the projectile down range.

One thing I keep telling myself about finding "flatter" shooting...........

If you are holding over/dialing up etc, what difference does it make on the amount as long as you know your drop?
 
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