Modern Hunter Caliber Choice

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Well what caliber are you choosing and why. I went with 6.5 cm but wondering if 308 would be a better choice due to availability of brass etc..
 
I just ordered a 6.5 Creed because I wanted one.

Have a 30.06 so wouldn't gain anything in a hunting gun going with a 308 as far as availability of brass or bullet choice.
 
As an overall hunting rifle, I'd 1st chose 308 because of bullet weight selection and availibility of ammo. If you just want to plink, cheap ammo is easy to find and for hunting loads you can load from 110 to 220 grn.

However, the 162 gr A-max/BTSP bullets from a 7mm-08 would be a great choice as well.....if you go below 7mm/.284 caliber, you are pretty much limited to 140 gr or less. IMO,this limits to some extent which

species you should be hunting with it.
 
Ya I'm almost thinking switching it to .308. The difference in accuracy and ballistic coefficient between 6.5 and 30 cal is probably pretty negligible
 
What do you want to hunt with it and how far do you plan to shoot?

If it's nothing larger than Deer and 300 yards or less the effective difference between a 243 and a 30.06 shrinks quite a bit, in which case ammo options and availability are probably more important.
 
gvanzeggelaar said:
Ya I'm almost thinking switching it to .308. The difference in accuracy and ballistic coefficient between 6.5 and 30 cal is probably pretty negligible
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The best of the best choices would be IMO to buy the rifle in 308 and then get a spare barrel in 6.5 :) :)
 
I went with .243 since this will be my main coyote gun.. right now I have my bolt 243 loaded with 55gr ballistic tips shooting ~3850 fps, so I'm hoping I can get a similar round shooting well in the MH. Its secondary roll will be my deer gun which the .243 is an awesome cartridge for as well.
 
I did the 308 simply because of availability. I will most likely order another barrel in a smaller caliber down the road for coyotes and target
 
I wouldn't mine taking mine out to a 1000yds. Realistically I probably won't take it past 700 yards due to range availability etc... Also calibers over .270 are not allowed for hunting in southern Ontario so the 6.5 would be a good choice in that regard.
 
If they ever get around to the "modern magnum" they have stated that the first choice would be the 300 WM. Personally, inspired by their switch barrel idea with the modern hunter and the 308 family....i would be interested in one that was set for the 2.5" family....264 WM, 7mm RM, 308 NM, 338 WM, 358 NM, ....and although stupid....technically a 458 WM...lol.
 
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