Mountain hunting caliber

taz1977 said:
What would be a good caliber for mountain hunting big Horn sheep and other game I'm thinking about getting into mountain hunting more any information will be great thank you
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Mountain calibers, not to be confused with wood lands or plains calibers
 
NL-Hunter said:
There is a used one in .375 H&H i have been drewling on for a while... in NL too!
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That would be a nice one. Prefer a medium rather than a heavy barrel. I handled a stainless 416 Rigby with a heavy barrel. I tried unsuccessfully to convince myself the bigger hole in the barrel made it lighter but in hindsight I wish I had bought it. :p

I think the stainless 338 Win. Mag. and .45-70 were S models so these had medium barrels.
 
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Since we're sharing sheep hunting pics, heres a few of my first sheep hunt trip that I did solo.
 
It would be a short a action. Where every ounce counts then cartridge size and weight is also a consideration. My choice being a 308 based. 308 Win is a hell of a good choice.
 
BigUglyMan said:
You know we don't use you as the yardstick, right?
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So BUM, what exactly are you saying.....................that I'm 3.36" short of a meter. Is that like being a couple bricks short of a load, or having an elevator that doesn't quite go all the way to the top..............

Actually my point was that I'm just a frail old man, any of you young guys should be able to handle the larger mediums better than me and 300s are quite unspectacular recoil wise, just a little bump..........so why not use a 300????? Or better yet a 340 Weatherby
 
Not among the top sellers. The 340 Wby is a fine round but relegated to the niche market -

1. .223 Remington/5.56mm NATO
2. .308 Winchester/7.62x51mm NATO
3. .30-’06 Springfield
4. .30-30 Winchester
5. .270 Winchester
6. .243 Winchester
7. .300 Winchester Magnum
8. 7mm Remington Magnum
9. 7.62x39
10. .300 Winchester Short Magnum
11. .22-250 Remington

https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2015/12/20/america-s-most-wanted-ammunition/
 
Losing stuff on a hunt is a pain. Lost a Buck knife. Lost a saw that I found the next year.

A lot easier to pack your Ram downhill than uphill. How did your mount turn out? Sheep meat sure is good.
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Slamfire said:
Losing stuff on a hunt is a pain. Lost a Buck knife. Lost a saw that I found the next year.

A lot easier to pack your Ram downhill than uphill. How did your mount turn out? Sheep meat sure is good.
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Didnt mount. Wasnt the biggest trophy, hopefully get a nice curler this summer. The meat is mainly what I was after. Some of theee best wild meat Ive had, for sure.
 
I have saved so much weight with my camping equipment
I did get a bit carried away and now have just about two complete camping/hunting kits ready to go both well under 15 lbs
My old basics kit was 40 lbs not including rifle
my Winchester low wall 6.5x55 with peep sight would make A interested Mounten rifle and should sit at about 5.5 lbs to 6 lbs
To my way of thinking a scope would be a handy-cap specially when weather turns crappy but a peep sight is rugged and not affected by rain and snow
 
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carverk said:
...a scope would be a handy-cap specially when weather turns crappy but a peep sight is rugged and not affected by rain and snow
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That's a good point often overlooked. How many times have we had our scope lenses fog up while out hunting in wet weather rendering the scope useless.

I picked up a Bushnell Legend Ultra HD 1.75-5x32mm scope that features their RainGuard HD Coating. Their Legend line of scopes all have this. An inexpensive scope that is surprisingly clear and bright with ample eye relief, and provides a solution to prevent lens fog up.

I have this scope on my 338 Win. Mag. Ruger Stainless Laminate Hawkeye and it's quite accurate with it. Seems to handle the recoil so far. With that awesome Ruger trigger :)rolleyes:) replaced with a fine quality Jard trigger my rifle groups as shown and prefers 250gr Hornady SP bullets. Only problem is that the Jard trigger I installed isn't stainless for use in the rain.

http://bushnell.com/rainguard

http://bushnell.com/hunting/rifle-scopes/legend-ultra-hd

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100 meter 3 shot group off the benchrest, 250gr SP

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200 meter 3 shot groups off the benchrest
 
In this case I think it's a matter of how far are you willing to take a shot and looking at the point blank range
For guys that are skilled shorters and comfortable shoring over 300 yards a 7mm mag and 300 wsm both makes sense
Guys like me 200 yard pont blank range is more realistic and put me into 308 ,6.5x55 ,270
 
My 300 Win. Mag. (which I used to take my Ram) with 200gr Accubonds at 3000 fps MV shoots quite flat. Delivers 1.5 tons of energy at 300 yards and is only about 2 feet low at 500 yards.

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SAKO 85 Grey Wolf 300 Win. Mag. with Nikon Monarch III 4-16x42mm scope
 
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Slamfire said:
My 300 Win. Mag. (which is used to take my Ram) with 200gr Accubonds at 3000 fps MV shoots quite flat. Delivers 1.5 tons of energy at 300 yards and is only about 2 feet low at 500 yards.

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SAKO 85 Grey Wolf 300 Win. Mag. with Nikon Monarch III 4-16x42mm scope
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So the .270 wsm will be good out to 300 yards
 
I believe A 270 wsm point blank range is around 290 to 300 yards
A 308 point blank range is only 200 yards

I would use 270 wsm if that is what you're interested in
 
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