Im likin this statement
One gun - One bullet
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Im likin this statement
- Location
- Haliburton County, Central Ontario
Here I am quoting myself, but for clarification purposes...I did mention one gun - one bullet for hunting in NA. The replies from those who point out that the TSX is too expensive (and a waste) for plinking and target shooting are quite correct IMO. I do use cheap Hornadys for plinking duties, since they are a fraction of the cost and fun is fun no matter whose product is leaving the muzzle. I must confess to owning several calibers and by default several rifles. No need to discuss this particular penchant...
As for my one gun - one bullet combo, I'd have to say that (perish the thought) if I could only hunt with (or own) one of each it would be either my Parker Hale in 30-06 or the BLR in .270 WSM, with 165 grain and 130 grain TSX respectively of course. Just a Central Ontario bush dweller's ponderings...
I find that walking the course and carrying my golf bag full of clubs, water, extra balls etc gets me ready for hunting season. My golf bag is roughly the weight of my rifle and day pack. Golf season ends just as hunting season begins. Golf is all about hand eye coordination and judging yardage while gauging the wind. Kinda like shooting and hunting. I don't get why so many shooters put golfing down.
I guess if you're a road hunter you could always use a power cart to get ready for your hunting season!
Rembo already said my choice: 7mm Rem Mag 160gr Accubond or TTSX. I could hunt anything and everything with that combo. I used it for years before my 300 RUM and may just return to it as the RUM is overkill on the shots I usually get. Like this year when a buck walked past me at 15 yards, too small so I passed on him but it's an example. I find that when I do my part and get out into the field to where the game is, shots are inside 200 yards. But with the 7mm Mag I had, I mastered all shots upto 500 yards and no animal ever got away once hit.
Yup! Boring as all hell but that'll do'er. With the 30'06 I'd even be happy with the standard 180 Hornady spire point.
The whole idea is staying in good enough shape that I don't have to get in shape for hunting season.I work out,mountain bike,and walk instead of driving at work.I have been on several backpack hunts for sheep and goats where I carried my rifle as well as a 60lb pack for 7-10 days in the mountains,so I am well away of what a physically demanding hunt is.To keep my hand eye co-ordination,I shoot skeet, and ground squirrels in the summer,and coyotes in winter.
So whether we are talking conditioning,or hand/eye co-ordination,golfing is hardly going to be an improvement over my present hobbies.
I'd suspect that 10 grains doesn't care where you hunt.
That's succinct!
I have far more guns than I "need"... But who needs two cars, or a Ferrari, or a big house? Who really needs to vacation in the Caribbean? I own guns because I like them, I shoot at a target cause I like to hit the middle, and I hunt because it is fun.
One gun and one bullet would be boring.
One gun and one bullet would be boring.
I grew up poor and in a very small town, all we had was a single shot 12 guage. We used that gun for everything. From small game ( shells) to large game like moose with Slugs. I truely believe that if i could only have one gun it would be a 12 guage cause of the variety of ammo you can use and variety of game you can hunt. That being said i do have several different guns now, but its a love of firearms thing.
Awesome comment but it's not a competition. I'm guessing you are 35 years old or younger. I'm getting to old too fast due to arthritis and golf works for me. I admire your dedication to keep fit. I still shoot regularly all golf season. I am glad that I've reached a point in life where I can afford to do so many expensive hobbies at once. When I was younger I had to choose between trap or golf. Coundn't afford both.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
Any modern cartridge from 6.5 up (some might argue from .257" up) when loaded with a suitable bullet will kill all big game that is normally associated with food, including bison. The advantage of heavy for caliber bullets has largely been made redundant due to the success of the TSX/TTSX monometal bullets. The reason for this is that the expanded diameter is nearly identical regardless of weight, within caliber, so the light bullet impacts with less mass but higher velocity, while the heavier bullet impacts with greater mass but less velocity; penetration is similar as velocity increases in proportion to the reduction of mass, so the wound volume is also equal. It does make the TSX/TTSX an attractive and simple choice.
Thus a 150 gr TTSX in a .30 caliber rifle with a cartridge and barrel length that combine to produce 2850-3000 fps, is very nearly the ultimate choice for the one rifle hunter; providing a compact hunting rifle, with controlable power, and flat trajectory at an affordable price.
Thus a 150 gr TTSX in a .30 caliber rifle with a cartridge and barrel length that combine to produce 2850-3000 fps, is very nearly the ultimate choice for the one rifle hunter; providing a compact hunting rifle, with controlable power, and flat trajectory at an affordable price.
Actually ,I am 50 years old,and I have backpacked for sheep at 45 years old.
I am not into trap,but given the choice of skeet or golf,it wouldn't be much of a choice for me.Golf wouldn't warrant any consideration at all.
