What caliber rifle should I buy for hunting big game?
- Thread starter MDK-187
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cdn1canhunt
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- southwestern ontario
mdk
let us know what you decide. Then we can see which side for the force you are on
CDN1
let us know what you decide. Then we can see which side for the force you are on
CDN1
Depends, are you thinking long-term, or trade in a few years?
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Find a rifle you like, and reasonable centerfire caliber, and practice, practice, practice. The better a shot you are the less it matters WHAT you use. Put the bullet where it belongs and you'll make meat.
As a reminder to the old timers with smart ace sarcastic answers who know everything either give positive advice or none at all. Don't forget you may be dealing with some young person, (a child can sign on) who is naive and might not know any better. If we tell people too use the search we might aswell shut down the site and just have a post saying "Search Internet", or "Try Google". This site is deadicated to shooting and hunting sports, if we don't welcome and encourage young and new people to our sport we are all the worse off.
Cheers
Seabass
As a reminder to the old timers with smart ace sarcastic answers who know everything either give positive advice or none at all. Don't forget you may be dealing with some young person, (a child can sign on) who is naive and might not know any better. If we tell people too use the search we might aswell shut down the site and just have a post saying "Search Internet", or "Try Google". This site is deadicated to shooting and hunting sports, if we don't welcome and encourage young and new people to our sport we are all the worse off.
Cheers
Seabass
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- Vancouver Island BC
I have had many of each of the calibers that you have on your list,despite what some others would say, the .270 is a fine elk rifle given proper bullet choice and placement. I have taken many moose with 130 grain soft point bullets before the super premiums were all the rage. The 300 Winchester mag will serve you very well in whatever part of the country you choose to hunt and will dispatch anything you may encounter. For an overall rifle from the choices you have posted, take the 300 mag. If you reoad, find a well constructed 200 grain bullet and hunt where and what you want.
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- WMU247 near Edmonton
well the problem is your looking for one rifle....
Hunting is a lot like golf, sure you could play a round of golf with a 5 iron and a putter but why.....
You need several rifles for hunting, just as you need a whole bag of clubs for golfing.
Oh I hate golf
Hunting is a lot like golf, sure you could play a round of golf with a 5 iron and a putter but why.....
You need several rifles for hunting, just as you need a whole bag of clubs for golfing.
Oh I hate golf
It is also important to determine what amount of recoil you are comfortable with eg a 300 win mag is a flat shooter that spits out an impressive chunk of lead but kicks 20% more than the 7mm rem mag. The caliber and weight of the gun are important variables. The 7mm rem mag is very versatile. Some boys here will attempt to have you buy a starter rifle and when you have served your apprenticesheip you would be entitled to buy a gun of your own choosing. Choose your gun carefully and you can use it for years.
as much gun as u can accuratly shoot is my way but it comes down to needs and wants.3006 will do every thing you need but you mite want a 338wm or a 378weatherby mag.big bullets of solid construction(300gr barnes x ) on small animals(deer)does next to no meat damage but on the big stuff it works. worst case buy more guns win win situiation.
funkyfrosty
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- Southern Ontario
Best laugh of the week........thank you........I had a bad day at work and that made me laugh uncontrollably for 5 minutes
If you are looking for one rifle, then buy a .300win mag, .300wby. If you want more than one rifle buy a .220 swift for gophers/coyotes, .240, or .257 for deer/antelope, .264 win mag up to 7mm stw (deer to moose no problem and low recoil), .338 win mag up to .416 wby. (walking around in grizz country). 10 gauge side by side sawed off loaded with federal 1.75 oz slugs sitting in the tube (sitting around the campfire in grizz country). Bottom line is shoot whatever that calibre is that you are comfortable with. If you are a flincher then stop at .30 cal. Remember we are not shootin paper here. Most of the cartridges listed above will burn out barrels after a few hundred rounds. It's all about bullet design / construction. In Canada for example, there has probably been more moose, bear, and elk taken with a .303 british in the last 100 years than you can shake a stick at. Shoot whatever YOU are good with.
Sounds to me he doesn't know what he is good at shooting or he wouldn't pose the question that has been debated 1000's of time on this forum ans every other forum I belong to.
With that being said....just kiddin
(270 weatherby Mark V would be my choice)
With that being said....just kiddin
(270 weatherby Mark V would be my choice)
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Mr Gibs, I'll have you know my brothers and I had one of the very first Dodge 4x4 Power Wagons to hit the market after the war, in 1947.
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Mr Gibs, I'll have you know my brothers and I had one of the very first Dodge 4x4 Power Wagons to hit the market after the war, in 1947.
I had various 4x4s since, including Chev, International Scout, Ford 150, then in 1989 I had to wait for delivery of the very first Cummins powered Dodge 4x4s. The best of all I have had.
