what caliber to buy

Bigbear said:
I am trying to figure out what caliber I want to buy or build to fill the gap.
I have the following.
375 H&H sako kodiak
338 ultra mag custom build long range moose and elk rig
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308 sako finnlight- mountain gun
243 custom RMR rifle- long range yote gun

let me know what you think. I am thinking maybe a 7 mm rem
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.303 British. iron sights. 0.311 bullet out the barrel. Any yote I've shot, all the way out to 200m has dropped in its tracks after tumbling a few times. Also good for any game in North America, including grizz. Just need to know how to shoot well & place shots in vitals or skull. I've been using a .303 since I was 7yrs old. It's my do all & besides it has proven itself in numerous conflicts over nearly a century now, killing the most dangerous game on the planet! The gun is cheap & if you reload, so is the ammo. Replacement barrels are cheap & you're not going to cry if you drop it & ruin that $1000 scope + $1000 or more gun!!!
 
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A .300 Win and 7 STW, both in relatively standard weights. The STW to mark you as a gun enthusiast, and the .300 to kill things with in a boreingly predictable fashion. A portable .338 could be substituted for the .300.
 
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I am leaning on the 280 or the 7 rem. I would like a STW but the brass is to hard to find. I also thought about a 7mm-300 wby but I want a gun that weighs around 7-7.5 lbs without scope. I think that cal would need a 28" barrel so it would be tuff to meet that weight.
 
Northman999 said:
WTF?

You forgot the smily face for this joke!

Not real bad suggestions on caliber though...
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From yukon bison hunting regs

Firearm and Bullet Requirements for Bison Hunting

* A .30 calibre center fire rifle or larger, with a minimum of a 180 grain bullet that generates at least 2800 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle.

* *A .50 calibre or larger black powder rifle with an elongated bullet with a minimum of 90 grains of powder charge or, a .54 calibre round ball or larger with a minimum of 120 grains of powder charge.

* *Black powder rifle hunters must have a back up rifle meeting the centre fire requirements for bison readily accessible while hunting.
 
.300 WM. Versatility to do it all.


I have to point out that you have a gap above .375 H+H too, perhaps a .416 or .460 weatherby would fill it nicely.
 
Bigbear said:
I am leaning on the 280 or the 7 rem. I would like a STW but the brass is to hard to find. I also thought about a 7mm-300 wby but I want a gun that weighs around 7-7.5 lbs without scope. I think that cal would need a 28" barrel so it would be tuff to meet that weight.
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You can just use factory 8mm mag brass for the STW. That's what I have to use along with some factory stamped brass. My factory Sako 75 in a Mcmillan weighs about 9lbs with 4.5-14x40 VXIII scope & 26" tube.
 
A 44 mag for thick wood deer hunting, best round for that task in a 5 pounds rifle, you dont even need a sling... JP.
 
How bout a double rifle in 9.3x74?
You have long range hitting power so the double will fit in nicely if you hunt in the thick. 45-70. 35 whelen. 300winmag. 270 wby mag. The 375hh will do everything and anything so its based on a want not a need.
 
You don't need anything else, to hunt anything, anywhere. You might be able to make a need based argument for a +.4, hot .3 and hot .22 without too much truth stretching. Another way to go might be to use your budget for upgrades, maybe on the optics if not entirely new rifles. Fun problem to have.

All the best,
Dean
 
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