what's a large flat shooting calibre?

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is it caliber or calibre? LOL. anyhow, what's a large flat shooting calibre, aside from the 300 win mag? I am considering something large like the 338wm, but my understanding it's very similar to the 30.06, which isn't as flat as the .308 or 300wm.
 
long flat shooting

.270 Win., 280 Rem., 7mm-08 , I don't know what you are hunting but these are very good and accurate calibers , a lot less recoil and ammo cost ...later ..Joe
 
7mm STW, 7mm RUM
300 RUM, 30-378WTBY
338RUM, 338-378WTBY, 338 Lapua Mag.


All of them come at a price.
ie. powder charge, and recoil.
 
what purpose?

Any .338" magnum (win mag,.340wby etc) would fit the bill...and no a .338 is nothing like a .30-06! They are in very different class! A .300mag and .30-06 are similar, yes.

I would love an 8x68S, but they are more expensive to feed.

How large? I mean .378WBY is flat shooting but kind of pointless in my opinion (I see little point in flat shooting HUNTING cartridges over .338 as anything that needs to be shot with a bigger bullet is seldom shot at longer ranges anyway).
 
It is tough to beat a 26 inch barreled .340 Weatherby... and old very potent round.

Many of the newer big rounds really require a 28 inch barrel for best performance.
 
Mr. Friendly said:
is it caliber or calibre? LOL. anyhow, what's a large flat shooting calibre, aside from the 300 win mag? I am considering something large like the 338wm, but my understanding it's very similar to the 30.06, which isn't as flat as the .308 or 300wm.
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Caliber - American spelling
Calibre - British spelling

Given that the .30-06 has greater case capacity than the .308, it can be expected to shoot slightly flatter than the .308 with the same bullet if both are loaded to the same pressure, and not the other way around.
 
Mr. Friendly said:
is it caliber or calibre? LOL. anyhow, what's a large flat shooting calibre, aside from the 300 win mag? I am considering something large like the 338wm, but my understanding it's very similar to the 30.06, which isn't as flat as the .308 or 300wm.
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The only one that comes to mind is the 378Wby. It is large and very flat shooting. 260gr @ 3200fps
If you were in the Calgary area, I would gladly offer meeting at the public range at Homestead and you could fire a few rounds from mine.
 
.300 Win Mag

.300 Win Mag from a rifle with a 26" barrel.... ;)

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NAA.
 
For the cost of factory ammo and avalability I don't think you can beat a 7mm remmag or 300winmag. There is others but unless you reload you will bleed your pockets to shoot them.
 
tjhaile said:
Caliber - American spelling
Calibre - British spelling

Given that the .30-06 has greater case capacity than the .308, it can be expected to shoot slightly flatter than the .308 with the same bullet if both are loaded to the same pressure, and not the other way around.
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It's a little more than just American, or British.
Set your Word spell check to English>Canadian, and you get calibre, labour, colour, etc.
It is amazing how many words are different than in English>US.
There is also English. Period. Haven't checked this one out, old chap, to see how different it is to English>Canadian.
 
kayaker1 said:
Any .338" magnum (win mag,.340wby etc) would fit the bill...and no a .338 is nothing like a .30-06! They are in very different class! A .300mag and .30-06 are similar, yes.
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If you look at downrange ballistics instead of muzzle energy you will see that a .300WM will out perform a .338WM at 350+ yds because the .308 bullets offer superior aerodynamic performance. If you want a short range cannon with a ton of energy in close then a .338WM is your choice. If you want a long range rifle then a .300WM is an excellent choice. YMMV.

Mark
 
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