your suggestions?

[Goose25]

what cartridge???

Im contemplating about my next bolt gun.... something that would see alot of time at the range and maybe the occasional trek in the bush (aka hunting). I would like a cartridge that has an ethical amount of killing power for (upto and including) whitetail deer hunting and equally important I would like a round that generally perfoms well for punching paper. something with reasonable low recoil, as I would like to mount a ginormous scope which will probably have a shorter eye relief.

what are your suggestions ???



...and no, i do not reload as of yet

 

[snowshoe]

How about a .243, 6.5x55 or a .308.

 

[pharaoh2]

I was thinking a 7mm-08, but with a more conservatice scope, say 2-7 or 3-9.

 

[stanway]

It sounds like (to me) that you described the .308win. It will do everything you listed - and do it well.

Cheers!

James

 

[sunray]

"...ginormous scope...shorter eye relief..." Forget that if you plan on using any calibre suitable for hunting deer. The added weight alone will wear you out fast when hunting. Even if you're in a blind. Plus a 'short' eye relief scope will give you 'weatherby eyebrow' sooner or later. A regular eye relief scope with a max magnification of 8X is plenty.

 

[todbartell]

get a 243

 

[Rackmastr]

With all you're asking for.....243......if you re-loaded....260.....if you're worried about the 243 not being enough, go to a 7-08.....

 

[Silverado]

I'm going to go with a 308 on this one...

 

[dumbdawg]

270 or a 7x57

 

[280_ACKLEY]

7-08 Rem

 

[NAA]

My 2 Cents...........

.260, 6.5x55mm, .270, 7mm-08, .280, 7x57mm, .308, .30-06....

forget the "ginormous" scope - get a 2.5-8, 3-9, 3-10 or 4-12. Keep the objective lense at 40mm...

 

[Martin]

New rifle? CZ in 7x57 or 6.5x55

 

[john-brennan]

new rifle

25-06.

 

[Wrong Way]

Another vote for the 7-08, and another vote to avoid the big scope. I prefer the 2.5-8X36 on my rifles, but if you want more, the 4200 2.5-10 X 40 would be about the max I'd go.

 

[Scott_N]

It would be hard to go wrong with the 308 or even 7-08.

 

[MHUNT]

280 rem

 

[jed]

Either the 7-08 or 243 would be a good choice. Have you considered the 257 roberts though?

 

[Goose25]

thanks for the input guys

I appreciate all the suggestions for a smaller scope, but it's not quite what i had in mind. I already have a couple hunting rigs set up with an appropriate hunting scope.

Win 94 .30-30 w/ 1.5-4.5x32
Stevens 200 7mmRem w/ 3-9x40
T3 30-06 w/3-10x40

(all 3200's)

Now... seeing how this rifle would primarily be (but not restricted to) use at the range I'm opting for glass with a little more reach. I love my Mueller 8.5-25×50AO and would like something similar (in 3200,4200, or vxII) for my next rifle.



now back to the cartridge....
.308 would have been my first choice but seeing I already have a couple rifles with similar perfomances I'm thinking I might go smaller. .223 would have been my next choice, but I wouldn't benefit from it's lack of killing capabilities (deer size game) that the round is limited to..... I guess anything in between is what I was looking for.

 

[Levi Garrett]

6 mil

 

[Yuri Orlov]

.308 would have been my first choice but seeing I already have a couple rifles with similar perfomances I'm thinking I might go smaller. .223 would have been my next choice, but I wouldn't benefit from it's lack in killing capabilities (deer size game) that the round is capable of..... I guess anything in between is what I was looking for.

.243! Can do anything the .223 can, but with WAY more range and the power to take down larger game. Ammo isn't too badly priced either if you'll be doing a lot of target shooting.