01-15-2017, 07:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Sturgeon County, Ab.
Posts: 3,129
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Originally Posted by IronNoggin
45+ years of experience leads to my thoughts on this:
1. Deer: 270 Win or 270 Weatherby Magnum. Hunting area parameters make the decision. Close (300 yards) in, 270, long range wide open, the WeeBee.
2. Black Bear: Same as deer. Usually 270 as most shots are reasonably close.
3. Sheep: Although I have killed them with both the 270 Win and 300 Weatherby, my nod goes to the uber flat shooting 270 Weatherby Magnum. Light, and Deadly to extreme range.
4. Moose: 300 Weatherby Magnum. Face Plant every single time. Taken them with everything from a 25-06 to a 375. The 300 WeeBee gets my nod as best overall performer.
5. Elk: Either the 270 or 300 Weatherby Magnums. Both provide excellent long range performance yet sacrifice nothing for closer range shots.
All of that said, I will use the same crossbow (Excalibur Matrix 380) for any and all on this list 
Cheers,
Nog |
Only 36 years experience for me, and I pretty well use the same. My 2 primary hunting rifles are a 270 Weatherby and a 300 Weatherby. Both Sako's.
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