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04-05-2020, 06:59 PM
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How many have left the magnums behind for something smaller
Just curious how many have left the magnums behind in favour of something smaller for their all round rifle?
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04-05-2020, 07:03 PM
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250-3000 Savage. seems to work for me and I am careful with the shots I take. D.H.
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04-05-2020, 07:11 PM
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6-284 as a wildcat but if I was to go to a newer fancy rig 7-08.....but the ol 303 is about as heavy a hitter I would need too....when was younger needed the magnum but realized it wasn't at all.....
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04-05-2020, 07:28 PM
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From the time I was 15 to about 40, I shot an iron sights '06. Switched to a 300WM with a nice scope, be years if ever before I went back.
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04-05-2020, 07:35 PM
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I just went with a smaller magnum again. The 338×8mm, and the 300RUMs are gone, back to the 7mmstw.
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04-05-2020, 07:36 PM
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300wm and swapped to 25-06AI I prefer the 25 it’s still fast and they both do the trick on elk.
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04-05-2020, 07:41 PM
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Bullets are really good now so I can run a lighter smaller caliber bullet faster and not have to deal with big cases and recoil.
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04-05-2020, 07:44 PM
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I'm going the opposite direction. Wont be long and I'll be whacking gophers with a .416 Rigby.
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04-05-2020, 07:53 PM
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I went from 30-06, to 308, to 243, to 6.5, to 7mm. I really like the 308 and the 243. I have only gone after deer with them so far but haven't felt undergunned at all.
I only got the 7mm for the action with the idea to rebarrel it to 6.5PRC. But now, after reading about them, maybe not. I don't know yet as that will be a ways in the future anyway.
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04-05-2020, 07:57 PM
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Non-magnums
My two favourites are my 7-08, but my 338-06 is definitely worth a mention for an all around with the 185 ttsx.
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04-05-2020, 08:01 PM
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I just went from a 270WSM to a 308 does that count? I still use a 375h&h at work some times...
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04-05-2020, 08:01 PM
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300 winmag is my all-rounder. Also like to hunt with a 270. Maybe put 20 rounds a year through them. Can't see me changing any time soon.
Have rifles chambered for smaller cartridges that I like to use at the range. Can load one round of a smaller cartridge for the price of one 30 caliber Partition. Makes for more economical practise. Makes for more practise.
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04-05-2020, 08:06 PM
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Yep
Went down from a
338 rum to 338 lapua
300 wby to 300 win
26 nosler to 6.5x284
378wby to 416 Ruger
Mostly due to different lighter rifles
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04-05-2020, 08:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by marky_mark
Yep
Went down from a
338 rum to 338 lapua
300 wby to 300 win
26 nosler to 6.5x284
378wby to 416 Ruger
Mostly due to different lighter rifles
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04-05-2020, 08:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 270person
I'm going the opposite direction. Wont be long and I'll be whacking gophers with a .416 Rigby.
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I know the velocity is a little slower, but a .50 round ball of lead is entertaining on gophers
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04-05-2020, 08:35 PM
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I only have one rifle
Its a 30-06
I shoot it well and will probably never buy another gun.
If I had no rifle, Id probably buy a 300win mag. ......my son has one and i like the ballistics of it
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04-05-2020, 08:38 PM
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I really like packing my 6.5x55 or 257wby but if I’m planning on elk or moose I still take the 300wm.
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04-05-2020, 08:46 PM
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When I drop down from my 300 RUM it's usually to my 257 WM, however on occasion I pack my 270 and I have a 6.5 PRC on the way so if it gets here that will be carried for spring bear and probably in the fall also.
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04-05-2020, 08:54 PM
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240 wby mag
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04-05-2020, 08:58 PM
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Shot a 7mm RM for years. Carried a 338 WM and 300 WM also. Now mostly carry my 338 Federal.
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04-05-2020, 10:08 PM
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I never did shoot a " big " magnum for an around rifle ,it was a 6.5x300 WSM with 140 grain bullets ., and they were heavier rifles as well .
The vast majority of cartridges I have hunted with over the years were of the 308 Win class capacity or slightly smaller
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04-05-2020, 10:19 PM
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+ no magnums. 7mm08 and 25.06 are my main shooters
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04-05-2020, 11:01 PM
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It seems a natural progression. Start small in our youth. Go big when we're full of **** and vinegar. Then back off in our later years. And that's not necessarily based on an aversion to recoil. It's often a simple recognition of the efficiency of the smaller cartridges and a realization that they would have been perfectly adequate for the vast majority of the hunting we did throughout our lifetimes.
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04-05-2020, 11:07 PM
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Any and all SAAMI recognized cartridges that can claim the 30-06 case as a parent are plenty good enough for me. Ditched the powder hungry magnums years ago and don't miss them one little bit.
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04-05-2020, 11:45 PM
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Left a 7mm rem mag, for the euro 6.5's and 7's. Dont miss it.
If I need a rifle that allows me to shoot further, then I need to hunt better!
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04-06-2020, 07:42 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bsmitty27
Left a 7mm rem mag, for the euro 6.5's and 7's. Dont miss it.
If I need a rifle that allows me to shoot further, then I need to hunt better!
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exactly
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04-06-2020, 08:52 AM
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Maybe not smaller - just different
The 300 WM was my only rifle for 25 years - but having a gunsmith in the family sent me down a path of investigation. Still have the 300 and have a heavy 9.3 as well but more and more practice and hunting has been done with a 6.5 Swede, 7x57 AI, and a custom mauser 280. The 280 has been the most prolific game getter in the last 3-5 years. I think the biggest difference is the quality and selection of bullets available, there is a mono or bonded bullet available for every caliber. The terminal ballistics are quite different now hunting with a 160 RN for the 6.5 compared to a 140 solid. Once I dial in a handload for the 280 - the others will become range rats and gun safe queens. My benchmark is the 300 - it has been a one shot game getter and that's what I expect of the lighter rifles too.
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04-06-2020, 09:32 AM
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i did the cycle also, no magnums for awhile, no magnum rifle cartridges planned going forward, wouldn't rule out a .357 magnum in a carbine rifle though
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04-06-2020, 10:27 AM
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Did a cycle started with 270win, than 300 wthby,
338-378 wthby, now 300wsm and love my sons 270wsm.
And am starting to fall in love with the wife's 7mm-08.
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04-06-2020, 10:47 AM
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First big game rifle of my own was 300 WM, had about 6 that I sold once I got over 2500 rounds on them. When Remington brought out the BDL in LH I went to the 7 RM mag because it didn't come in 300 WM. Shot that quite a while then went to the 7 RUM. Owned everything from 460 Bee to 17 H as well but almost all of my hunting was with a Magnum of some sort, 300, 7, 375 were the main ones. I did use a 45-70 extensively for bear control and while not a true magnum it is by every measure except name. Except for the 257 Bee and 7 RUM all of those other magnums are actually quite efficient.
About 15 years ago I got a real lightweight NULA with a 21" barrel. I ordered it in 308 because there was no way I wanted to shoot a short barreled 300 or 7 mag. Kind of a waste to use a lot of powder and not enough barrel. I really like that gun and it gets used a lot because it is so light and handy with the short barrel. I still take the 257 Bee, and 7 RUM out on occasions where I won't be walking all that far and when their 26" barrel aren't a handicap.
To me I still see no real downside to the common magnums, especially if you hand load.
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