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Best all round cartridge? Something in .30 cal. For me it would be the .300 wby as it's been my main rifle since I was 18.
Otherwise, the .300 WM, then the .338 WM, and 3rd choice would be the 7mm
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12-02-2015, 06:20 PM
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7mm Rem Mag and a 160 of some flavour.
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Warren Page would be pleased. 
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12-02-2015, 06:21 PM
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338 win mag but thank goodness we don't have to do the one gun foolishness for real
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12-02-2015, 06:25 PM
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Warren Page would be pleased.
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He'd prefer the 175 in it. :-)
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12-02-2015, 06:32 PM
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He'd prefer the 175 in it. :-)
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HAHA!Well, he would just have to be happy that his 7 was there! 
If I were going to use one it wouldn't be with a 275 either, it would be a 160 got sure.
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12-02-2015, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by EZM
It would be hard to argue with the 30-06 ....... lots of bullet selections to do almost any job well and relatively economical to shoot.
If I had to have only one cartridge ...... that would likely be my choice.
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I shoot a 338 wm but it's hard not to agree with ezm.
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12-02-2015, 06:41 PM
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I don't think so. Too versatile in terms of bullet weight and it just works.
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Too bland, it doesn't excel at anything, and today people want superior ballistics, or a short, super efficient cartridge, and the 30-06 doesn't offer either. It has nothing that stands out to make it appear superior to the other cartridges.
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12-02-2015, 06:44 PM
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Too bland, it doesn't excel at anything, and today people want superior ballistics, or a short, super efficient cartridge, and the 30-06 doesn't offer either. It has nothing that stands out to make it appear superior to the other cartridges.
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It sure drops animals in a hurry though 
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12-02-2015, 06:47 PM
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And so do dozens, and dozens of other cartridges.
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12-02-2015, 06:49 PM
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Guess no one caught the Lord of the rings reference 
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12-02-2015, 06:49 PM
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30/06
308
270
7x57
284
280AI
300WSM
358
I own em all.
I'm still searching for my nirvana.
I'm quite confidant in the fact nirvana doesn't exist, therefore I'm just a gun loonie, with an addiction.
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It's one I don't currently own. 280AI
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12-02-2015, 06:52 PM
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Too bland, it doesn't excel at anything, and today people want superior ballistics, or a short, super efficient cartridge, and the 30-06 doesn't offer either. It has nothing that stands out to make it appear superior to the other cartridges.
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I agree that it's bland in aspects. It of course works and I'm not arguing that, was interested to hear some rooting for the smaller more effecient cartridges out there.
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12-02-2015, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Submoa_hunter
I agree that it's bland in aspects. It of course works and I'm not arguing that, was interested to hear some rooting for the smaller more effecient cartridges out there.
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I am a big believer in sectional density. I like the math with 7mm and 6.5mm projectiles.
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12-02-2015, 06:59 PM
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And so do dozens, and dozens of other cartridges.
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12-02-2015, 07:03 PM
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The good 'ole 30-30, many will disagree but it will drop anything I want to eat out to just about as far as I want to carry it back.
Nice small lever gun you can carry for days.
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12-02-2015, 07:07 PM
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30-06...it'sss my preciousssss
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12-02-2015, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Hat in the Cat
The good 'ole 30-30, many will disagree but it will drop anything I want to eat out to just about as far as I want to carry it back.
Nice small lever gun you can carry for days.
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Took my first deer with a 30 30 lever action marlin with a 4 power bushnell! Light, nicely balanced, short and maneuverable. In other woods great for the bush
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12-02-2015, 07:08 PM
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30-06...it'sss my preciousssss
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Finally someone caught on
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12-02-2015, 07:15 PM
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280 rem with a 140gr tsx or 7mm rem mag with a 160 accubond or partition. Shot and killed lots with both of these with excellent results.
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12-02-2015, 07:38 PM
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30-06 definitely is the bench mark
If I had to pick one - 300WM
My heart is with a 340wby though.
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12-02-2015, 07:46 PM
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Guess no one caught the Lord of the rings reference |
Why, it would be the one that could find them and, in the darkness, bind them.
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12-02-2015, 07:51 PM
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For "standard" caliber, all around, I would go with 308. Don't need to defend the choice as it's performance speaks for itself. For "not so standard" I would choose 284 Win which I see as being like a 7mm Mag without the blemishes . For "wildcat" I am convinced of the prowess of the 6.5 X 47L which is as tame as a kitten but bites like a Tasmaian Devil.
With great advances in bullet construction during the past ten years it is now possible to tear up the track with a hot rod running a 289 ... no need for the old muscle cars and their 454's.
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12-02-2015, 07:51 PM
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I've used a 7mm Mag for 45 years.....shot from antelope to moose and bear. Great caliber, IMO.
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12-02-2015, 08:09 PM
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270. It works on anything I want dead.
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Too bland, it doesn't excel at anything, and today people want superior ballistics, or a short, super efficient cartridge, and the 30-06 doesn't offer either. It has nothing that stands out to make it appear superior to the other cartridges.
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But that's the magic of it. It does everything fairly well and just simply works. Kind of like the Toyota Corolla of the cartridge world.
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12-02-2015, 08:24 PM
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As of the last couple seasons, 338-06 is my choice.
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12-02-2015, 08:26 PM
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338wm!
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12-02-2015, 08:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 260 Rem
For "standard" caliber, all around, I would go with 308. Don't need to defend the choice as it's performance speaks for itself. For "not so standard" I would choose 284 Win which I see as being like a 7mm Mag without the blemishes . For "wildcat" I am convinced of the prowess of the 6.5 X 47L which is as tame as a kitten but bites like a Tasmaian Devil.
With great advances in bullet construction during the past ten years it is now possible to tear up the track with a hot rod running a 289 ... no need for the old muscle cars and their 454's. |
Agreed. But sure is still a pleasure to get into a big block with 650 horse. And more pleasing to the ears. I would know!
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12-02-2015, 08:28 PM
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270 win. Works on pretty much anything in NA, and is cheap to shoot. Not overly complicated like the 3006 with 50 million different bullet styles to give one fits about choosing the right bullet for the job...
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