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Farm field and gas line right of way hunter here, my old heavy barreled 300 Win Mag is my favorite stand/prone shooting rifle for longer range hunting, 208 gr Amax's, 210 gr ABLR and 230 gr Berger OTM's are it's favorite pills.
Trump Won!
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Going to try to get by with a Mark V 270 bee and a Sako 7mm Rem mag.
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I like my .270 the best with 130gr. NBT
Do the Best that you Can do until you Can do Better.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Oh, you'll get by, but the game wont! 
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270 Win with 130'gr Horn hand load
7mm08 with Barnes 120TTSX factory
308 Win with Barnes 165!TTSX factory
300WSM with 180gr Horn hand load
Beware of thieves, scammers and dishonest members on the "Fire" classifieds. Ya there is a thief here too. Whatever!!
They're all around the CampFire and everywhere.
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I've done most of my open farm field hunting with a .30-06 loaded with 165 grainers. Under 300 yards, the '06 may have equals but no betters.
Only a fool would sell an accurate .30-06
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300 WSM for elk.
270, 7-08 or 7x57 for deer.
240 PSP for antelope.
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Life Member...Safari Club International
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I went from hunting dense forests for blacktails to hunting in canyons, river breaks and coulees for mule deer and whitetails about 15 years ago. Its mostly short grasses with random bushes here and there. It is pretty open and you can often spot deer a mile away. I used to carry a 7mm Rem Mag or 300 Win Mag for the long shots I had read about and I usually carried a heavier rifle like the 700 Sendero.
Hunting these areas made me realize that the folds of the land allow you to get a lot closer than you'd think. After 10 years, I noticed I hadn't shot a deer past 275 yards with most between 100 and 150 yards. I had missed a buck at 450, but I hadn't really had a high percentage shot due to how well the land hides animals. So, I ditched the 11 pound "long range" rig for an M70 featherweight in 270 and a 6x36 scope.
Keep your eye on the fruit........
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264 WM for open country
338 Federal for timber or brush
223/5.56 varmints
22 WRM for grouse
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.284 caliber
Specifically, .280 Rem with 150gr NBT's.
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Going to try to get by with a Mark V 270 bee and a Sako 7mm Rem mag. You have my sympathy, I hope you can get by w/those handicaps.  Jerry
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap
Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!
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the 270win has been my favorite for 40yrs .from 0-450 yds no problem. 140gn hornady interlok bullets.
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264 WM for elk and larger exotics here in Tx.
25-06 for whitetail to 500
243 for whitetail to 400
358 Win for the thick stuff.
Support your local Friends of NRA - supporting Youth Shooting Sports for more than 20 years.
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Whatever you do, Pay it Forward. - Kids are the future of the hunting and shooting world.
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After seeing some of the pictures posted on here of the mountains and the open very large open farm fields, and bogs. What calibers are you using for them long shots? For the Long shots I use .280AI no turrets, yet.
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i use a 270 for everything
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300 wsm 165gr accubond or 200gr accubond pending the critter
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