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For big game:
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30-06
375 H&H
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Don't overlook the .303" British !
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I can add that a 22lr also works on deer size game just fine.
And that a 50 bmg on deer size game is about the most un impressive thing I've ever used on a deer...
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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I can add that a 22lr also works on deer size game just fine.
And that a 50 bmg on deer size game is about the most un impressive thing I've ever used on a deer... Can't say for sure, but I'm betting you might change your mind on the .50 if you shot a deer lengthwise 
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Not "overrated" , i.e. given more credit or popularity than they deserve, not "underrated", i.e. given less credit or popularity than they deserve, but "rated" - they are given enough credit and are as popular as they should be. .375 H&H .30-06 .270 (gay jokes notwithstanding) Hmm, might be a short thread...  Exactly, but you left out .223 rem and 338 win mag...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I can add that a 22lr also works on deer size game just fine.
. Where is 22 lr 'legal' for deer hunting ? Jerry
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
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I can add that a 22lr also works on deer size game just fine.
And that a 50 bmg on deer size game is about the most un impressive thing I've ever used on a deer... Can't say for sure, but I'm betting you might change your mind on the .50 if you shot a deer lengthwise Thats possible. Not much into those shots generally though. Lung shots have run further than smaller rounds...and they have a pretty good size hole in the lungs... OT a bit here, but I suspect its the amount of noise the gun makes when it goes off, vs much of anything else.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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I was being a bit facetious, but based on my experience shooting gophers with CF rifles like the 7RM, .30-06, etc, shooting them broadside doesn't offer enough resistance to really do a ton of damage, but when you shoot them lengthwise, the body explodes as if it had an IED go off underneath them. I suspect the damage you'd see from a .50 on deer would likewise be more impressive when shot from stem to stern.
You're probably right about the blast.
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DG game to chipmunks.
.375 H&H
.300 WBY
.30-06
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My collections runs the gamut from 221 Fireball to 458 Win, but I've never owned a 30.06. I do have a 300 RUM to cover the 30 Caliber itch, but my "go to" rifles for my neck of the woods seems to be my 7-08AI and my 338 Federal. Could be the cheapazz showing as less powder is required  , but I think it's the softer recoil and the fact that they simply get the job done. As I age, I'm gravitating to less recoil, and my 6mm calibers and .224 (223 & 22-250) is seeing more trigger time. The 375 and 458 tend to stay home, unless bison is on the menu.
To anger a conservative, lie to him. To annoy a liberal, tell him the truth.
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DG game to chipmunks.
.375 H&H
.300 Win Mag
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.22 LR There I fixed it for you.
I prefer classic.
Semper Fi
I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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Anything that doesn't require hand loading rates pretty damn high for me. Which means lotsa stuff available in lotsa places when a democrat is in office.
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What's interesting to me is how much of a fad gun writers trigger.
There are many that would generally be "rated" as good big game cartridges, yet as fads come and go, (as well as marketing) the top sellers don't change much.
I think one of the best well engineered is the .338 Win Mag. With one of these in the lineup for big game you really could pass on most everything else.
When I don't fill my elk tag with the bow, the .338WM is what goes out the door every day.
To be new to hunting now days, and be reading up on what equipment to buy, you'd get the impression you absolutely have to have a big cased long range precision rifle, a Hubble scope with knobs and nothing else will be adequate.
“You never need fear a man, no matter what his size. When danger threatens, call on me, and I will equalize.”
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�Common sense is genius dressed up in work clothes.� - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The difference in cartridges from 223 to 458 when it comes to killing stuff is pretty minimal. Pick whatever makes you happy, go hunting, and worry about the stuff that matters, like regularly applying sunscreen and drinking a glass of wine a day to prevent heart disease.
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What's interesting to me is how much of a fad gun writers trigger.
There are many that would generally be "rated" as good big game cartridges, yet as fads come and go, (as well as marketing) the top sellers don't change much.
I think one of the best well engineered is the .338 Win Mag. With one of these in the lineup for big game you really could pass on most everything else.
When I don't fill my elk tag with the bow, the .338WM is what goes out the door every day.
To be new to hunting now days, and be reading up on what equipment to buy, you'd get the impression you absolutely have to have a big cased long range precision rifle, a Hubble scope with knobs and nothing else will be adequate.
I've shot more elk with 338 WM and 250 Partitions than all other cartridges and bullet combinations combined. I totally agree. Except I've hung up my bow.
I prefer classic.
Semper Fi
I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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Cartridge over-selection is the male equivalent of trying out a new shampoo and conditioner. The only person who sees the difference in the end result is the buyer, simply because he or she spent the money and thus must convince themselves their new cartridge/shampoo does something better than the old version.
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Cartridge over-selection is the male equivalent of trying out a new shampoo and conditioner. Reminds me of the old L'Oreal ad slogan -- "Because I'm worth it"
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Holy schit that's funny, and too damn true. I won't mention the time I counted 27 half empty shampoo bottles from my X
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Many men think women can't make up their minds, but how many times have you read "I've decided to go in a different direction" as the reason for selling either a relatively new custom rifle, or the parts for a planned custom rifle in the Campfire Classfieds?
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