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DakotaDeer,
I do reload and plan to for the 260. I was thinking those 100 grain bullets would be great for deer and give me recoil close to my 243. Since you reload, you can make the 260 do anything you want it to. Load it down with 100 grain Nosler BTips, or load it up with 140 grain Nosler Partitions, and you'd have both ends covered well. I think that the 125 grain Partition right in the middle is the all-around sweet spot.
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DakotaDeer,
I do reload and plan to for the 260. I was thinking those 100 grain bullets would be great for deer and give me recoil close to my 243. Since you reload, you can make the 260 do anything you want it to. Load it down with 100 grain Nosler BTips, or load it up with 140 grain Nosler Partitions, and you'd have both ends covered well. I think that the 125 grain Partition right in the middle is the all-around sweet spot. I have the 100 grain Nosler Btips, 100 grain Nosler Partions, and the 120 grain Nosler Btips to try. I need to pick the 125's to try too as you suggested.
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Keep the .22 you like best, centerfire .22 you like best, .260.
Sell the rest. You are obviously conflicted about this or we wouldn't be into this discussion. Make up your mind and do it.
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You are getting plenty of advise, what do you want??
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They aren't eating anything, maintaing them can't be that hard. Why get rid of any? Money in the bank, why withdraw if not necessary? Yes, I am a gun hoarder. You are right. They are paid for and do not require any money to keep them going. One reason for thinning the herd is to take the money and spend it on some hunts. I am only 43, and I have yet to go on a hunting trip. I guess adventure is calling me. Do this! You'll appreciate the memory of a trip much more than you will having stuff. As far as thinning keep these: 1. 22lr 2. 223 3. 243 4. 260 If you want, add something a smidge bigger for some of your trips, but I'd not have any trouble using one of those 4 for any of the game you listed. If you stick to this and do go on a couple of trips that you've long dreamt about you'll wish you had done it sooner.
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Keep these:
22 LR Weatherby XXII aka Anschutz 64 sporter blued - small game
22 Magnum CZ 455 sporter blued - larger small game
223 Remington Remington 7 sporter stainless - groundhogs
260 Remington Remington 7 sporter stainless - deer
I'd add a 30-06 for elk, but the 260 with 140 grain Barnes would do in a pinch.
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They aren't eating anything, maintaing them can't be that hard. Why get rid of any? Money in the bank, why withdraw if not necessary? Yes, I am a gun hoarder. You are right. They are paid for and do not require any money to keep them going. One reason for thinning the herd is to take the money and spend it on some hunts. I am only 43, and I have yet to go on a hunting trip. I guess adventure is calling me. Do this! You'll appreciate the memory of a trip much more than you will having stuff. As far as thinning keep these: 1. 22lr 2. 223 3. 243 4. 260 If you want, add something a smidge bigger for some of your trips, but I'd not have any trouble using one of those 4 for any of the game you listed. If you stick to this and do go on a couple of trips that you've long dreamt about you'll wish you had done it sooner. I am in the process of thinning the herd. Thank you for the advice and encouragement.
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Keep these:
22 LR Weatherby XXII aka Anschutz 64 sporter blued - small game
22 Magnum CZ 455 sporter blued - larger small game
223 Remington Remington 7 sporter stainless - groundhogs
260 Remington Remington 7 sporter stainless - deer
I'd add a 30-06 for elk, but the 260 with 140 grain Barnes would do in a pinch. I am hoping the 260 will take care of my needs for an elk. Recoil isn't my friend at this point. Another vote for the 22 Magnum. The only thing I hate on that rifle is the safety. It doesn't bother me about the direction, but it really requires considerable effort to push on and off.
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22 LR Weatherby XXII aka Anschutz 64 sporter blued
22 Magnum CZ 455 sporter blued
22 Hornet CZ 527 sporter blued
221 Fireball CZ 527 sporter blued
222 Remington Remington 700 sporter blued
223 Remington Remington 7 sporter stainless
204 Ruger CZ 527 heavy barrel blued
22-250 Remington Remington 700 heavy barrel stainless
243 Winchester Remington 700 sporter stainless
6mm Remington Remington 700 sporter blued
260 Remington Remington 7 sporter stainless
I hunt squirrels, rabbits, groundhogs, and deer. I also plan to punch some paper and make some trips out west for mule deer, elk, and antelope. If it was your rifle battery, what would you change, and why? Would you leave it alone? Add to it? ... Keep the ones you like, ditch the rest. Easy. Or, from a practical standpoint, and based only on the cartridge (not the rifle), keep these - nothing you can do now you couldn't do with them: .22LR .223 .243 or .260
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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