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l cant post a pic right now Photobucket or someone hacking it has deleted all my pics..
Dang, I really enjoyed the ones of your wife and dog....
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n.....you can come back and request stupid answers to your questions again... Isn't that what you were really after anyway? Bob Yep and its easy to get them here!
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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n.....you can come back and request stupid answers to your questions again... Isn't that what you were really after anyway? Bob
Yep and its easy to get them here!
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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6mm Creedmoor. Everything the 243 does with a better twist rate from the factory. If you decide you don't like it, ream it out and you'll have a 243 1 in 8" twist.
Whats not to like?
If I ever shoot out my 243AI, I think it'll come back from re-barreling as a 6mm Creed.
“Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” - General John Stark.
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GeoW,
".243 for logistical reasons."
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When did 'logistical' have anything to do with rifle loonyism? Ooops. Forgive me.. I made an awful mistake ;( Will try to do better. 7mm08 Ingwe, hands down! G
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson
GeoW, The "Unwoke" ...Let's go Brandon!
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And let that be a lesson to you!
I think the answer is obvious. Since Tom can't get the rest of the Campfire to choose among the three choices he listed, he should build rifles in every possible short-action cartridge based on the .308 Winchester or 6.5 Creedmoor cases.
Then he should ask the Canpfire what he should build next. This will open up a world of new answers, no doubt including several to buy a longer action, or maybe 17 longer actions.
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There is no wrong answer here, but every deer season I am reminded of how well the 7mm-08 works on 100-200lb stuff, with cup/cores at moderate speeds and mono-bullets at higher speeds. Then again, I've had some good results as well from the 6.5's, just less experience. My main two deer rifles these days are a lightweight 7mm-08 carbine for toting and a heavy 6.5mm for sitting. So I like them both......
Now with even more aplomb
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And let that be a lesson to you!
I think the answer is obvious. Since Tom can't get the rest of the Campfire to choose among the three choices he listed, he should build rifles in every possible short-action cartridge based on the .308 Winchester or 6.5 Creedmoor cases.
Then he should ask the Canpfire what he should build next. This will open up a world of new answers, no doubt including several to buy a longer action, or maybe 17 longer actions. You're a lot of help JB.....you're an enabler, for one thing, and you know the depth of my sickness, and like to probe it...
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Few rifles make me go blah more than a .243. Maybe a .270?? Between the .260 and 7-08, flip a coin. I think a 7-08 shooting a Partition would be a great, big deer rifle.
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7-08
I like the 243 and 260 a bunch, but the 7-08 says "Ingwe".
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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A good .243 pill will put down the biggest of deer species, but a .264 127LRX or 125NPT would certainly give me the warm fuzzies between the two if I had an expensive hunt on the line.
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Darrik,
I was actually surprised when Tom listed the 7-08 as a possibility, since he's Mr. 7x57. But you never know when some, ah, older rifle loony might consider catching up to the modern world....
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck
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The 7-08 is just cooler to say when someone asks what you whacked that big buck with, or in Ingwe's case that last dink, but you get the point.
Say them all rather fast...243, 6.5, 708. The cool factor is just there with the 708. It's obvious.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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That's only if one uses the abbreviated form. If it's pronounced with its full moniker it sounds like the speaker is forgetful and trying to remember what comes after 7. 7, mmmm, oh! 8! So maybe the 7mm-08 would be more fitting...
Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!
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Darrik,
I was actually surprised when Tom listed the 7-08 as a possibility, since he's Mr. 7x57. But you never know when some, ah, older rifle loony might consider catching up to the modern world.... Im shooting a 6.8spc for Gods snake...it don't get no more modern than that! But it is in a bolt gun.....Jim Zumbo told me not to warm up to the AR platform...that it was just a fad....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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I'd go 260 or 6.5 Creed.
You need a little variety in ya life!
“Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”
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Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Darrik,
I was actually surprised when Tom listed the 7-08 as a possibility, since he's Mr. 7x57. But you never know when some, ah, older rifle loony might consider catching up to the modern world.... I've noticed his wisdom has increased over the past few years...
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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I looked at Nosler's selection of bullets and loading data for the .260 when it first came out. Was especially liking the 100 grain .264 partition @ about 3350+, which mimics my old favorite .25/06 load. All in a short action and less noise & kick.
What is not to like?
No flies on the .243 either ....
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