24hourcampfire.com
24hourcampfire.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Hop To
Page 6 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 2,437
M
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
M
Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 2,437
Originally Posted by old_willys
For me 240 Weatherby for deer...


I can't argue with that although my .240 is actually a 6mm-06. Twisted for heavy bullets it still travels flat and hits hard. It is mild recoiling and mine is very accurate so anyone can shoot it well. I have had at least 4 or 5 different shooters get behind it and make good hits on game at decent ranges with minimal practice. I lost count a long time ago on how many animals we have tagged with that rifle shooting either the 105 Berger or the 95 LRX.

Here is a pic from a hunt last fall. It was an antelope hunt but we use the same setups on deer. Any one of these would work just fine in that 200-400 yard range...

[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]

.25-06, 6mm-06, 7mm-08

And they did get the job done...

[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]

BP-B2

Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 8,775
M
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
M
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 8,775
R H Forschner co. boning knife all ways gets the job done Med River still using the ones I got 48 years ago....Mb

Last edited by Magnum_Bob; 05/04/22.

" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,497
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,497
There is one clear choice, 6.5x55 for the win!!!


Tell me the odds of putting grease on the same pancake? I Know they are there, well ice and house slippers. -Kawi
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,249
L
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
L
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,249
.280. Dropped at doe at 235 paces. DRT. I would be comfortable with distances up to 400 yds with the rifle and that caliber. Not more than that though. I have buddies that have much longer kills, just not me.

Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 4,898
H
Campfire Tracker
Online Content
Campfire Tracker
H
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 4,898
I hunt mostly with 2 rifles 35 Whelen and 300 Weatherby. If I can see less than 200 yards on the stand I take the Whelen. If I can see to shoot farther than 200 I take the 300.

IC B2

Joined: May 2017
Posts: 4,855
W
WAM Online Content
Campfire Tracker
Online Content
Campfire Tracker
W
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 4,855
Originally Posted by Hogwild7
I hunt mostly with 2 rifles 35 Whelen and 300 Weatherby. If I can see less than 200 yards on the stand I take the Whelen. If I can see to shoot farther than 200 I take the 300.
That’s what I’m talking about!


Life Member NRA, RMEF, American Legion, MAGA. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 971
S
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
S
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 971
.243 for antelope is a perfect choice. - Sherwood


FIRE UP THE GRILL - is NOT catch and release!
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 7,195
K
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
K
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 7,195
280 Remington, 8.5-8.75 twist, 180g ELD-M at 2700 fps using R#17, pounds real hard!

Second choice is a 7 Rem mag and wood stock 700's are amazingly accurate, bedded, bbl floated

140g Nosler ballistic tips with 65-66g of IMR 4350, Rem brass, Rem 9 1/2 shoots 3" group at 550 yards for me

162g ELDX-71g of Retumbo, fed 215, sub 3/8" at 100 yards at 3100 fps, no flies on 168g BERGER vld hunting
175g Nosler long range accubond-R#26, cci 250, 3030 fps, same load with the 180g Berger vld hunting

Joined: Mar 2022
Posts: 172
Campfire Member
Offline
Campfire Member
Joined: Mar 2022
Posts: 172
Originally Posted by keith
280 Remington, 8.5-8.75 twist, 180g ELD-M at 2700 fps using R#17, pounds real hard!

Second choice is a 7 Rem mag and wood stock 700's are amazingly accurate, bedded, bbl floated

140g Nosler ballistic tips with 65-66g of IMR 4350, Rem brass, Rem 9 1/2 shoots 3" group at 550 yards for me

162g ELDX-71g of Retumbo, fed 215, sub 3/8" at 100 yards at 3100 fps, no flies on 168g BERGER vld hunting
175g Nosler long range accubond-R#26, cci 250, 3030 fps, same load with the 180g Berger vld hunting

If your going 180 grn route you might as well just step up to a 30 cal.
280 is a good caliber for 130-160 grain bullets anything above that step up to @ .30 cal or a fast 7 mag 28:nos 7stw ,short mags etc

Joined: Mar 2022
Posts: 172
Campfire Member
Offline
Campfire Member
Joined: Mar 2022
Posts: 172
There is nothing in north America a 140 -150 grain slug won't kill
From the muzzle out to farther then most have the ability to shoot accurately

IC B3

Joined: Mar 2022
Posts: 172
Campfire Member
Offline
Campfire Member
Joined: Mar 2022
Posts: 172
[quote=Bugger]7mm RM
280AI
280
270
30-06
25-06
300 Win Mag
257 Weatherby
270 Weatherby
7mm Weatherby
264 Win Mag
6.5-06 AI
6 5 CM

And then - Nosler cartridges, 8mm RM, 300 Weatherby

Having too much power or too flat shooting is better than too



YOU forgot 1 so I fixed it for you the creed is more then capable for deer our to 700+ for deer and 550 for elk

Last edited by XBOLT51; 05/13/22.
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,416
B
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
B
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,416
What do you have?
What do you want to use?

Probably 20+ cartridges that will meet your needs.


"Behavior accepted is behavior repeated."

"Strive to be underestimated."
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,282
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,282
Originally Posted by CrazyCoot
I'm considering a new gun for the upcoming season due to the new lease I was lucky enough to stumble on. It has some nice flat, open fields and I'm looking at some 200+ yard shots. What is your favorite caliber for deer for those 200+ yard shots?

257 Roberts, 24" barrel, 115 NBT @ 3100fps, PBR out to 303 yards. OR 257 Roberts, 24" barrel, 100 NPT @ 3200fps, PBR out to 305 yards.

Pretty easy to get to 400yds from there with some practice.


Ed
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 15,581
Campfire Ranger
Online Content
Campfire Ranger
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 15,581
.24, .25, or .26...

What do you normally hunt with, and what's the longest distance you frequently shoot with it?

Take what you've got and practice with it some. You'll be OK

But if you don't have a rifle in the above bore sizes you're missing a bet...


"Chances Will Be Taken"


Joined: Oct 2021
Posts: 765
E
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
E
Joined: Oct 2021
Posts: 765
6.5x55 or 7-08 will get the job done . Under 400 yards any of my .243's with 100 grain bullets would work just as well. My choice if I was in a situation where I knew ahead of time that I was very likely to shoot over 200 or more yards would be the 6.5x55 with a bullet over 140 grains.

Last edited by EddieSouthgate; 05/28/22.

Grumpy old man with a gun.....Do not touch .
Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
Don't bother my monument and I'll leave yours alone.
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,478
S
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
S
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,478
My 45 year old 7mm Remington Magnum shoots 150 grain NBT or Barnes TTSX very accurately. Sighted in at 225 yards it’s point & shoot to about 340 yards and only 1.5” high at 100. Holding over with a Zeiss duplex I’ve killed stuff past 500 yards since it’s an old familiar friend. In my opinion it is the perfect long range deer cartridge. Not too much recoil for experienced hunters & kills like you hit them in the head with a sledgehammer.

All the flat shooting suggestions you’ve gotten that let you hold on hair & hit vitals at 400 have a big speed of shooting advantage over your 308 or a Creedmoor that require ranging & dialing. Modern rangefinders are an affordable necessity these days and have cut into the speed kills rifle cartridge sales but the soft kickers don’t compete for shooting quickness in that 300-400 yard range.
If you add a precise dialing scope on the 7RM it extends the range past 600 depending on wind of course.

Lots of the flat shooters will work beautifully as your longer range deer gun my favorite is the 7RM but any of them work if you reload - if not pick something you can buy ammo for easily.

Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,212
E
Campfire Regular
Online Content
Campfire Regular
E
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,212
Usually don't have those shots but in places where I do, I use my 300 Wby..

Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 7,195
K
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
K
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 7,195
XBolt51, the 180g ELDM has a BC of .796, kills deer and hogs hard at 2700 fps MV with a smidge of powder and lack of recoil. 162g ELDX is awesome out of the std 280 at 2900 plus a tad depending on your barrel length with Fed 210 and IMR 7828...load right out of the Nosler manual #4....works in two 700's with 24" barrels...federal 210 primers seal the deal on tight group accuracy. Same bullet out of a 7 Mag 26" is 3100 with Retumbo and Fed 215's.

BC does have something to do with impact velocity, do not forget this.

Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 19,158
B
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
B
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 19,158
Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
I shot a 270 for many years and got a lot of both deer and elk with it. I had it sighted for 200 yds. That put it 1" high at 100 and about 2" low at 300 so I could hold dead on out to 300+. That was using 150 gr bullets. It's a great caliber with 130's for deer.
You must have sprinkled some magic fairy dust on those bullets because that trajectory can't be explained by the laws of physics.

Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 13,205
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 13,205
^^ That's what I was thinking. I wish my 270 would do that with 150's.


Let's Go Brandon! FJB
Page 6 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Moderated by  RickBin 

Link Copied to Clipboard
YB23

Who's Online Now
556 members (007FJ, 160user, 10gaugeman, 17CalFan, 1Longbow, 10ring1, 52 invisible), 2,337 guests, and 1,081 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums81
Topics1,187,597
Posts18,398,204
Members73,815
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023


 







Fish & Game Departments | Solunar Tables | Mission Statement | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | DMCA
Hunting | Fishing | Camping | Backpacking | Reloading | Campfire Forums | Gear Shop
Copyright © 2000-2024 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.3.33 Page Time: 0.109s Queries: 14 (0.005s) Memory: 0.9017 MB (Peak: 1.0373 MB) Data Comp: Zlib Server Time: 2024-03-28 12:39:41 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS