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Seems most folks around here are running a 6.5CM,270,'06, 7mm or 300 of some sort. I have a hard time leaving the 243 at home, Though i do wanna smack something with my 350 mag this year
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Same location, but .270 with 150 gr partitions to have one load for deer and elk. I practice with sierra 150gr coattails and would easily hunt either species if neccessary
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Seems most folks around here are running a 6.5CM,270,'06, 7mm or 300 of some sort. I have a hard time leaving the 243 at home, Though i do wanna smack something with my 350 mag this year At one time in the part of Oregon I lived in, if you didn't carry a 338wm for elk hunting you weren't carrying enough gun. I love the 338wm and it is very capable, but there are other smaller cartridges that work just as well. My old elk hunting partner still lives by the 338wm rule. You should have seen the look on his face when I told him I was using a little 7mm08 last year. ha ha.. I ended up shooting a bull and he did not and all it required was 1 shot and he dropped. The 140gr Barnes TTSX went right through him with not much drama.. As for deer hunting, there are a lot of guys that I know that use the 243. Nice flat shooting cartridge. In Oregon, there is a minimum 22 caliber centerfire limitation on deer and .243 on elk and most abide by that. One of my buddies only uses his 22-250 for deer and does very well with it. Another buddy uses his AR15 223 on everything from yotes to mountain lion with it. In deer camp, when I went, there was not a set in stone holy grail "deer cartridge". Guys used everything from 223 remington to 30-378 and that ain't no schidt... I think there is more of a belief that you can kill a deer with damn near anything. Just ask the guys I talk to in Washington. They have a lot of good stories about long ago using 22wmr on deer...
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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Wasn’t long ago anybody that shot a short action cartridge was a pu ssy. Seems most folks around here are running a 6.5CM,270,'06, 7mm or 300 of some sort. I have a hard time leaving the 243 at home, Though i do wanna smack something with my 350 mag this year At one time in the part of Oregon I lived in, if you didn't carry a 338wm for elk hunting you weren't carrying enough gun. I love the 338wm and it is very capable, but there are other smaller cartridges that work just as well. My old elk hunting partner still lives by the 338wm rule. You should have seen the look on his face when I told him I was using a little 7mm08 last year. ha ha.. I ended up shooting a bull and he did not and all it required was 1 shot and he dropped. The 140gr Barnes TTSX went right through him with not much drama.. As for deer hunting, there are a lot of guys that I know that use the 243. Nice flat shooting cartridge. In Oregon, there is a minimum 22 caliber centerfire limitation on deer and .243 on elk and most abide by that. One of my buddies only uses his 22-250 for deer and does very well with it. Another buddy uses his AR15 223 on everything from yotes to mountain lion with it. In deer camp, when I went, there was not a set in stone holy grail "deer cartridge". Guys used everything from 223 remington to 30-378 and that ain't no schidt... I think there is more of a belief that you can kill a deer with damn near anything. Just ask the guys I talk to in Washington. They have a lot of good stories about long ago using 22wmr on deer...
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The short actions are a “godsend” for those that have arms like a T Rex…..much easier to operate! 😂 memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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