Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Custom Rifles & Wildcats What would be the best sheep goat caliber?

Forgot to mention, you obviously need to verify the numbers by shooting at those distances but I have found it to be pretty damn close, so close I pegged a 8x5" Crown Royal box at 700 yards with the second shot. First was a tad low and I need another 1/2 MOA dialed in.

Ok, I lied to you. The Target Turrets are numbered every 3 (3, 6, 9 and 12) the M1's throughout.

Target turret with your 1MOA dialed up for 250 yards (course I wouldn't sweat 2.5" of drop)





Target turret with 2 1/4MOA dialed in for 300 yards





M1 turret for 250yards





M1 turret for 300 yards

Wow! that was informative! you ok?

I have to jump in here -- tradition is being disrespected.

What about the 25-284 #2 countour pac nor 22" tube in an McMillan Edge with a 6x42 Leupold with Silly-Whets?

That is THE PERMISSIBLE answer.

All else is second best . . . . .

BMT

My good deed for the year.....

Besides, I remember our first go with turrets.

True!

You buy a gun yet???

I just picked up a new scale and found a range too! been a good weekend!

Negative. Went to Cabelas but nothing turned my crank, at least nothing I was will to drop the coin on. Saw a sweet custom Sako Vixen but it was $3K.

They are pretty proud of some of there stuff. Was looking for a used Marlin 30/30 for a project and they had several, all beat to hell and back and going for $400.

WOW! that's crazy! i can remember finding those for 250 brand new not too long ago!

Careful, the Pacnor #2 is a pretty stout contour. I would opt of a #1 if I used Pacnor.

I'm partial to my Nesika model T 6.5x284 - single shot, #3 HART 21" fluted tube, McM stock, built by Sid Goodling ......(replaced 700 trigger with a 12 oz. Jewell HBR bottom safety)

Davidson bases, Kelbly rings, front of stock bobbed a few inches to accomodate balance, look, & feel of 21" barrel

I think you would be hard pressed to find a better combo than a Model 7 in .260 dropped in an Edge and topped off with a 2.5x8 Leupie in Talley LWs

+1. My initial sheep rifle was a 6.5-284 on a Ruger action and when I decided to have a seriously light rifle built I went with a NULA M20 in 6.5-284. Both very accurate. One's light and the other lighter. BTW both wear synthetic stocks and 2.5-8x36 scopes.

Figure my Montana in 7WSM would be my sheep rifle, if I ever went sheep hunting. Mountain Guide 7-08 would serve as backup...

I thought someone here had one! Can you get three in the mag on the NULA? Willing to share the specs/pics of the Ruger?

Steelhead- Big thanks for the turret info.

Thanks Steelhead! To me the M1 looks like the way to go for a hunting gun.