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7mm Rem Mag, 160 accubond, H-4831 or H-1000, trajectorie's are easy, shooting the wind is the key to getting dull knife blade's

Practice, practice, and practice some more.

Gunner

6.5X47L with a 129 SST did the deed at 675 yards for me this year. As said above, you need to shoot a lot. I shoot about 300 days a year, Several thousand rounds of center fire ammo every year.
On this shot, I watched the deer for about 40 minutes or so and watched the conditions the entire time. I needed 1/2 mil of wind and I knew this from hours and hours of shooting in all conditions and know what this bullet does in like conditions.
It was a one shot high shoulder kill.

Well said..

I have done the deed with a 243, 243AI, 284 win, 6.5x47 lapua, 30-06, 300 Win and 25-06. Cant say I have a favorite, but they will all get the job done as long as you do your part.

There are too many to list I've use a bunch from 6br through 338 Norma. Some days I still use the Br other days I wouldn't give you 2 cents for it. Under ideal conditions it works fine. Under crappy conditions (wind etc.) I go right to the 338 Norma, there is no such thing as over kill at long range dead is dead and you cant make a deer more dead but you can make one not dead enough, wounded. You dont need high BC bullets to shoot 500-600 yards. For one gun pick one that has enough ass to get the job done under field conditions. On dead calm days I use the Br for most other I use a 300WSM when conditions suck the 338 Norma comes out.

Be careful!

A sane post like that will elicit the pea shooter advocates to tell you that you are afflicted with "magnumitis"!

LOL!

270wby very good

If ya have to ask.......

I use a 25-05 with 100g Sierra Game Kings or 115 Bergers if ranges is out to 600 yards. It has enough energy to deck a deer flat at that range and is really fast and flat for normal deer shots. A .270 will do it too but I prefer the very light recoil of the 25-06 so I can shoot hundreds of shots in practice without developing a flinch. I start flinching with about 10 rounds using a 140g .270 bullet. For example, this year I shot a few hundred rounds at prairie dogs out to 1000 yards a day before hunting season. As a result, I felt real confident in my shooting. On opening day, I shot a 500 yard antelope (DOA with 3 feet of penetration) with complete confidence.

+1

Royce

That's about the most 'sane' posting I've ever read on this forum!!

I normally hunt deer with a 25-06 and it will take them out to 600 yards using 115 Bergers. It excels inside of 500 and I prefer it over a .270 for speed. If they are likely to be between 600 and 1000 I use a .300 Dakota. It shoots 2" groups at 600 yards and gets out there quick.

About any of them that are legal in your state
Need to make sure it has the accuracy capability, and the impact velocity at your MAX (600 yards in this case) is enough for the bullet being used to perform well.
Personally, my two fav's are the .264 and the .284 (6.5 & 7mm).

257 wby shooting the 100 grain barnes ttsx at near 3800 fps. Makes easy hits to 600 yards trivial bacause it shoots so flat.

260AI sporting 140 Amaxs or Berger VLDs. 243AI will do nice with the same in 105s.

I'd go straight to a big 30 and the 208 A-Max...for a rifle.

Great post Royce!!

I agree! What he says is true.....

But I think his pet dog would be safe from me....lots of times anyway!

280AI running 160 class bullets. No I am not talking about some super premium bullet....Just a plain old spire point that has worked for years and years....

+1

My longest kill was using a 6BR/105 Amax/2850 mv at LRF 400 yds.

That said, for 400-600 yds - I'd run a 260 or similar....ALOT of rifles will get it done to 600...think:

1) Accuracy - shot placement THRU vitals
2) Bullets - choose good BC and made for hunting, and expansion at lower speeds.

3) Most important, shoot ALOT on the range to learn YOUR rifle/scope/load - and practice practice practice.

KNOW your 1st shot cold bore POI everytime, use an LRF and know wind and how to cope n dope