Caliber Battle

[antelopedundee]

It’s not the caliber that is funny- it’s that the rifle ‘now identifies’.
C’mon man...

The rifle has good taste in calibers.

 

[noharleyyet]

It’s not the caliber that is funny- it’s that the rifle ‘now identifies’.
C’mon man...

They say the pain is not so much the surgery as the cut in pay....apologies in advance, I'll go sit in the corner.

 

[FEENIX]

I'd really love to have a discussions about what good velocity and energy numbers should be rather than the actual caliber.

I appreciated the "1800 ft.lbs for good bullet expansion" comment in the article. I think if we focused on getting there on caliber selection it could be a little more civil.

A commonly accepted threshold for the minimum amount of kinetic energy needed to kill an elk is 1500 ft-lbs. For whitetail deer, the minimum amount of kinetic energy is 1000 ft-lbs.

This is also "my" unwritten rule at the point of impact. In addition, the minimum velocity of the bullet to effectively expand.

 

[Pharmseller]

Ft/lbs or fps?

Many bullet manufacturers list 1800 ft/sec as the lower threshold for bullet expansion.

I don’t pay attention to ft/lbs, I’ve seen too many examples of animals ignoring energy.



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[Browning33]

I think the 280 rem is about as good of a cartridge as there is. Does almost everything the 7 mag does but with less recoil. The 06 is just a "hey that can kill anything" gun. Dont get me wrong it's not bad but I will take a 284 cal over a 30 cal. It's harder for me to go grab the 308 or the 06 over the 280 rem on any given day.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

Thread revival! After reading through six pages of wisdom, I’m still feeling like I need a 270win. I defy any of you to talk me out of a 270win. My application would be elk, deer. I want to replace my ‘06 as it’s not that fun to shoot and I’d rather have a flat shooter with a self-imposed 300 yard limit. I don’t flinch, but I’d rather not move up to a belted magnum beast as I’d avoid the range. I want to operate on a MPBR with confidence. I think the 270win could lengthen that range a bit more with less recoil.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

Seeing no resistance I reckon I’ll go with one a those 270win topped with Leupold VX-3i 3.5-10x40mm ZL CDS. Thousand dollar outlay for forever.

 

[RaiderRich]

Late to this discussion and a fun one it is! My first rifle was a 30-06 so I am a bit partial to it. More sentimental love than a scientific approach. I have been considering a 7mm RM but find my 7mm-08 does everything I need in the .284 size.

Great discussion and yes I bought a 6.5 CM but it is for my step-daughter, honestly it is for her to shoot.

 

[El Jason]

Great discussion and yes I bought a 6.5 CM but it is for my step-daughter, honestly it is for her to shoot.

I bought one for my daughter. She doesn’t hunt anymore so I used to kill a deer this year.