Best short action cartridge for long range

barnesuser28 · #8 01-16-2013, 10:10 PM

I think a 284 win throated to fit a 120 or 110 grain Barnes TTSX in the mag would be one heck of a whitetail stopper.

Do i hear a Bang-Flop???

cwinner · #9 01-17-2013, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by barnesuser28

I think a 284 win throated to fit a 120 or 110 grain Barnes TTSX in the mag would be one heck of a whitetail stopper.

Do i hear a Bang-Flop???

+1, my mid range hunting rifle is a 284 win shooting the 120TTSX at 3,200 fps....I shoot a coues buck at 412yds last year and this combo worked perfectly, I also have a 6.5Creedmoor for a match rifle and its sweet but for a primary hunting caliber I think the 7mm might have a slight advantage.....

ishootkittens · #10 01-18-2013, 04:16 AM

*looks around*

I dont see many supporters for the .300wsm or the 7wsm! WTF! Increased barrel life, short action, ballistically similar to their bigger brothers with decreased recoil?!?!?! I mean i love the .260rem but the short mags are definately my favorite when it comes to the short action calibers.

benchracer · #11 01-18-2013, 05:07 AM

The key here is that the OP is talking about taking diminutive Coues deer at 400 yards and less. The 300WSM and 7mmWSM are needlessly powerful for this application.

I agree with others that the smaller diameter, milder cartridges are what is called for given the parameters specified by the OP. Anything from a .243 to a 6.5 would do nicely.

ishootkittens · #12 01-18-2013, 05:25 AM

There is no such thing as needlessly powerful..

benchracer · #13 01-18-2013, 06:54 AM

OK. Then why not recommend a .408 Cheytac or a .50 BMG? Hell, why stop there? The ideal rifle for hunting Coues Whitetail at 400 yards and less is a 155mm artillery piece or a 120 mm main gun mounted in an Abrams for you recoil sensitive sissies.

No such thing as needlessly powerful... That is absurd!

roninflag · #14 01-18-2013, 08:18 AM

JW- if you have a 700 short action already build a 260 remington ( 8 or 8.5 twist) or a .243 ( 8 twist). hgowever , you could buy a sako 75 or 85 varmint in 260 remington, ( or .243 of course these would be a 10 twist ) and be done. no wait. same price. a remington sendero in 7wsm , or one of the longs actions in .264 or 7mm rm. would get you past 400 yards easily.