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<blockquote data-quote="mcseal2" data-source="post: 670744" data-attributes="member: 22030"><p>I hunted everything including coyotes and other varmints with a 300 win mag and 180gr bullets for years. While it did a great job of anchoring them, I developed a pretty good flinch shooting it so much. I decided to go to a smaller bullet & case that offered similar ballistics to my 300 win mag using 180gr ballistic tips with a BC of .507 and a velocity of 3000fps. I currently use 140gr accubond bullets from a 270 win or 264 win mag with similar BC (.496 and .509) at the same velocity. You can get the same ballistics from many other 6.5-7mm rounds, but those are what I use. They kill big bodied whitetail or muleys quickly from any reasonable angle and are much easier for me to shoot well. I shot a Browning A bolt in 270WSM for a couple hunts and it performed very well. A plain old 270 win or 280 Remington, as well as the 6.5x284 would also be excellent choices, preferably in a 24" barrel. These offer plenty of power and speed with light recoil. Stepping down again in recoil the 260 Remington or 6.5 Creedmoor are also capable. Any of these offer plenty of punch at 400yds as long as he is capable of putting the bullet in the right place. The lighter recoil makes practice more pleasant, hopefully making it occur more often. 400yds is a long shot and one that should be a very high percentage shot in practice before being attempted in the field.</p><p> </p><p>As for rifles, I have owned 2 Browning A bolts that both shot very well, and one Savage that shot as well, another that didn't. I really like the tang safety that Browning and Savage use, with the 3 position like Winchester or Ruger use as a second choice. I personally don't like the slide safety like the Remington 700 has because I've had it rub into the fire position on my pack. That safety rules out Howa, Weatherby, Remington, Tikka, and other great rifle companies for me personally unless I install an aftermarket safety. I don't think any of the companies mentioned are really putting out a out a bad rifle now days. With budget rifles like the TC Venture and Ruger American shooting so well companies higher end lines are under pressure to at least match that. Without knowing your Dad's hunting style it's hard to recommend a specific rifle. If it is a rifle that will be carried 400yds to a stand or blind where shots may be long but you have plenty of time to get set up I'd go with a heavy rifle with a long barrel and big objective scope for low light. If he is in a treestand with tight quarters or still hunting a trimmer, faster handling setup may fit him better. If it's a little of everything a 22-24" barrel sporter with a scope somewhere between 2.5-8 and 4-16 is a good versatile hunting rifle. Lighter rifles are harder to shoot well and less forgiving of shooter movements, but are still plenty capable at 400yds if the shooter is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcseal2, post: 670744, member: 22030"] I hunted everything including coyotes and other varmints with a 300 win mag and 180gr bullets for years. While it did a great job of anchoring them, I developed a pretty good flinch shooting it so much. I decided to go to a smaller bullet & case that offered similar ballistics to my 300 win mag using 180gr ballistic tips with a BC of .507 and a velocity of 3000fps. I currently use 140gr accubond bullets from a 270 win or 264 win mag with similar BC (.496 and .509) at the same velocity. You can get the same ballistics from many other 6.5-7mm rounds, but those are what I use. They kill big bodied whitetail or muleys quickly from any reasonable angle and are much easier for me to shoot well. I shot a Browning A bolt in 270WSM for a couple hunts and it performed very well. A plain old 270 win or 280 Remington, as well as the 6.5x284 would also be excellent choices, preferably in a 24" barrel. These offer plenty of power and speed with light recoil. Stepping down again in recoil the 260 Remington or 6.5 Creedmoor are also capable. Any of these offer plenty of punch at 400yds as long as he is capable of putting the bullet in the right place. The lighter recoil makes practice more pleasant, hopefully making it occur more often. 400yds is a long shot and one that should be a very high percentage shot in practice before being attempted in the field. As for rifles, I have owned 2 Browning A bolts that both shot very well, and one Savage that shot as well, another that didn't. I really like the tang safety that Browning and Savage use, with the 3 position like Winchester or Ruger use as a second choice. I personally don't like the slide safety like the Remington 700 has because I've had it rub into the fire position on my pack. That safety rules out Howa, Weatherby, Remington, Tikka, and other great rifle companies for me personally unless I install an aftermarket safety. I don't think any of the companies mentioned are really putting out a out a bad rifle now days. With budget rifles like the TC Venture and Ruger American shooting so well companies higher end lines are under pressure to at least match that. Without knowing your Dad's hunting style it's hard to recommend a specific rifle. If it is a rifle that will be carried 400yds to a stand or blind where shots may be long but you have plenty of time to get set up I'd go with a heavy rifle with a long barrel and big objective scope for low light. If he is in a treestand with tight quarters or still hunting a trimmer, faster handling setup may fit him better. If it's a little of everything a 22-24" barrel sporter with a scope somewhere between 2.5-8 and 4-16 is a good versatile hunting rifle. Lighter rifles are harder to shoot well and less forgiving of shooter movements, but are still plenty capable at 400yds if the shooter is. [/QUOTE]
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