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Specialty Handgun Hunting
Advice on hunting pistol
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<blockquote data-quote="yorke-1" data-source="post: 1140038" data-attributes="member: 11960"><p>Since the bolt action are (typically) single shots, running a long action caliber isn't a problem unless you need to extract a loaded round. </p><p></p><p>As far as caliber, there is no real limit. I will admit to having a fondness for the 284 case in the SPs though. I ran a 6.5x284 for a while but settled on a straight 284 Win as my go to plinker. The BR case is another good fit for a mild caliber SP. It's extremely efficient out of the shorter barrels. In fact my 19" 6 BR only gives up about 80 fps to my 26" barreled rifle shooting the same ammo.</p><p></p><p>My first Savage Striker was a factory 300 WSM. From the 14" barrel it would duplicate 30-06 rifle ballistics. I turned that into a 338/375 Ruger which will duplicate 338 Win Mag rifle ballistics. As a rule i just step up in case size when moving to a pistol. If I want 308 performance I'd go 30-06. If I wanted 300 Win Mag performance I'd go with a 300 RUM (which I had and it was awesome!). The 7mm short mags are a great fit in an 18-19" SP and will easily match what guys are getting from long barreled 284 Winchesters or 280 Rem rifles. I think that a 300 Win Mag would be a great fit in a handgun.</p><p></p><p>The only real caliber limitations are your budget and your tolerance for recoil. I'm currently having a 338 Big Baer SP made so that I can (hopefully) duplicate 338 Edge ballistics from a pistol. The whole addiction can escalate fairly rapidly if you're not careful!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Andrew</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yorke-1, post: 1140038, member: 11960"] Since the bolt action are (typically) single shots, running a long action caliber isn't a problem unless you need to extract a loaded round. As far as caliber, there is no real limit. I will admit to having a fondness for the 284 case in the SPs though. I ran a 6.5x284 for a while but settled on a straight 284 Win as my go to plinker. The BR case is another good fit for a mild caliber SP. It's extremely efficient out of the shorter barrels. In fact my 19" 6 BR only gives up about 80 fps to my 26" barreled rifle shooting the same ammo. My first Savage Striker was a factory 300 WSM. From the 14" barrel it would duplicate 30-06 rifle ballistics. I turned that into a 338/375 Ruger which will duplicate 338 Win Mag rifle ballistics. As a rule i just step up in case size when moving to a pistol. If I want 308 performance I'd go 30-06. If I wanted 300 Win Mag performance I'd go with a 300 RUM (which I had and it was awesome!). The 7mm short mags are a great fit in an 18-19" SP and will easily match what guys are getting from long barreled 284 Winchesters or 280 Rem rifles. I think that a 300 Win Mag would be a great fit in a handgun. The only real caliber limitations are your budget and your tolerance for recoil. I'm currently having a 338 Big Baer SP made so that I can (hopefully) duplicate 338 Edge ballistics from a pistol. The whole addiction can escalate fairly rapidly if you're not careful!:D Andrew [/QUOTE]
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