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best Long Range Caliber for big game! please look
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<blockquote data-quote="backwoods83" data-source="post: 507603" data-attributes="member: 29890"><p>A rifle can be just as accurate either way you choose to shoot, (controlling recoil) or (free recoiling) its all in how you want to shoot.</p><p>I'm not telling anyone to just go out and do this, nor am I taking up for the little 308 because years ago I couldn't stand the idea of such a baby 30 cal but a 308 loaded with a 178 hornady bthp match will have 1450-1500fps and 850-865ftlbs remaining at 800 yards with a muzzle velocity of 2600 so it will drop a whitetail, pronghorn, muley, etc.... It would not be my first pick for that distance for sure but its doable, I know anyone on here wouldn't want to step out that far to prove this wrong. Personally I'd use a 300wm and if you controll recoil and feel that its to much that's why they make muzzle brakes. Oh and a Moose has thinner hide than an elk fyi.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backwoods83, post: 507603, member: 29890"] A rifle can be just as accurate either way you choose to shoot, (controlling recoil) or (free recoiling) its all in how you want to shoot. I'm not telling anyone to just go out and do this, nor am I taking up for the little 308 because years ago I couldn't stand the idea of such a baby 30 cal but a 308 loaded with a 178 hornady bthp match will have 1450-1500fps and 850-865ftlbs remaining at 800 yards with a muzzle velocity of 2600 so it will drop a whitetail, pronghorn, muley, etc.... It would not be my first pick for that distance for sure but its doable, I know anyone on here wouldn't want to step out that far to prove this wrong. Personally I'd use a 300wm and if you controll recoil and feel that its to much that's why they make muzzle brakes. Oh and a Moose has thinner hide than an elk fyi. [/QUOTE]
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