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Caliber Choice for short Action???
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<blockquote data-quote="DontBlink" data-source="post: 411561" data-attributes="member: 26060"><p>Hey Everyone,</p><p> </p><p>I am new to this site. I have always wanted to get into long range hunting and now I am finally going to do it. I have a savage model 10 short action in 7mm-08 that I will be building from. My dilemma is whether to stay with the 7-08 or to change to a different short action caliber. I will be mainly chasing pronghorn, deer, elk and black bear. I figure with the 7-08 that I would limit myself to 800 yds for deer and pronghorn and 600 yards for black bear and elk. Am I underestimating the long range capability of the 7-08? Is there a different short action caliber that I could switch to that could stretch out my distance a little further. I will be doing my own reloadig if that helps with anything. Also I thought I might list what I am going to be building my rifle with.</p><p> </p><p>1. Barrel by Shilen or Pac Nor (haven't decided yet)</p><p>2. Gun Stock by Stockade</p><p>3.Trigger by Sharp Shooter</p><p>4. Action by savage</p><p> </p><p>Scope has still yet to be determined </p><p> </p><p>Any advice would be great right now. Thanks<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DontBlink, post: 411561, member: 26060"] Hey Everyone, I am new to this site. I have always wanted to get into long range hunting and now I am finally going to do it. I have a savage model 10 short action in 7mm-08 that I will be building from. My dilemma is whether to stay with the 7-08 or to change to a different short action caliber. I will be mainly chasing pronghorn, deer, elk and black bear. I figure with the 7-08 that I would limit myself to 800 yds for deer and pronghorn and 600 yards for black bear and elk. Am I underestimating the long range capability of the 7-08? Is there a different short action caliber that I could switch to that could stretch out my distance a little further. I will be doing my own reloadig if that helps with anything. Also I thought I might list what I am going to be building my rifle with. 1. Barrel by Shilen or Pac Nor (haven't decided yet) 2. Gun Stock by Stockade 3.Trigger by Sharp Shooter 4. Action by savage Scope has still yet to be determined Any advice would be great right now. Thanks:) [/QUOTE]
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