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<blockquote data-quote="icezeit" data-source="post: 244235" data-attributes="member: 13799"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Hi LRH forum guys,</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">first I like to say hello, because I'm new in here.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I'm a hunter from Germany and I'm planning to buy a rifle for shooting paper (30%) and animals (70%) at distances up to approx. 800 meters/yards (perhaps 1000 meters/yards…someday). I have already a scope and I am sure of the gun that I want. The Question that is left is: What calibre?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The animals I want to hunt are Roebuck (max.50 pound), Wild Boar (max.200 pound), Red Stag and Doe (max.300 pound) and predators.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I don't like that ultra-recoil-calibres so my personal choice is limited to 3 rounds:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">. 270 WSM</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">.7mm Rem.Mag.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">.300 WSM</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I like the speed and the high BC of the .270 and 7mm bullets combined with the 'low' recoil. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The .300 WSM interests me because of the heavier bullets which, are hitting harder at distances under 400 meters, the 'no-barrel-burner-attribute' and also a bearable recoil.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Do you have any good or bad experiences with those calibres? Which one would be your advice? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Greetings from Germany</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">icezeit</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="icezeit, post: 244235, member: 13799"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Hi LRH forum guys,[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]first I like to say hello, because I’m new in here.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]I’m a hunter from Germany and I’m planning to buy a rifle for shooting paper (30%) and animals (70%) at distances up to approx. 800 meters/yards (perhaps 1000 meters/yards…someday). I have already a scope and I am sure of the gun that I want. The Question that is left is: What calibre?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]The animals I want to hunt are Roebuck (max.50 pound), Wild Boar (max.200 pound), Red Stag and Doe (max.300 pound) and predators.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]I don’t like that ultra-recoil-calibres so my personal choice is limited to 3 rounds:[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]. 270 WSM[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman].7mm Rem.Mag.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman].300 WSM[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]I like the speed and the high BC of the .270 and 7mm bullets combined with the ‘low’ recoil. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]The .300 WSM interests me because of the heavier bullets which, are hitting harder at distances under 400 meters, the ‘no-barrel-burner-attribute’ and also a bearable recoil.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Do you have any good or bad experiences with those calibres? Which one would be your advice? [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Greetings from Germany[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]icezeit[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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