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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Help me choose a caliber
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 968553" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>Rule number in caliber selection. If you want more poop, you get a bigger bore. Equal case dimensions and other factors such as barrel length and tolerances being equal bigger always has more potential. That said, there are few free lunches in this game and you will always pay a price somewhere for whatever you decide. Bullet weight and form factor being equal, smaller always wins while bigger has more potential with higher weight and subsequent BC. The down side to going bigger is heavier recoil.</p><p></p><p>If you have a 6.5 rem mag and 7mm rem mag the next step is a 300 win mag. Neither can match the energy or wind drift of the 300 but you will pay for it in the recoil isle.</p><p></p><p>338 Norma is sexy but expensive and harsh. This will depend on how far you want to hit what. Or maybe you just want a fun toy to hammer steel with and that's cool too.</p><p></p><p>In the end, it all boils down to what floats your boat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 968553, member: 1007"] Rule number in caliber selection. If you want more poop, you get a bigger bore. Equal case dimensions and other factors such as barrel length and tolerances being equal bigger always has more potential. That said, there are few free lunches in this game and you will always pay a price somewhere for whatever you decide. Bullet weight and form factor being equal, smaller always wins while bigger has more potential with higher weight and subsequent BC. The down side to going bigger is heavier recoil. If you have a 6.5 rem mag and 7mm rem mag the next step is a 300 win mag. Neither can match the energy or wind drift of the 300 but you will pay for it in the recoil isle. 338 Norma is sexy but expensive and harsh. This will depend on how far you want to hit what. Or maybe you just want a fun toy to hammer steel with and that's cool too. In the end, it all boils down to what floats your boat. [/QUOTE]
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