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Sheep rifle after 2 shoulder surgeries this year?
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<blockquote data-quote="walkinhorseman" data-source="post: 834559" data-attributes="member: 51285"><p>I've killed most of my PA whitetails with the 243 Win and the 7-08. Ranges were from 80 to 300+ yards. Used other calibers: 308 Win, 280 Rem, 7mm Rem, and the 270 Win. The 7-08/140 gr was my preferred caliber for mountain hunting and I would be be fine with that. I would balk at the 243 for your sheep hunt. I have no sheep hunting experience so my point of reference is the relative effectiveness on deer. </p><p>My current darling is the 6.5 Creedmoor which I put above the 308 cased rounds for deer. If you plan to keep hunting, you might consider barreling the Ruger to 6.5 Creedmoor. I got 2850 fps out of one of my 7-08's with 140's but that was hot and exceptional. I had several 280's but they didn't show me enough over a 7-08 to warrant a long action and the extra weight. In comparable weight rifles, I think that the 6.5 Creedmoor will be kinder to you than a 7-08 and more like a 243.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="walkinhorseman, post: 834559, member: 51285"] I've killed most of my PA whitetails with the 243 Win and the 7-08. Ranges were from 80 to 300+ yards. Used other calibers: 308 Win, 280 Rem, 7mm Rem, and the 270 Win. The 7-08/140 gr was my preferred caliber for mountain hunting and I would be be fine with that. I would balk at the 243 for your sheep hunt. I have no sheep hunting experience so my point of reference is the relative effectiveness on deer. My current darling is the 6.5 Creedmoor which I put above the 308 cased rounds for deer. If you plan to keep hunting, you might consider barreling the Ruger to 6.5 Creedmoor. I got 2850 fps out of one of my 7-08's with 140's but that was hot and exceptional. I had several 280's but they didn't show me enough over a 7-08 to warrant a long action and the extra weight. In comparable weight rifles, I think that the 6.5 Creedmoor will be kinder to you than a 7-08 and more like a 243. [/QUOTE]
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