Recent content by Blwebster

quote because they perform so consistently no matter where the shot placement is or the distance. endquote This is the only thing that I completely do not agree with in your reply. Shot placement is everything, and an experienced hunter will know this.

I used a Pre-1964 Winchester in .270 Winchester with 150 grain Nosler Partition bullets for a long time. Every elk and moose I shot dropped pretty darned nicely, and if I were to go back to the .270 I would use the same as my all around bullet in it.

In my 30/06 I used to load Speer's 180 grain Hotcor bullets for deer, elk and moose. Averaged 78% weight retention and no animal I shot moved more than 10 feet. Most just fell down. Shot an elk and a moose as well as two deer each season from 1958 to 1979 when I sold that 30/06 for a 7MM Rem...

I prefer the Mystery Ranch Metcalf model pack. Have packed out Stone's sheep, mule and whitetailed deer, elk and moose using them and found them to be very well built and comfortable. Quiet as well.

I do in fact shoot coyotes with whatever I have in my hand. I no longer bother with their pelts. The last three wolves I shot with the .308 were running straight away up a frozen river. Nothing left of those pelts to fuss over. Fine by me.

Northern British Columbia, Canada. Lots of wolves to hunt here. Even down in our agricultural areas.

Agreed. But with the 7mm or .270 the while shots pencil through with the 130 or 140 grain Noslers, many times a rib gets slapped hard enough to create a long hole in the hide so you have to sew those up which is always a pain. At least if using your lighter .22 or .17 caliber rifles that is...

The Sierra tipped Matchkings work well for animals from deer to even elk using a 30/06 or .308 Winchester. I would not use the non-tipped version, because as noted by others, many of those might just pass through and not effect enough damage to actually put the animal down fast enough.

For .22 calibers like the .22-250 try the Sierra 52 grain matchkings. They are what I used to use when I wanted pelt damage to be minumized. Note however that I was calling them in and did not need the fastest load either. Most shots were well under 150 yards, a result of calling them out of...

Shot placement is everything. That being said, I have shot a lot of wt deer with the .243 and you should be aware it is not a long range fast killer beyond 350 yards. There has been a trend in recent years for rifle manufacturers to use slow twist barrels. As has been said in this thread, the...

yes I have been there in the early years too, and there is nothing wrong with shooting coyotes with whatever you can. I had thought that you wanted to know more about saving pelts. I mentioned the Sierra Spitzer 140 grain because years ago while working for the BC Fish and Widlfe Branch, I was...

if you want to cut it in half it will do fine. Too frangible for those wanting the pelt. Either go with a really tough bullet like the 140 gr Sierra spitzer or get yourself a .223 or .243 and read some of the articles on this site.

Over the past several years, many hunters where I live have claimed to have stopped using Berger bullets for hunting big game as well as coyotes and wolves. (no idea as to which ones however) Most of them claim Berger has made the bullets too stout over the last few years - enough so now there...

One would have to look into that a bit and would be a good one to put game down in heavy cover fast. I do know the .35 Whelen and .358 Winchester cartridges will work just fine

Since you mention that you like big holes, I would recommend the .35 Whelen. This cartridge with a 225 or 250 grain bullet kills big game right up to large bear with significant authority and efficiency and very good accuracy as well. Given a decent 1:12 twist barrel no longer than 24...