I might be placing this in the wrong forum, but here we go.
I am going to Svalbard as a helicopter pilot for 5 months.
I am going to have a short shotgun with slugs in the cabin.
I am bringing a signal pistol.
I am looking for a handgun for backup.
I have a wide variety of glocks in 9mm.
I...
considering all the new high bc .30 cal hunting bullets, is .300WM or RUM now just as good alternative for long range hunting as the 7mm rem mag?
Moose, sheep and bear
I have a 700 in .338lm that has a XCR long range stock on it.
The rifle has never been fired and I was planning on putting it in a AICS chassis, but now i keep thinking of building it into a ''lightweight'' .338lm hunting rifle.
The original stock was put on other guys rifle i .300wm.
The...
It means that bullets used for big game (larger than small deer) must have a minimum weight of 140gr and expand, not fragment while maintaining most of its original weight.
6,5x55 is one of the most popular calibers due to the good ballistics, but sadly most hunters only shoot the mandatory...
and yes, I have read 100s of reviews on both sides on the VLD, but I would like to use the same bullet for everything, and high BC is one of my most important aspects when looking for a long range rifle.
Can you use the VLD for moose and big bears?
Or is it to unpredictable?
Would you get any questions from the guides if they find out that you are using VLD?
Thinking that they never actually check your rifle ammo in Norway, but they might in other countrys.
I am thinking that the 300wm would...
I have been looking at the 210gr spitzer nosler accubond long range.
They claim a bc of .730.
Has anyone tried this bullet?
How is it for long range bear, elk, moose?
The Bc seems amaingly high compared to all other manufacturers.....
I am planning to buy a rifle for long range elk hunting in skandinavia and sheep hunting.
I am planning on buying a R8 in 6,5x55 for hunting small animals.
I allready have 3 Remington 700.
A Police LTR in 308
A SPS Tact. in 308 in an AICS
A 338LM soon to be in a AICS.
So my choice is either to...