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7mm or 30 cal? Just for curiosity’s sake
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<blockquote data-quote="skookum" data-source="post: 2167069" data-attributes="member: 38521"><p>I grew up shooting 30s and in a hunting camp where the general rule of thumb was that elk calibers started with the number 3. Granted, the 30 caliber i shoot now is a totally different animal than the 300 magnums and 30-06s in camp then. A 180gr bullet going 3000fps was a cannon and still does hit animals with a certain authority i have not seen from a 7mm. Likely too much but I don't like hunting for animals twice.</p><p></p><p>I voted 30 cal but only for big animals. A 225 ELD going 2900fps is way too much gun for a deer in my opinion, especially inside a couple hundred yards, but for elk and larger there's not a lot of concern whether or not the animal is going to die after the infamous "WHOP" of lead being introduced to meat at a high rate of speed. </p><p></p><p>All this being said, I do now have a 6.5 PRC and almost went with a 7 SAUM but factory ammo was more available when that barrel was ordered.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skookum, post: 2167069, member: 38521"] I grew up shooting 30s and in a hunting camp where the general rule of thumb was that elk calibers started with the number 3. Granted, the 30 caliber i shoot now is a totally different animal than the 300 magnums and 30-06s in camp then. A 180gr bullet going 3000fps was a cannon and still does hit animals with a certain authority i have not seen from a 7mm. Likely too much but I don't like hunting for animals twice. I voted 30 cal but only for big animals. A 225 ELD going 2900fps is way too much gun for a deer in my opinion, especially inside a couple hundred yards, but for elk and larger there's not a lot of concern whether or not the animal is going to die after the infamous "WHOP" of lead being introduced to meat at a high rate of speed. All this being said, I do now have a 6.5 PRC and almost went with a 7 SAUM but factory ammo was more available when that barrel was ordered. [/QUOTE]
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