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All-around gun/caliber for Texas?
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<blockquote data-quote="tim_w" data-source="post: 1021452" data-attributes="member: 11132"><p>I have been hunting most of Tx for the greater part of my life. Majority of that was in the beginning of the foothills just east of San Antonio(Shiner area)and south to the areas around Victoria where our family has a ranch. Honestly for those ranges and the game (toughest thing unless you are hitting exotic game ranches will be large boar usually not many are over 350 and most are under 300 which the area is saturated with you do not need anything super heavy hitting. The one that handled every thing and when ranges stretched out even well past your posted limits but at the same time had IMO tame recoil 7mm Remington Magnum. You can load it for distances out to 1K of for very flat fast for easy shooting at shorter ranges where you are darn near at point and shoot setups. Load up some 160 accubonds will take care of all of your stated needs with ease. If you want more range 168-180 bergers will take of you out to 1K. You can find ammo anywhere and usually with a good choice.</p><p></p><p>I have taken everything from deer wolves yotes and literally countless hogs with a 24" 7rm over the years. My largest hog taken on the ranch was 475lb and that was a shoulder shot somewhere in the 385y range 160 AB and was DRT (not a step) not the typcial neck shots most take with lower power stuff like the 5.56 or 300 whisper. The Barnes various TSX/TTSX also work very well. There is simply nothing large enough there to need any more gun than that unless you are stretching the distance way out past 1K.</p><p></p><p>To meet all your criteria: I would look at a Savage 111 24" 7RM. Throw a good sling and glass on it and you have what should be a accurate, fairly light, lower cost that will with ease take anything you will hunt at those ranges. If you beat it up you will not shed tears over lose of value. As far as recoil that is super subjective. I do not find a 300 winmag that bad other even a few shots rattle their teeth. But throw a decent brake on any of these and in this case you can take a 7 RM down to 243 recoil levels. Hell when actually hunting I never notice the recoil. I am too much into my tunnel. Paper/sighting or doing something like prairie dogs is where I notice it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim_w, post: 1021452, member: 11132"] I have been hunting most of Tx for the greater part of my life. Majority of that was in the beginning of the foothills just east of San Antonio(Shiner area)and south to the areas around Victoria where our family has a ranch. Honestly for those ranges and the game (toughest thing unless you are hitting exotic game ranches will be large boar usually not many are over 350 and most are under 300 which the area is saturated with you do not need anything super heavy hitting. The one that handled every thing and when ranges stretched out even well past your posted limits but at the same time had IMO tame recoil 7mm Remington Magnum. You can load it for distances out to 1K of for very flat fast for easy shooting at shorter ranges where you are darn near at point and shoot setups. Load up some 160 accubonds will take care of all of your stated needs with ease. If you want more range 168-180 bergers will take of you out to 1K. You can find ammo anywhere and usually with a good choice. I have taken everything from deer wolves yotes and literally countless hogs with a 24" 7rm over the years. My largest hog taken on the ranch was 475lb and that was a shoulder shot somewhere in the 385y range 160 AB and was DRT (not a step) not the typcial neck shots most take with lower power stuff like the 5.56 or 300 whisper. The Barnes various TSX/TTSX also work very well. There is simply nothing large enough there to need any more gun than that unless you are stretching the distance way out past 1K. To meet all your criteria: I would look at a Savage 111 24" 7RM. Throw a good sling and glass on it and you have what should be a accurate, fairly light, lower cost that will with ease take anything you will hunt at those ranges. If you beat it up you will not shed tears over lose of value. As far as recoil that is super subjective. I do not find a 300 winmag that bad other even a few shots rattle their teeth. But throw a decent brake on any of these and in this case you can take a 7 RM down to 243 recoil levels. Hell when actually hunting I never notice the recoil. I am too much into my tunnel. Paper/sighting or doing something like prairie dogs is where I notice it. [/QUOTE]
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