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The Basics, Starting Out
Another newbie looking for hunting rifle advise
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<blockquote data-quote="ntg" data-source="post: 981882" data-attributes="member: 32568"><p>I think you've got some pretty good advice. IMO I'd stick with 308, 270, or maybe 7mm-08 for ease of buying factory ammo. A 260 isn't much different than a 7-08, and it's harder to find factory ammo for it. A 308 will loose speed faster than a 260 or 7-08(comparable bullet weights), but it won't matter at all inside of 400 yards honestly. There's nothing wrong with a 308. The 6.5CM is hard to find factory ammo around here as is the 6.5x284. </p><p></p><p>I'd also look at the no nonsense 270win. Many factory 270 rounds can be dialed in to have approx. 300 yard zero. That is pretty good, really, especially for what you've stated for your desires, hunting location/shots. I like the fairly simple ballistic drop reticles (burris ballisticplex, or the leupold LR duplex, for example) in a hunting rifle that you don't plan to use over 600. My 270, handload, with the burris ballistic plex, is sighted in at 250, and hits the bottom post at ~630 yards. It works well for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ntg, post: 981882, member: 32568"] I think you've got some pretty good advice. IMO I'd stick with 308, 270, or maybe 7mm-08 for ease of buying factory ammo. A 260 isn't much different than a 7-08, and it's harder to find factory ammo for it. A 308 will loose speed faster than a 260 or 7-08(comparable bullet weights), but it won't matter at all inside of 400 yards honestly. There's nothing wrong with a 308. The 6.5CM is hard to find factory ammo around here as is the 6.5x284. I'd also look at the no nonsense 270win. Many factory 270 rounds can be dialed in to have approx. 300 yard zero. That is pretty good, really, especially for what you've stated for your desires, hunting location/shots. I like the fairly simple ballistic drop reticles (burris ballisticplex, or the leupold LR duplex, for example) in a hunting rifle that you don't plan to use over 600. My 270, handload, with the burris ballistic plex, is sighted in at 250, and hits the bottom post at ~630 yards. It works well for me. [/QUOTE]
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