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<blockquote data-quote="LVJ76" data-source="post: 1636583" data-attributes="member: 108965"><p>Up to what distance will you be shooting, and sorry if I missed this but I didn't see anything as to what distance you want to shoot.</p><p></p><p>Caliber I think got confused with cartridge. I personally like the 7mm caliber (7mm-08, 280 Rem, 7mm Rem Mag, etc.) , flatter trajectory than the 30 caliber (308, 30-06, 300 win Mag, etc) and the 7mm can use heavier for caliber bullets than the 6.5 mm (6.5 creedmoor, Grendel, 6.5x284, 260 Rem, etc).</p><p></p><p>For both Deer and Elk at a range of 350 yds or less a 7mm-08 is a great choice. Very accurate with many different factory loads to choose from, and also easy ti reload for.</p><p></p><p>If you want to go to say 600 to 700 yds then I would go with a 7mm Rem Mag. </p><p></p><p>The 7mm has a wide range of bullet weights you can use for example:</p><p></p><p>On the 7mm-08 you cam use the 100gr bullets for varmints, or 120gr and 140gr ballistic tips that work great on deer, 139gr SST is also a great choice. The 140gr Accubonds and Partitions, and the 139gr Interbonds work great on Elk in this same cartridge.</p><p></p><p>With the 7mm Rem Mag which doesn't have a lot of recoil you can use bullets all the way up to 195gr if I am not mistaken. In my experience thw 160's gr bullets are the most versatile for this cartridge, they work great on deer and elk at ranges up to 700 yards. If you want to reach a little further then the Berger or Hornady ELD bullets would be good choices. </p><p></p><p>There is also a wide range of monolithic bulleta to chose from for both calibers.</p><p></p><p>I would stay away from the suppressor, it's not needed for hunting. If you are recoil sensitive a muzzle break will fix that.</p><p></p><p>The 280 Rem and the 280 AI are also great choices on the 7mm caliber, but the ammo availability is not at good as the other two cartridges mentioned. Of you are going to reload than these are also great options.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LVJ76, post: 1636583, member: 108965"] Up to what distance will you be shooting, and sorry if I missed this but I didn't see anything as to what distance you want to shoot. Caliber I think got confused with cartridge. I personally like the 7mm caliber (7mm-08, 280 Rem, 7mm Rem Mag, etc.) , flatter trajectory than the 30 caliber (308, 30-06, 300 win Mag, etc) and the 7mm can use heavier for caliber bullets than the 6.5 mm (6.5 creedmoor, Grendel, 6.5x284, 260 Rem, etc). For both Deer and Elk at a range of 350 yds or less a 7mm-08 is a great choice. Very accurate with many different factory loads to choose from, and also easy ti reload for. If you want to go to say 600 to 700 yds then I would go with a 7mm Rem Mag. The 7mm has a wide range of bullet weights you can use for example: On the 7mm-08 you cam use the 100gr bullets for varmints, or 120gr and 140gr ballistic tips that work great on deer, 139gr SST is also a great choice. The 140gr Accubonds and Partitions, and the 139gr Interbonds work great on Elk in this same cartridge. With the 7mm Rem Mag which doesn't have a lot of recoil you can use bullets all the way up to 195gr if I am not mistaken. In my experience thw 160's gr bullets are the most versatile for this cartridge, they work great on deer and elk at ranges up to 700 yards. If you want to reach a little further then the Berger or Hornady ELD bullets would be good choices. There is also a wide range of monolithic bulleta to chose from for both calibers. I would stay away from the suppressor, it's not needed for hunting. If you are recoil sensitive a muzzle break will fix that. The 280 Rem and the 280 AI are also great choices on the 7mm caliber, but the ammo availability is not at good as the other two cartridges mentioned. Of you are going to reload than these are also great options. Hope this helps [/QUOTE]
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