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<blockquote data-quote="TOM H" data-source="post: 11555" data-attributes="member: 306"><p>Don't think any of the caliber you are thinking about will get the job done plus going to need one good scope. Don't mind me saying this your talking 300/500yd for a certain bullet but want 1500yds also for deer biggest problem is getting a bullet to retain enought energy to kill one at 1500yds. Factory ammo no way! I've got a 30-378 wby with a 28" barrel and get 3481fps with a 180 gr bullet use 113.5 gr of powder even if I got a 200 gr bullet at 3200fps if I could hit a deer at 1000yds I could kill him at 1500 yd think the chance of wounding one would be greater don't think you have enought scope to tell if he was hit or not. You would have to shoot off a table and have spotters. Dan Lilja wrote some article in PS afew year back about LR elk hunting and he was using 35lb rifle and had spotting scope. Might want to call Dan and talk to him about what type rifle and equipment he would recommend. Just off the top of my head I think a 30-338 laupa might do the trick also have to think about your set up for the 1500 yd hunt may not work for those 300/500 yd stuff. Well good luck&gt;</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOM H, post: 11555, member: 306"] Don't think any of the caliber you are thinking about will get the job done plus going to need one good scope. Don't mind me saying this your talking 300/500yd for a certain bullet but want 1500yds also for deer biggest problem is getting a bullet to retain enought energy to kill one at 1500yds. Factory ammo no way! I've got a 30-378 wby with a 28" barrel and get 3481fps with a 180 gr bullet use 113.5 gr of powder even if I got a 200 gr bullet at 3200fps if I could hit a deer at 1000yds I could kill him at 1500 yd think the chance of wounding one would be greater don't think you have enought scope to tell if he was hit or not. You would have to shoot off a table and have spotters. Dan Lilja wrote some article in PS afew year back about LR elk hunting and he was using 35lb rifle and had spotting scope. Might want to call Dan and talk to him about what type rifle and equipment he would recommend. Just off the top of my head I think a 30-338 laupa might do the trick also have to think about your set up for the 1500 yd hunt may not work for those 300/500 yd stuff. Well good luck> [/QUOTE]
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