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<blockquote data-quote="ReLes" data-source="post: 2001370" data-attributes="member: 115880"><p>Hello there.</p><p>To sum it up, I'm willing to replace my 22-250.</p><p>75% of the use or the rifle will be shooting at deer, at distances comprised between 80 and 150 yds. The rest will be shooting deer at 250-300yds, and hogs in the Woods at less than 50yds.</p><p>The 22-250 is nice for the first 75% because at those distances i Can confidently go for a neck/headshot. But I'm not good enough a shot to do that at longer distances, and a lung/heart shot won't do it with that cartridge. Also, close range shots at hogs are no good : bullet fragmentation leadind to no exit hole (and hard tracking of the animal) and lots of meat damage.</p><p>So what I'm looking for is a cartridge with good enough ballistics to shoot at up to 300 yards without too much thinking, and whose bullets won't fragment and will expand properly on a 30yards shot.</p><p></p><p>Criterias are :</p><p>- versatility</p><p>- light recoil</p><p>- moderate velocity (i think ?)</p><p>- ammo availability ( i don't reload cuz no Time)</p><p>- barrel lifespan.</p><p></p><p>The most serious contenders are probably 7mm08, .308, .270.., but I might be missing something.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in avance for tour advice.</p><p></p><p>Best regards</p><p></p><p>Édit : I live in New Caledonia, a small french Island in SW Pacific</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ReLes, post: 2001370, member: 115880"] Hello there. To sum it up, I'm willing to replace my 22-250. 75% of the use or the rifle will be shooting at deer, at distances comprised between 80 and 150 yds. The rest will be shooting deer at 250-300yds, and hogs in the Woods at less than 50yds. The 22-250 is nice for the first 75% because at those distances i Can confidently go for a neck/headshot. But I'm not good enough a shot to do that at longer distances, and a lung/heart shot won't do it with that cartridge. Also, close range shots at hogs are no good : bullet fragmentation leadind to no exit hole (and hard tracking of the animal) and lots of meat damage. So what I'm looking for is a cartridge with good enough ballistics to shoot at up to 300 yards without too much thinking, and whose bullets won't fragment and will expand properly on a 30yards shot. Criterias are : - versatility - light recoil - moderate velocity (i think ?) - ammo availability ( i don't reload cuz no Time) - barrel lifespan. The most serious contenders are probably 7mm08, .308, .270.., but I might be missing something. Thanks in avance for tour advice. Best regards Édit : I live in New Caledonia, a small french Island in SW Pacific [/QUOTE]
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