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Mild recoiling rifle for hunting medium sized game
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<blockquote data-quote="436" data-source="post: 1732698" data-attributes="member: 16609"><p>It would seem that the 6.5mm as a clear edge in this discourse, with the 7mm showing a good following as well, both fine calibers. So, these calibers could show up in any form, 6.5x55mm Swede a well-known game taker, 7x57mm Mauser likewise the 6.5x57 Mauser both have killed Sage Rats to Elephants in their long history, along with everything in 6.5mm & 7mm that has come after which are capable of doing I'm sure. So, how would I spend my hard-earned frogskins, on a light hunting rifle and cartridge, it would be on the .308 Win for all of the aforementioned reasons, they all kill at the range mentioned, but there is no denying the .308 Win is a proven meat ax at the same ranges. I'm not saying it's the absolute best, but'.., out of a lighter rifle with bullets from 100gr to 200gr plus depending on what's being hunted, it's pretty darn hard to beat. To me, it's like the ubiquitous .30-30 Win which is still in many hunters safes today'..., because it's a proven solution on many types of game hunted since the 1800s and the .308 Win now falls into that same category. So, my pick would be the .308 Win hands down, and yes, I have .30-30 Win and .308 Win in my safe and always will have. Did someone say subsonic? Yep, it also does that very well; with everything up to the 240gr bullets these are specialty loads but they do work. Of course, there is all the Military surplus ammo in all manner of configuration for about any application you can think of and few we can't. Just my 0.02... Cheers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="436, post: 1732698, member: 16609"] It would seem that the 6.5mm as a clear edge in this discourse, with the 7mm showing a good following as well, both fine calibers. So, these calibers could show up in any form, 6.5x55mm Swede a well-known game taker, 7x57mm Mauser likewise the 6.5x57 Mauser both have killed Sage Rats to Elephants in their long history, along with everything in 6.5mm & 7mm that has come after which are capable of doing I'm sure. So, how would I spend my hard-earned frogskins, on a light hunting rifle and cartridge, it would be on the .308 Win for all of the aforementioned reasons, they all kill at the range mentioned, but there is no denying the .308 Win is a proven meat ax at the same ranges. I'm not saying it's the absolute best, but'.., out of a lighter rifle with bullets from 100gr to 200gr plus depending on what's being hunted, it's pretty darn hard to beat. To me, it's like the ubiquitous .30-30 Win which is still in many hunters safes today'..., because it's a proven solution on many types of game hunted since the 1800s and the .308 Win now falls into that same category. So, my pick would be the .308 Win hands down, and yes, I have .30-30 Win and .308 Win in my safe and always will have. Did someone say subsonic? Yep, it also does that very well; with everything up to the 240gr bullets these are specialty loads but they do work. Of course, there is all the Military surplus ammo in all manner of configuration for about any application you can think of and few we can't. Just my 0.02... Cheers. [/QUOTE]
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