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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 2505600" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>A .22-.250 works out well for all my needs. Small powder charges (33-37 grains) & cheap bullets (under $35). Wide variety of available bullets, mono core copper for deers, up to 88-90 for targets with 7 twist. I shoot 75 ELDM's from a 7.7 twist at 3250 & have found it to be more than adequate at 600 yards for targets, rodents & yotes. A most underated long range round. I have a .375 should the .22-.250 be inadequate. The .308 is nice but the 6.5 Creedmoor is nicer.</p><p></p><p>If brass is not available & cannot be made from other cartridges or costs like over $2 each - not much shooting but much looking! The common ordinary 6.5-06 is nice and comes real close to other rounds having magnum sized brass base/head but has less bolt thrust - psi exerted over a larger area. In addition brass may be easily made from 30-06 & .270. Speaking of the .270, some hunters that I know have killed a large amount & variety of game in many continents from Alaska to Africa armed with a .270W & .375H&H. The 6.5-06 offers a greater variety of pointy boat-tail bullets should targets over a 1/2 mile distant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 2505600, member: 115658"] A .22-.250 works out well for all my needs. Small powder charges (33-37 grains) & cheap bullets (under $35). Wide variety of available bullets, mono core copper for deers, up to 88-90 for targets with 7 twist. I shoot 75 ELDM's from a 7.7 twist at 3250 & have found it to be more than adequate at 600 yards for targets, rodents & yotes. A most underated long range round. I have a .375 should the .22-.250 be inadequate. The .308 is nice but the 6.5 Creedmoor is nicer. If brass is not available & cannot be made from other cartridges or costs like over $2 each - not much shooting but much looking! The common ordinary 6.5-06 is nice and comes real close to other rounds having magnum sized brass base/head but has less bolt thrust - psi exerted over a larger area. In addition brass may be easily made from 30-06 & .270. Speaking of the .270, some hunters that I know have killed a large amount & variety of game in many continents from Alaska to Africa armed with a .270W & .375H&H. The 6.5-06 offers a greater variety of pointy boat-tail bullets should targets over a 1/2 mile distant. [/QUOTE]
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