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The Basics, Starting Out
Rifle length, weight, forgiveness. What is an easy to shoot hunting setup?
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<blockquote data-quote="JakeC" data-source="post: 2575644" data-attributes="member: 115819"><p>Ouch, no reloading. But you're right duckman, that bar is reachable for a lot of rounds. I wouldn't go PRC if you need several great shooting options from factory ammo. Hornady ammo is good, but it's not generally capable of the level of accuracy you need to shoot to 600 on smaller targets. I know it says match on the box, but case prep is a big weak link with them and I don't think it's capable. .75 moa to 1.2, lot to lot. Elk... maybe. But I wouldn't. Maybe Hornady is good enough in some guns, I dunno. I just wish they did a little bit better because they could be amazing with just a little more effort. You could make a belt buckle and a zippo case with the flash hole shavings from 100 fired factory cases.</p><p></p><p>So what the OP needs is a round with a LOT of selection and plenty of horsepower. 308 is good enough and has the best selection, even though a chunk of that selection is always going to be junky range bangers. But it will always have the best support with one obvious exception in history. 3006 will have good selection and a high proportion of that will be high quality. 270 will be right between the 2. 7 rem mag with a fast twist would be great in normal times but 7mm in general is really suffering right now because the makers are just shoveling 308 and 264 into the bottomless pit created by the hoarding/panic. </p><p></p><p> Maxed out 270 will give anything a run for its money and regular 270 is fine for tons of stuff. If you want something new and unfamiliar, I dunno. It's been said a lot but the 30-06 is still undervalued. Oh hey, 25-06 actually has availability right now. bunch of it. People really get hooked on that thing and it's one of those that really shines a lot brighter in a 26" barrel which I suspect you're leaning towards. Put it in a 10 pound gun with a brake and you'll be able to see your hits at every distance. I don't know about elk at 600 with it but I bet someone is doing it with a grin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JakeC, post: 2575644, member: 115819"] Ouch, no reloading. But you're right duckman, that bar is reachable for a lot of rounds. I wouldn't go PRC if you need several great shooting options from factory ammo. Hornady ammo is good, but it's not generally capable of the level of accuracy you need to shoot to 600 on smaller targets. I know it says match on the box, but case prep is a big weak link with them and I don't think it's capable. .75 moa to 1.2, lot to lot. Elk... maybe. But I wouldn't. Maybe Hornady is good enough in some guns, I dunno. I just wish they did a little bit better because they could be amazing with just a little more effort. You could make a belt buckle and a zippo case with the flash hole shavings from 100 fired factory cases. So what the OP needs is a round with a LOT of selection and plenty of horsepower. 308 is good enough and has the best selection, even though a chunk of that selection is always going to be junky range bangers. But it will always have the best support with one obvious exception in history. 3006 will have good selection and a high proportion of that will be high quality. 270 will be right between the 2. 7 rem mag with a fast twist would be great in normal times but 7mm in general is really suffering right now because the makers are just shoveling 308 and 264 into the bottomless pit created by the hoarding/panic. Maxed out 270 will give anything a run for its money and regular 270 is fine for tons of stuff. If you want something new and unfamiliar, I dunno. It's been said a lot but the 30-06 is still undervalued. Oh hey, 25-06 actually has availability right now. bunch of it. People really get hooked on that thing and it's one of those that really shines a lot brighter in a 26" barrel which I suspect you're leaning towards. Put it in a 10 pound gun with a brake and you'll be able to see your hits at every distance. I don't know about elk at 600 with it but I bet someone is doing it with a grin. [/QUOTE]
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