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<blockquote data-quote="Joe King" data-source="post: 700678" data-attributes="member: 47325"><p>I don't really have a favorite cal (fond of all of I have now), Their all adequate in if used appropriately to their capabilities and yours. By that I IMHO it's not appropriate to use a 243 to poke at elk at 800yrds, neither is it really appropriate to use a 338edge to take a Couse deer at 50yrds either. That said I firmly believe bullet choice and knowing your own abilities, is more important than cal. </p><p></p><p>As far as calibers go though 98% of my hunting is done with a 270 and a 7mag with the majority being the 270 out to 400yrds, if I really really feel I just have to I'll use the 7mag for longer shots. </p><p></p><p>The areas I tend to hunt most shots are usually 200-300yrds, but I get a much bigger kick out of finding a way to close those distances down to <50 for no other reason than "it's the hunt" that drives me not the kill. A good hunt doesn't always end with a critter on the ground.</p><p></p><p>But that's just me<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joe King, post: 700678, member: 47325"] I don't really have a favorite cal (fond of all of I have now), Their all adequate in if used appropriately to their capabilities and yours. By that I IMHO it's not appropriate to use a 243 to poke at elk at 800yrds, neither is it really appropriate to use a 338edge to take a Couse deer at 50yrds either. That said I firmly believe bullet choice and knowing your own abilities, is more important than cal. As far as calibers go though 98% of my hunting is done with a 270 and a 7mag with the majority being the 270 out to 400yrds, if I really really feel I just have to I'll use the 7mag for longer shots. The areas I tend to hunt most shots are usually 200-300yrds, but I get a much bigger kick out of finding a way to close those distances down to <50 for no other reason than "it's the hunt" that drives me not the kill. A good hunt doesn't always end with a critter on the ground. But that's just me:) [/QUOTE]
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