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Think I found the holy grail ...in theory
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<blockquote data-quote="jrsolocam" data-source="post: 1089511" data-attributes="member: 24511"><p>The conclusion I have come to is that 120g running at 3100 fps wil take care of anything in between for medium critters at 400-500 yards, including deer/pig under ideal conditions.... question is <strong>which is the best caliber to</strong> <strong>do the job for me?</strong> No excessive powder capacity, its a bulk shooter and cost is a consideration ... I'm not aluding to which caliber I have, hoping you clever people out there could come up with this answer for me, as I believe what I have might need replacing. Just the basics to consider for this working rifle..</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Probably a 6.5 or 7mm...At under 500 yards at medium critters the sky is the limit. Pick anything from a 6.5x284 to a 300 WSM and be happy (hell even a 243). It really doesn't matter, whatever shoots good...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jrsolocam, post: 1089511, member: 24511"] The conclusion I have come to is that 120g running at 3100 fps wil take care of anything in between for medium critters at 400-500 yards, including deer/pig under ideal conditions.... question is [B]which is the best caliber to[/B] [B]do the job for me?[/B] No excessive powder capacity, its a bulk shooter and cost is a consideration ... I'm not aluding to which caliber I have, hoping you clever people out there could come up with this answer for me, as I believe what I have might need replacing. Just the basics to consider for this working rifle.. Probably a 6.5 or 7mm...At under 500 yards at medium critters the sky is the limit. Pick anything from a 6.5x284 to a 300 WSM and be happy (hell even a 243). It really doesn't matter, whatever shoots good... [/QUOTE]
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