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What Is The Best Hunting Cartridge To 500 yds.
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<blockquote data-quote="Jared2700" data-source="post: 1749029" data-attributes="member: 102752"><p>Use the 300 win. Get a barnes bullet in 150 to 165 grains and call it a day. It will kill anything DOA if you do your job. Which with a little practice, you'll be super deadly on anything that could be taken in North America. Been shooting barnes for 30 plus years now, started with a 243 win. To the 270 win., 3006, 264, 7mm, and 270 short mag. And the 300 mag. And what I've learned is that with Barnes Bullets you don't need a heavier bullet. If you were to say that you were going to use a 3006 with a 180gr. Bullet I would drop away back to a 125 boat trail barnes. It will do the job very well a the distance you are describing in this post. I have Elk at longer ranges I've killed myself that the bullet passed clear through both shoulders. With mass devastation to the animal. I also have a cousin who uses a 22-250 and has used I think a 55gr. Or 60gr. Bullet to take elk. It's not for me, but I would certainly have shot muledeer with one. My daughter took a deer a couple of years ago with a 69gr. Sierra out of a 223 rem. At just under 500 yards, I believe it was 475 yards. It dropped it on the spot. I think more than anything it's bullet placement that is critical. Good luck with your hunts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jared2700, post: 1749029, member: 102752"] Use the 300 win. Get a barnes bullet in 150 to 165 grains and call it a day. It will kill anything DOA if you do your job. Which with a little practice, you'll be super deadly on anything that could be taken in North America. Been shooting barnes for 30 plus years now, started with a 243 win. To the 270 win., 3006, 264, 7mm, and 270 short mag. And the 300 mag. And what I've learned is that with Barnes Bullets you don't need a heavier bullet. If you were to say that you were going to use a 3006 with a 180gr. Bullet I would drop away back to a 125 boat trail barnes. It will do the job very well a the distance you are describing in this post. I have Elk at longer ranges I've killed myself that the bullet passed clear through both shoulders. With mass devastation to the animal. I also have a cousin who uses a 22-250 and has used I think a 55gr. Or 60gr. Bullet to take elk. It's not for me, but I would certainly have shot muledeer with one. My daughter took a deer a couple of years ago with a 69gr. Sierra out of a 223 rem. At just under 500 yards, I believe it was 475 yards. It dropped it on the spot. I think more than anything it's bullet placement that is critical. Good luck with your hunts. [/QUOTE]
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