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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
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which of these calibers would you pick?
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<blockquote data-quote="hypersonic" data-source="post: 1157126" data-attributes="member: 5217"><p>You never said how far you would be shooting the big stuff so that might make a difference in your selection.</p><p></p><p> The 30-06 is a good one and you can use 180-200 grain premium bullets to give you a bit more range and still get good performance on larger animals. Either of the .300's take your pick they are pretty close performance wise and recoil wise so flip a coin. I have a 35 Whelen and one of my hunting buddies has a 338-06 and for the most part they quite similar, mine makes a bit bigger hole and his has a better BC and SD and a better selection of bullets just due to .338 being common and popular when game gets bigger and for reaching way out and bringing the thunder when it hits home in the 338 mags. Same thing though with the 300's flip a coin either or works well.</p><p></p><p> The bullets and powders we have today have changed everything around from years ago so you can't really go wrong if you suit the cartridge and the loads for your needs.</p><p></p><p> If you are not bothered by recoil in a 300 mag than the 338-06 or 35 Whelen won't bother you either. </p><p></p><p> If you are planning on reaching out 300 mag if you are shooting your game at moderate ranges one of the others would also serve you well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hypersonic, post: 1157126, member: 5217"] You never said how far you would be shooting the big stuff so that might make a difference in your selection. The 30-06 is a good one and you can use 180-200 grain premium bullets to give you a bit more range and still get good performance on larger animals. Either of the .300's take your pick they are pretty close performance wise and recoil wise so flip a coin. I have a 35 Whelen and one of my hunting buddies has a 338-06 and for the most part they quite similar, mine makes a bit bigger hole and his has a better BC and SD and a better selection of bullets just due to .338 being common and popular when game gets bigger and for reaching way out and bringing the thunder when it hits home in the 338 mags. Same thing though with the 300's flip a coin either or works well. The bullets and powders we have today have changed everything around from years ago so you can't really go wrong if you suit the cartridge and the loads for your needs. If you are not bothered by recoil in a 300 mag than the 338-06 or 35 Whelen won't bother you either. If you are planning on reaching out 300 mag if you are shooting your game at moderate ranges one of the others would also serve you well. [/QUOTE]
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