| Ripp |
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| 04/08/17 09:24 AM |
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex
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Yes, the 6.5X68 would be very good as would the 6.5SAUM. I would not discount the 7mm SAUM or WSM. Others I would consider include 7X64, 280Rem or the Ackley version. The 8x68s with a 170 to 200 grain bullet in a Titan 6 would be good.
I was thinking something along the lines of a 6.5 as well..already have a 6.5 Creedmore as well as a 6.5/284 --the ballistics of the 6.5 bullets are amazing, IMHO...think they would do great pretty much anywhere in the world..all with modest recoil..
Ripp
Ripp, you are getting soft in your old age
Very good point though.
Szihn, don't be a spoil sportWhat you say is true, it is the shooter that is the most important part and the most fallible. With a bit of practice I would not hesitate to use the 416 Rigby out to 400mts, with a lot of practice to 500. Yes I get satisfaction from pulling off a long shot but get more from getting up close.
NOT quite yet, but, have all the larger calibers, 3,300,338 and 375RUM's...along with 375 H&H, 416,s, 458's and 470's..not to mention the 300 Win mag's...and one custome 7-300 Weatherby..my first gun I took to Alaska to hunt caribou..hammered 2 and a wolf the first 3 days thee..oh, I do have a 270 also ..but have not shot it in probably 15 years or so..good caliber but as Daryl states, many others that do the same thing better, IMHO..also have a 26 and 28 Nosler..personally the 28 is also a great flat shooting cartridge..I was told they might only last 6-800 rounds..don't care..once sighted in ..I am not going to hunt varmints with it..even at 500 rounds, would probably be more than I will shoot that one rifle in my lifetime..AND a barrel is what, $400 to $600?? Not a bad deal in my mind for what you get..
I have been shooting my 300RUM around the world since 2001..finally put a new barrel on it because I wanted a fluted one..the gunsmith told me the barrel was still in really good shape..and I KNOW I have exceed 500-to 600 in that easily..
Anyway..really like the 6.5/284..found this article while perusing the net over lunch..interesting comparing it to the 300Win..
https://journalofmountainhunting.com/2015/06/head-to-head-the-6-5-284-norma-vs-the-300-win-mag/
thx
Ripp