| Dark_Helmet |
| (.333 member) |
| 05/02/04 08:12 AM |
Re: Is there any need for the .243 or .25?
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In reply to:
dasMafia,actually i'm going for the 308 just because of the ammo factor as mentioned in my post.I will be replacing the 7mm.mag. with it.You think its a good choice for sheep hunting at 300 plus yards?
Alternatively which caliber would you recommend?
I would absolutle not get the 308, sheep is too far to the extreme of its usefullness, and in order to shoot the light & fast rounds needed for sheep, you would have a barrel twist rate that would make anything heavier than 165s completely impossible, so its just not right... calibers I WOULD look at are:
7mm-08, 25-06 (lose the short-action though), 7x57, 280 Rem (again, lose the SA).
for a long-action: Weatherby Vanguard Stainless 257wby, short action: Tikka or Rem 7mm-08.
use 115s or 120s in the wby, and 140s in the 7mm.