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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.

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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..

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Ripp, you are getting soft in your old age

Very good point though.

Szihn, don't be a spoil sport What 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.

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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

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