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    Small Bullets (.224) and BIG game

    Right, I'm with you. You said there are very few people that should use a 22 cal centerfire for big game and I'm just curious what the difference is between using a .243 and say a 22-250, 22 creed, 220 swift or even a 223. I'm not saying they're the best choice for elk but antelope, deer, and...
  2. MTLabrador

    Small Bullets (.224) and BIG game

    I might pack my .223 for bears this spring, it’s short and light and barely noticeable when strapped to a pack. Would be a great rifle to pack around while looking for elk antlers if nothing else. Especially for black bears I think there’s a ton of merit to the small caliber explosive bullets...
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    Small Bullets (.224) and BIG game

    I have two Howa Minis, one 20" 6ARC and a 22" 223AI, love them both. Neither have the dreaded heavy trigger if cycling the bolt fast and both are very accurate. Just finished up fire-forming Lapua brass in the AI with 50gr Barnes VG that shot into .5". Have a load worked up with the 35HH in...
  4. M

    Small Bullets (.224) and BIG game

    It's not the cartridge it's the shooter. How many new hunters gather this info and take off with it? My point is not that a small cartridge won't work. Done it. The size of the bullet does not matter if you can put where it needs to be. Magnum or otherwise. mtmuley
  5. S

    building or having a rifle built

    So I have been collecting parts kits and gun projects for awhile and really need to do something with them. Calibers we have already 17 remington 223 6x45 22-250 243 6mm remington 300 savage 300 blackout 30-06 7mm rem mag First up a 1903A3 springfield drill rifle. I have removed the...
  6. T

    building or having a rifle built

    For Springfield get 6.5x55 or .35 Whelen. For son, Mauser .358 Win will be a good option.
  7. P

    Doe Antelope Caliber

    Intook mine with a 7mm mag. I took mine with a 7mag. Just stay behind the shoulders. Use a bullet that will stay together so it dose not blow up and destroy everything your food.
  8. B

    Need suggestions on rifle post cervical fusion

    Thanks for the encouragement. Hope you have healed well.
  9. R

    Need suggestions on rifle post cervical fusion

    I want to encourage you Sir! In October of 2000 I had a neck Fusion, plate/4 screws/cadaver bone. I had an antlerless Mule Deer tag for the Deseret Ranch out here near Evanston WY. I was supposed to go in November but was only able to go later in December. Dr tells me (in front of my wife) I...
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    30-06 and the 150

    What hunting tons of Huge Black Wild boar taught me about bullets and calibers. For twenty years, two overlapping hunting experiences were mine to have 12 months a year. One was in the Arizona Strip where genuiune mean Russian Wild Boar had escaped into and were creating a reign of...
  11. buffybr

    Elk Rifle

    Like others have posted, its hard to beat a .30-06. I bought my first centerfire rifle when I still lived in Colorado back in 1967, and it was a .30-06. For about 10 years I didn't have any problem keeping my freezer full of deer, elk, and antelope meat. Back then I loaded it with 150 gr...
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    Gaps in coverage

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    Gaps in coverage

    Most here I assume are thinking about their next caliber addition to their rifle cabinet, I am definitely in that mode lately as I am regularly thinking about some of my rifles leaving someday soon with 4 growing kids. Two of my kids (16 yr old girl and 12 yr old boy) are already hunting and...
  14. MTLabrador

    Centerfire rifles - your path

    I often feel like I have too many rifles, but I use them all. I like shooting, and I enjoy being able to select the right tool for any job that I have. Most of what I have is pretty old fashioned. .223 - In an AR, BCM 16” lightweight upper on FN lower .22-250 - my first rifle, a Winchester...
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    First youth hunting rifle?

    .243 Tikka was my choice, no regrets. If truly deer or antelope only, I'd strongly consider a fast twist .223 for the short to medium range stand setup you describe.
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  16. SDS14

    Doe Antelope Caliber

    Hey Folks, I drew a doe antelope tag in Northeast Utah after 6 years of applying. This is my first antelope hunt ever and I am concerned that my 7mm Rem. Mag will be a little too much gun for Doe antelope. Do you agree? What's your thoughts on using a 223 for hunting doe antelope, is that too...
  17. buffybr

    A non typical elk gun thread

    My first centerfire rifle was a Herter's .30-06. For over 30 years it put every deer, antelope, and elk that I shot it at in my freezer. My current elk rifle is a Weatherby Vanguard in .300 Wby. I have 2 more Vanguards in .223 and .308 Win that I plink at the 200 to 430 yard steel gongs at...
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    .243 or 6.5 prc

    My 11 yo old is about 65 lbs. He shoots lights out with his .223. Tried the 7mm-08 with Hornady custom lite 120 g SST's as he has antelope and deer tags for this year. I think the noise from the 20" barrel is what threw him off. Have a 6.5 Grendel on the way in the Howa mini action.
  19. chevyman181

    Doe Antelope Caliber

    My neighbor use a 223 for deer and antelope every year. He pretty much fills his tag with his coyote gun when he is checking cows. He killed his goat at 380yrd a couple of years ago. I worked with a few guys that like using a 223 case necked up to 6mm with a 75gr bullet. I think it's plenty.
  20. Hawk Tuah

    Doe Antelope Caliber

    I'd use the 7mm, especially if you'll be shooting farther. My wife shot a doe antelope with a .223 63grain pointed soft point. The shot was quartering away slightly and was 100 yards. No reaction. I handed her my .300wm and she killed it. The .223 had hit it perfectly, mushroomed and went to...
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