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How did you take up hunting?
I grew up 30 miles in the middle of nowhere on a natural gas plant where my dad worked. My parents were not hunters Or even had a gun to their name. My mom would take me fishing just so I’d quit asking to go and she liked eating fish. I had to do everything though as she wouldn’t touch worms...- brockel
- Post #66
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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anyone here use 223 on hogs or deer?
Sorry yes I own a .223 Rem and see no reason to use it on Deer or Antelope when I have much better rifles for the task. If it's all you have and its legal go ahead but I like the idea of .243 or larger as is the law in some States. We each have to decide what to use and I choose not to use a...- 1100RemingtonMan
- Post #43
- Forum: Firearms
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A new build followed me home
Hey guys, so a new project followed me home from one of the local gun shops yesterday, the price was too good to pass up. It's a left handed Rem 700 in 270 Win, based on the date code it is either a 75 or 2005, I'm going with 75 since it had iron sights on it at one time. It is in a B&C... -
A new build followed me home
If it still has the factory trigger it is probably one of these. Easy to tell; if the bolt is locked with the safety on then you have one of these. It's a nice feature.- antelopedundee
- Post #31
- Forum: Firearms
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Howa Mini Action
I have one in 223 that I had Ackleyized, trimmed the mag release and modified the mag to where it was just about flush, and trimmed a coil from the trigger spring. Still held 5 rounds of 223, but more like 4 of the Ackleys. It is a fun round to work up loads for, 5/8" groups with 62TTSX at... -
The Problem with Finding My Perfect Big Game Rifle
I bought my first centerfire rifle back in 1967 when I was working summers in Steamboat Springs, CO. I had killed my first deer and elk in the previous two years with borrowed rifles, and the hunting bug bit me hard enough to want my own rifle. I asked a couple of my co-workers who had grown... -
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Ranking 10 Common Bolt Action Hunting Rifles Under $750
Depending on intended use, but since you are starting out I assume you'll be using factory ammo. My recommendation for big game would be 243 (if the emphasis is on deer sized critters), 6.5 Creedmoor, 270, and 308. If just generally shooting the 223 Rem is the top choice IMO and is great for... -
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The perfect "deer/varmint" gun for American shooters?
I don't shoot auto loader's in CF cartridges, never have. Doesn't mean anything other than I don't use them. The perfect model rifle for me has to be a bolt action. perfect cartridge could be a lot of different cartridge's depending on what you like! Take a 7mm-08 and load it with say 160gr...- Don Fischer
- Post #43
- Forum: Firearms
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300 win for Pronghorn
Then don't hijack it and use the search function https://www.hunttalk.com/search/508989/?q=223+for+antelope&o=relevance -
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Mom and Pop find in 243 win.
A 95gr Nosler B-tip on top of some RL22 with wreck some lungs, I can tell you that! Have you ever not had a pass through with the TTSX? We've had them on everything we've shot with a 55gr TTSX in a .223 Rem. -
300 win for Pronghorn
...your thread, but I don't have enough internet points to post my own......I see lots of .243 suggestions. What do people think of a .223 for antelope? I'm striking out so far on archery and my tag can also be used in rifle season. I'm wondering what kind of distance would be ethical with a...- turbo2thousand
- Post #40
- Forum: Pronghorn
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Caliber for 600 yard range
Most modern centerfire rifles can hit at 600y, but that doesn't not mean they do it well. 6mmBR, 6mmcreedmoor, 6.5 Creedmoor, and .243 will all do better at 400--600 yards than a .223. Also, a rifle set up to do well at 600y is not really a rifle I would carry into the field for hunting...- VikingsGuy
- Post #36
- Forum: Firearms
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Would anyone else care to give praise to the .308 ?
I've been lurking on this thread since it started less than a month ago and now it's grown to 7 pages. That's a lot of interest. My first centerfire rifle was a .30-06 that I bought in 1967. It is a Herter's Model U-9 action that is 6 1/2" long. For 10 years I used that rifle for everything... -
Matching the gun, with the game country and the game animal.
Exactly! "Antelope, whitetail, mule deer, elk, black bear, hog, grizzly"...I've never hunted hogs, but I have hunted all of these others with my .30-06. I even used to load 125 grain bullets in my .30-06 for shooting prairie dogs...where I was once stopped by a Game Warden who wanted to know... -
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300 win for Pronghorn
I shot a lope at 254 yds with my AR. Bullet was 62gr ttsx. Front quartering shot. Bullet entered high on the left brisket and lodged against the hide in front of the right rear leg. Bullet was perfectly mushroomed. Lope was DRT. It was a wall hanger. If I figure out how to post pics I will do it. -
Caliber for 600 yard range
Our local range actually finished this project, so this question has turned into less of a fantasy and more of a reality. They put in steel at 350, 450, and 600. I have a heavy bias toward Tikka, with my other two rifles being that platform. The next question really comes down to cartridge. I... -
Powder for 175 gr Sierra Gameking 7mm mag
Good info. I have also always had spectacular performance with gamekings. I've used them in .223 to bring down 225 lb hogs in Texas, 7mm-08 and .30-06 on whitetails. I have been looking all around where I live here in UT and haven't been able to find R22, 23, any of the 4831. If anyone...- jbseamus83
- Post #16
- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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Load for Pronghorn
I likely will be using my 30-06 with hand-loaded 150 Speer Hot Cor over H4350. That load has killed a lot of game for me. I may try .223 in my AR or single shot with 55 Speer SP this year. My daughter uses a .243 with 100 grain Sierra Pro Hunters. Has worked on 3 deer, a sheep and an... -
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Caliber for 600 yard range
Tikka in .260 rem and don't look back. The accuracy will put a smile on your face, great hunting round also
