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Rifle Calibers, I have many Favorites
SBaumgartner
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[:D]Yes many rifle calibers exist. I have weeded my way through many of them for hours looking at Ballistics. You could say that "all the calibers" are in a race to the 500 Yard Line. The one's I chose shoot very fast and straight, have the smallest bullet drop at 500 Yds.
My 3 Favorites in this category are:
257 Weatherby Mag. 115Gr. BST Vel@ 500 Yds.= 2357
270 Weatherby Mag. 130Gr. Barnes TSX Vel@ 500 Yds.= 2382
300 Weatherby Mag. 165Gr. BST Vel@ 500 Yds.= 2361
I shoot very well with these 3 calibers and the Weatherby line is very remarkable for its accuracy. But its not enough to have a quality rifle, you need a good scope as well. I chose Burris Black Diamond for 2 of them. Leupold MKlV for the other one. I like the fact that I can put groups of shots in at 500 Yards and have the groups be within a 3" circle. Very satisfying.
Other Rifles I own:
Colt AR-15 223
Winchester 1894 30-30
Marlin 444
Weatherby 30-378 Mag.[B)] Lots of kick..
Remington Model-798 243
My most Accurate rifle is a tie between the 257 Mag & 270 Mag. If I could only take 1 rifle hunting and it was for deer only? I'd take the 270 Mag. For bigger Game such as Elk, I'd take the 300 Mag.
For Wild Boar I take the Marlin 444. For Bear(Grizzly) I'd take the 30-378 Mag. * From my experience you want your hunting rifles to be "stainless" or "Parkerized" Because weather does damage the rifles.
I have 3 rifles that have regular blue finish and I'm always wiping them down with gun oil rag.
What is your Favorite Caliber and why? or do you have more than 1 Favorite like I do?
My 3 Favorites in this category are:
257 Weatherby Mag. 115Gr. BST Vel@ 500 Yds.= 2357
270 Weatherby Mag. 130Gr. Barnes TSX Vel@ 500 Yds.= 2382
300 Weatherby Mag. 165Gr. BST Vel@ 500 Yds.= 2361
I shoot very well with these 3 calibers and the Weatherby line is very remarkable for its accuracy. But its not enough to have a quality rifle, you need a good scope as well. I chose Burris Black Diamond for 2 of them. Leupold MKlV for the other one. I like the fact that I can put groups of shots in at 500 Yards and have the groups be within a 3" circle. Very satisfying.
Other Rifles I own:
Colt AR-15 223
Winchester 1894 30-30
Marlin 444
Weatherby 30-378 Mag.[B)] Lots of kick..
Remington Model-798 243
My most Accurate rifle is a tie between the 257 Mag & 270 Mag. If I could only take 1 rifle hunting and it was for deer only? I'd take the 270 Mag. For bigger Game such as Elk, I'd take the 300 Mag.
For Wild Boar I take the Marlin 444. For Bear(Grizzly) I'd take the 30-378 Mag. * From my experience you want your hunting rifles to be "stainless" or "Parkerized" Because weather does damage the rifles.
I have 3 rifles that have regular blue finish and I'm always wiping them down with gun oil rag.
What is your Favorite Caliber and why? or do you have more than 1 Favorite like I do?
Comments
Nostalgia maybe.
Sage 1
I also do not except only the cartridges that are made up by the factories as I have a profound love for wildcats. It doesn't matter if they were designed by Frank Barnes (458X1 1/2 Barns), Bill Eichelberger (10 Eicheberger Pup), Dan Dowling (22 Waldog) or John Jongmans (729 Jongmans), I love them all and they all have a place. I also have cartridge designs running through my mind constantly as I am planning on doing a full line of wildcats based on the .500 S&W magnum and .460 S&W magnum cases. So I have a favorite type of steak (Ribeye) and a favorite type of ice cream (Boysenberry Cheesecake), but no, I can't say I have a favorite cartridge.
I also have cartridge designs running through my mind constantly as I am planning on doing a full line of wildcats based on the .500 S&W magnum and .460 S&W magnum cases.
You better make sure that nobody has a Patent on the S&W 500 or 460 S&W case design. That is part of the problem with the WSM cartridges. Winchester infringed on the Patent design that Rick Jamison has on the WSM case. Not just the WSM case specificly, but the case demensions.
Originally posted by Mk 19
I also have cartridge designs running through my mind constantly as I am planning on doing a full line of wildcats based on the .500 S&W magnum and .460 S&W magnum cases.
You better make sure that nobody has a Patent on the S&W 500 or 460 S&W case design. That is part of the problem with the WSM cartridges. Winchester infringed on the Patent design that Rick Jamison has on the WSM case. Not just the WSM case specificly, but the case demensions.
They wouldn't be marketed, I would only make them for my own personal amusement. After all I doubt anybody else would want a T/C Encore chambered in .375-.500, but then again maybe I'm wrong.
[:D] Yeah! RibEye Steak is the BEST and I just had one - just now as I got on the computer..What kind of luck is that?
Great comments all..!
I shoot critters with the 243. with a 75 Gr. BST works very well.
In the Marlin 444 I use only the Hornady 265 Gr. BT
30-378 Mag I use the 180 Gr. Accubond
So far...I have only shot paper or beer bottles with my 223. It has a Simmons 6X24-44 scope mounted. Beer bottles are "toast" at 200 Yds.
[:)] Steve
I should put in a few honorable mentions for the 7x57 Mauser, the 6.5 Swede and the 7.5 Swiss...all seminal designs and also favorites of mine.
So there you have it...the ravings of an obstinate reloader who never liked to go along with the newest and best things down the pike. Dare to be different, or dare to be stupid...make your own call there!
Don't hold your breath! The older I get the quieter my guns get. Partly due to a reduction in bore diameter and case capacity, and partly due to a steadily declining ability to hear anything.
I shudder to think of the nice artillary I could purchase with the cash that I'm now paying for hearing aids.
[8D]