Help me choose a hunting caliber

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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by Stix » 14 Feb 2018, 8:10 pm

Sheesh...a tikka superlite...
I have one of those in 7-08...when stuffed full of 2209 & a 120/140gr holding it all in, most people take one shot and say thanks--not liking the recoil...
I cant imagine shooting a well loaded magnum in a superlite...
Maybe Im just a scardeecat...!
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by RoginaJack » 14 Feb 2018, 8:13 pm

Yeah, yeah go for the 9.3x62mm. There's a video of a hunter downing a big red stag in N.Z.; dropped him like a sack of potatoes...
Boom, Boom! Tikka, Tikka, Boom! Shoot first, video later.
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by sungazer » 14 Feb 2018, 8:14 pm

Cmon you need at least 185gn bullet for Australian game.
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by Lorgar » 14 Feb 2018, 8:31 pm

slickncghia wrote:High country? I'd be looking at 7mm rem mag.

Slippery heavy enough projectiles going fast. What's not to like


I'll back that :thumbsup:

150gr pill in there and you've got a cracking deer round for longer ranges.
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by Member-Deleted » 14 Feb 2018, 9:12 pm

Monty Shooter my advice would be try and find somebody who has a caliber you like in a superlite
and try it first I've fired a 338 cal and I don't think you would handle the recoil in a superlite especially
if you have had shoulder bones broken
I have just bought a 7mm mag and I think it is a pussy as far as recoil goes and think it would be easy enough
to handle in superlite but I personally wouldn't be trying larger cal like 300 up in super lite mate but the choice is yours

Hope ya find what you are looking for

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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by MontyShooter » 14 Feb 2018, 9:18 pm

Yeh 7mm rem mag is firming up.
I'll save 338 and 50 for my chassis setups.

I could probably get away with just using the BLR 308. But that doesn't put a cool new gun in my safe!
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by JimTom » 14 Feb 2018, 9:31 pm

Stix wrote:Sheesh...a tikka superlite...
I have one of those in 7-08...when stuffed full of 2209 & a 120/140gr holding it all in, most people take one shot and say thanks--not liking the recoil...
I cant imagine shooting a well loaded magnum in a superlite...
Maybe Im just a scardeecat...!



Mate that’s exactly what I was thinking. Wouldn’t want anything bigger than .308 at the absolute most in a lite.
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by Member-Deleted » 14 Feb 2018, 9:48 pm

Dial in on google'' Shooting with sako roughtech range 7mm rem mag'' and there is a show that shows a bloke who
built a extra lite 7mm I think it was a tikka not sure but have a look you'll find it I did and that says something i'm not
real good on these sewing machines

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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by fxol » 15 Feb 2018, 5:05 am

Robbo from Bolt Action Productions on youtube has the 7mm rem mag Tikka. Maybe look at a 270 wsm? Flat shooting, very similar to the 7mm
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by bigfellascott » 15 Feb 2018, 6:19 am

MontyShooter wrote:
bentaz wrote:Forget the tikka, get a ruger no1 in 375 h&h!


Ruger are cheap junk.
Wouldn't take one for free after my last experience.
Spent more time sending it back for repairs than shooting it.
All I heard was how unusual it was for a ruger to have a problem...junk

I prob should have mentioned I fractured my clavicle in four places last year. So I wanna go a little punchy but maybe not quite 375 H&H.


What model Ruger was it?
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by slickncghia » 15 Feb 2018, 6:58 am

I have a ruger American 30-06 and that thing would be as light as or close to the tikka my max load 180s at around 2750-2800... You know you have shot it!

Good thing about a 7mm rem mag is that with a 150-160 grain projectile you should end up with at most similar but likely slightly less recoil than the max 06 loads.

Plus can hold 2000ftlb at 400yards. Maxed out 06 is 2000ftlb at 300yards and 308 is 2000ftlb at 200 yards.

So you are getting a good step up in long range performance over the 308 but without bone breaking recoil and the 7mm rem mag fits in a standard long action length and is actually a hair shorter than 30-06.

Worst case if it's too much recoil you can always down load it a touch or try a weight lighter Barnes/equivalent copper projectiles or put a slightly heavier stock on it
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by marksman » 15 Feb 2018, 7:14 am

in a tikka the 270wsm or 300wsm because of the oal issues with the tikka :thumbsup:
I personaly would go the 300wsm :drinks:
one sold new in tikka light last week for $800 on abused guns
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by sungazer » 15 Feb 2018, 7:15 am

Your under doing the 308 I can easily shoot 2000ftlbs out to 300 with the 308.
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by slickncghia » 15 Feb 2018, 8:18 am

I'm just going of hornady s loads off their website.

Are we talking handloads here or is there a factory 308 load that claims 2000ftlb at 300y?

I think their best 300y load was 1858 or so which was their super fast super performance 165sst.

Whereas they have several 06s that are over 2000 for 300y.

But yeah much of a muchness key point was that 7mm is at least different enough than 308 to justify it
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by sungazer » 15 Feb 2018, 9:34 am

Fair point it is my hand loads with a 155 gr projectile although well under ADI loading it is fast due to longer barrel. I load 45.1 gr AR2206H and get about 3000 fps
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by yoshie » 15 Feb 2018, 12:55 pm

I have a 30-06 and wanted something bigger, after shooting a 7RM and a 338 WM i didn't think id be able to shoot anything bigger than the 30-06 180 or 200g. But the 9.3 isn't as snappy as the Magnums, its definitely more recoil but doesn't rattle you fillings out of you head. 250 and 285g out of the 9.3 is just a another step up from 30-06 or 308.
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by cracker » 15 Feb 2018, 2:29 pm

as others have said 375h&h is a great round. find a nice sako or winchester model 70, pendings if you want control feed or not.
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by MontyShooter » 15 Feb 2018, 3:27 pm

cracker wrote:as others have said 375h&h is a great round. find a nice sako or winchester model 70, pendings if you want control feed or not.


I struggle to find the value in sako...
Has a look at a walnut tikka Hunter today.
Not bad.

What rifle do others carry on say a 2 night hike for deer?
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by yoshie » 15 Feb 2018, 4:14 pm

My 9.3 is a Zastava, 30-06 is a Marlin XL7
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by albat » 15 Feb 2018, 5:01 pm

https://youtu.be/TcJWp5gDUbI
https://youtu.be/UtSfzPuYOrQ
https://youtu.be/5xl43LC0D-o
This bloke does some great reviews, he had the same dilemma as you wanted more overkill and a wad of cash burning a hole in his pocket , check it out
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by MontyShooter » 15 Feb 2018, 6:32 pm

albat wrote:https://youtu.be/TcJWp5gDUbI
https://youtu.be/UtSfzPuYOrQ
https://youtu.be/5xl43LC0D-o
This bloke does some great reviews, he had the same dilemma as you wanted more overkill and a wad of cash burning a hole in his pocket , check it out


Mmmm wads of cash...
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by Baronvonrort » 15 Feb 2018, 6:37 pm

7mm Remington Ultra Magnum if you need a bit more than 7mm Magnum
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Re: Help me choose a hunting caliber

Post by Member-Deleted » 15 Feb 2018, 9:11 pm

Yeah albat that's the bloke I was trying to think of when I posted earlier some good footage
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