Oldbloke wrote:
Yep, not much more than a 30-06 necked up.
TassieTiger wrote:2500 yards with an 8x ? 2700 FPS...?
Was this really a sighted, targeted shot or a few “Hail Mary” shots from a rapid fire?? If it was a calculated shot - hats off big time. If he had of used an 06, he prob would have only needed the one shot...
Yep, not much more than a 30-06 necked up.
bigpete wrote:
I can tell you one thing...having used both...it kills way better than it's parent cartridge imo
TassieTiger wrote:I also wonder - how many hail Mary’s were there as a result, and what was a “safe” distance for infantry...?
If you knew there were a group of enemy soldiers, a large force say 3 Kim’s away - what’s to say you wouldn’t allow for 30ft - 50ft drop and start bouncing a few ? It must have happened...Soz. Off topic again. I might have ADD...
bigrich wrote:I read somewhere that during the last years in WW2 in the pacific, the USMC bought 30-06 model 70’s privately from Winchester, y. If it’s good enough for the marine corps it’ll do me
SCJ429 wrote:
The Australian SAS used Tikka rifles in the 80s, that was an inspired choice.
bigrich wrote:
p14 303's were the sniper rifle of choice in ww2 and korea . very very accurate . i think the oz army used parker hales in 308 at one point didn't they
bigpete wrote:I like the idea of 225 Sierra game king or Nosler Partition in a 35 Whelen, expands well enough for light game but has plenty of weight for bigger stuff. I was talking to one of the swan boys, and he’s got one built on a Springfield. Reckons 180 gn hp pistol bullets are dynamite on light game I’ve got the itch , c’mon Pete, encourage me to build one
bigrich wrote:nice can of worms , lets go fishing
marksman wrote:for the type of hunting l imagine you are doing l can see the 35 whelan as a very emphatic killer
the 35 whelan has to be a good round its parent is the 30-06
where l see the strengths as an effective game killing round for the 30-06 over the whelan or 308 for that matter especially when handloaded is the flexibility of the weights and styles of bullets with very good velocities
my style of shooting differs from the bush stalker who would get the most out of a 35 whelan and l find a bang flop brain shot from a 30-06 especially at distances as emphatic as any shot from any bigger bore, nothing against the whelan or any other big bore,
for snap shooting in the bush for sambar l dont know why the 12 gauge using slugs is not more popular, same deal really, chest shoot and eat up to the big hole, bugger all bruising jobs done freezers full
as l have mentioned earlier where the 308 is finished is where the 30-06 starts to shine when handloaded, the 30-06 factory ammo has to be downloaded like a few other good rounds eg... the 6.5 swede because of older rifles that cannot take the higher pressure's chambered in these round's
and again l'm not saying the 308 hasn't got a place or will not do the job just not as versatile as the 30-06 when handloaded for hunting