Die Judicii wrote:Lets do a majority type count as to which centerfire caliber gains best overall votes for flat shooting/accuracy/knock down performance on medium game.
For starters I'll promote the ever reliable 22/250
Die Judicii wrote: flat shooting/accuracy/knock down performance on medium game.
Die Judicii wrote:Lets do a majority type count as to which centerfire caliber gains best overall votes for flat shooting/accuracy/knock down performance on medium game.
For starters I'll promote the ever reliable 22/250
straightshooter wrote:Die Judicii wrote: flat shooting/accuracy/knock down performance on medium game.
To fit those fairly specific parameters it has to be a 25/06.
on_one_wheel wrote:We probably should have defined "medium game" first.
Imo, rats, rabbits and birds = small
Cats, foxes, dogs = medium
Fallow, roos, goats, pigs = large ( roos blur the line between medium and large because their heads are soo light and are a head shot only species)
Red deer, buffalo, donkeys, horses, camels = big
Keeping that in mind
I'm almost on the fence between the .243 and .223 but mainly because my .243 likes 100g projectiles and I'm running heavy jacket Gameking, it typically pencils small and lightly built medium game.
The .223 with its 55g delivers 100% of its energy right where I want it.
By a nose I'll pick the .223 and save the .243 for more heavily built critters... at least until I find a 100g ballistic tip projectile with a light jacket.
Die Judicii wrote:Lets do a majority type count as to which centerfire caliber gains best overall votes for flat shooting/accuracy/knock down performance on medium game.
For starters I'll promote the ever reliable 22/250
Blr243 wrote:Creedmoor I don’t own one ....or 243. Very difficult ro find a majority winner For dj when we state more than one cal.
on_one_wheel wrote:We probably should have defined "medium game" first.
Imo, rats, rabbits and birds = small
Cats, foxes, dogs = medium
Fallow, roos, goats, pigs = large ( roos blur the line between medium and large because their heads are soo light and are a head shot only species)
Red deer, buffalo, donkeys, horses, camels = big
Keeping that in mind
I'm almost on the fence between the .243 and .223 but mainly because my .243 likes 100g projectiles and I'm running heavy jacket Gameking, it typically pencils small and lightly built medium game.
The .223 with its 55g delivers 100% of its energy right where I want it.
By a nose I'll pick the .223 and save the .243 for more heavily built critters... at least until I find a 100g ballistic tip projectile with a light jacket.
Shootermick wrote:243 with 87g vmax for me too. I use my 243 more than my 223 these days.
northdude wrote:my 6.5 06 for me
bigrich wrote:i actually think for this game weight a project rifle i bin thinking of in 6x45 (6mm-223) would be fantastic with 75-87 gn projectiles.
bladeracer wrote:bigrich wrote:i actually think for this game weight a project rifle i bin thinking of in 6x45 (6mm-223) would be fantastic with 75-87 gn projectiles.
When I was a kid I put the 139gn steel-jacketed Norma 6.5x55mm FMJ bullets into .222Rem brass for key rings (simply because nobody could ever claim it was an actual cartridge).
I've always wondered how it might have gone as a cartridge though
bladeracer wrote:bigrich wrote:i actually think for this game weight a project rifle i bin thinking of in 6x45 (6mm-223) would be fantastic with 75-87 gn projectiles.
When I was a kid I put the 139gn steel-jacketed Norma 6.5x55mm FMJ bullets into .222Rem brass for key rings (simply because nobody could ever claim it was an actual cartridge).
I've always wondered how it might have gone as a cartridge though
animalpest wrote:Well, I have .222, .223, 22/250, 243 and all are suited to the medium game you list.
But for flat shooting, knock em flat I would choose my 25/06 and day.
bigpete wrote:bladeracer wrote:bigrich wrote:i actually think for this game weight a project rifle i bin thinking of in 6x45 (6mm-223) would be fantastic with 75-87 gn projectiles.
When I was a kid I put the 139gn steel-jacketed Norma 6.5x55mm FMJ bullets into .222Rem brass for key rings (simply because nobody could ever claim it was an actual cartridge).
I've always wondered how it might have gone as a cartridge though
I've considered this myself tbh
mchughcb wrote:416 Remington Magnum. Never had a deer run off except when it was missing a leg.